The Beautiful

by Vernon Lee

Overview

I HAVE tried in this little volume to explain aesthetic preference, particularly as regards visible shapes, by the facts of mental science. But my explanation is addressed to readers in whom I have no right to expect a previous knowledge of psychology, particularly in its more modern developments. I have therefore based my explanation of the problems of aesthetics as much as possible upon mental facts familiar, or at all events easily intelligible, to the lay reader.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781976286346
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	09/11/2017
Pages:	88
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.18(d)

Table of Contents

Preface and apology; 1. The adjective 'beautiful'; 2. Contemplative satisfaction; 3. Aspects versus things; 4. Sensations; 5. Perception of relations; 6. Elements of shape; 7. Facility and difficulty of grasping; 8. Subject and object, or, nominative and accusative; 9. Empathy (Einfühlung); 10. The movement of lines; 11. The character of shapes; 12. From the shape to the thing; 13. From the thing to the shape; 14. The aims of art; 15. Attention to shapes; 16. Information about things; 17. Co-operation of things and shapes; 18. Æsthetic responsiveness; 19. The storage and transfer of emotion; 20. Æsthetic irradiation and purification; 21. Conclusion (evolutional); Bibliography; Index.