Landscape, Natural Beauty and the Arts

Landscape, Natural Beauty and the Arts
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : 0521558549
ISBN-13 : 9780521558549
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Book Synopsis Landscape, Natural Beauty and the Arts by : Salim Kemal

Download or read book Landscape, Natural Beauty and the Arts written by Salim Kemal and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A distinguished group of scholars here probes the complex structure of aesthetic responses to nature in a discussion enriched with insights from art history, literary criticism, geography and philosophy. Exploring the interrelation among nature, beauty and art, they show that natural beauty is impregnated with concepts derived from the arts and from particular accounts of nature. The distinction and relation between art and nature are questioned, and the volume culminates in philosophical studies of the role of scientific understanding, engagement and appreciation in aesthetics.


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