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Toward an Aesthetic of Reception

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This volume presents for the first time in English the foundational writings of the leading proponent of the aesthetic of reception. Jauss here attempts to develop categories to channel conventional literary history into a history of aesthetic experience. These essays explore the relation of art history to social history, the nature of genres in the middle ages, and provide exemplary readings in the comparative analysis of literature.

Language: English

Pages: 264

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press

Release: October 01, 1982

ISBN: 0816610371

ISBN 13: 9780816610372

Toward an Aesthetic of Reception

3.7/5 ( ratings)

This volume presents for the first time in English the foundational writings of the leading proponent of the aesthetic of reception. Jauss here attempts to develop categories to channel conventional literary history into a history of aesthetic experience. These essays explore the relation of art history to social history, the nature of genres in the middle ages, and provide exemplary readings in the comparative analysis of literature.

Language: English

Pages: 264

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press

Release: October 01, 1982

ISBN: 0816610371

ISBN 13: 9780816610372

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