Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages

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|RT AND BEAUTY IN THE MIDDLE AGES líiS®Sl Umberto Eco Translated by Hugh Bredin In this authoritative and lively book, Umberto Eco, the celebrated Italian novelist and philosopher, examines the development of somé of the principal aesthetic theories and problems of medieval Latin civilization. Eco sets out to explore the relationship that existed between the theories and the artistic experience and practice of medieval culture and by juxtaposing and comparing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, he creates a highly originál synthesis of material that is usually kept in separate compartments. Written two decades ago and now translated into English for the first time, Eco's learned and elegant summary of medieval aesthetic ideas will be of interest to all scholars and students of medieval thought and philosophy while offering fresh insights into those aspects of the subject that are directly relevant to our contemporary awareness of the function of art. 'If you want to become... Tovább

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|RT AND BEAUTY IN THE MIDDLE AGES líiS®Sl Umberto Eco Translated by Hugh Bredin In this authoritative and lively book, Umberto Eco, the celebrated Italian novelist and philosopher, examines the development of somé of the principal aesthetic theories and problems of medieval Latin civilization. Eco sets out to explore the relationship that existed between the theories and the artistic experience and practice of medieval culture and by juxtaposing and comparing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, he creates a highly originál synthesis of material that is usually kept in separate compartments. Written two decades ago and now translated into English for the first time, Eco's learned and elegant summary of medieval aesthetic ideas will be of interest to all scholars and students of medieval thought and philosophy while offering fresh insights into those aspects of the subject that are directly relevant to our contemporary awareness of the function of art. 'If you want to become acquainted with medieval aesthetics you will not find a more scrupulously researched, better written (or better translated), intelligent and illuminating introduction than Eco's short volume.'-D. C. Barrett, Art Monthly 4A model of what a historical survey should be.' - Richárd J. Morris, Los Angeles Times 'A sober and learned study which can be recommended as a lucid exposition of alien ways of thinking.' - Nicholas Penny, The London Review ofBooks Cover illustration: Les trés riches heures du duc dc Berry (detail, Musée Condé, Chantilly) Printed in Great Britain Vissza