Laocoon
An Essay on the Limits of Painting and Poetry
Published on 28. March 1984
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-0-8018-3139-3 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1766, the "Laocoon" has been called the first modern attempt to define the distinctive spheres of art and poetry, and its author, Lessing, the first modern esthetician. Lessing invented the modern concept of the artistic medium and modernist assumptions of the uniqueness of the individual arts. A new Foreword by Michael Fried emphasizes Lessing's current importance regarding trends in art history and literary theory. (Philosophy)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore, MD
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
415 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8018-3139-3 (9780801831393)
DOI
10.56021/9780801831393
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Persons
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781) was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, and art critic.
Content
Foreword to The Johns Hopkins Edition
Translator's Introduction
Note on the Text
Preface
Chapter's 1-29
Appendix Notes
Biographical Notes
Translator's Introduction
Note on the Text
Preface
Chapter's 1-29
Appendix Notes
Biographical Notes