Correspondence on Beauty

Author: Miguel de Cervantes
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: This book was written by the author at the age of 82 as his "" (late-life masterpiece), serving as both a review and compilation of his aesthetic career and thoughts, as well as a response to young people's questions about aesthetics. The book consists of 13 letters, in which it delves deeply into a series of aesthetic issues commonly concerned by young people, such as beauty, aesthetic perception, the laws of beauty, and the categories of beauty. It also provides a detailed explanation of the aesthetic characteristics of literature, the creative laws and features of literary works. Written in the form of letters, it presents the profound knowledge of aesthetics in a conversational and natural manner, making it accessible to beginners in the field. It is an important reference book for those who are new to studying aesthetics.