Landscape, Natural Beauty and the Arts offers probing studies of the complex structure of aesthetic responses to nature. Each chapter refines and expands the terms of discussion, and together they enrich the debate with insights from art history, literary criticism, geography and philosophy. To explore the interrelation between our conceptions of nature, beauty and art, the contributors consider the social construction of nature, the determination of our appreciation by artistic media, and the duality of nature's ...
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Landscape, Natural Beauty and the Arts offers probing studies of the complex structure of aesthetic responses to nature. Each chapter refines and expands the terms of discussion, and together they enrich the debate with insights from art history, literary criticism, geography and philosophy. To explore the interrelation between our conceptions of nature, beauty and art, the contributors consider the social construction of nature, the determination of our appreciation by artistic media, and the duality of nature's determining in gardening. Showing that natural beauty is impregnated with concepts derived from the arts and from particular accounts of nature, the volume occasions questions of the distinction and relation between art and nature generally, and culminates in a set of philosophical studies of the role of scientific understanding, engagement and emotion in the aesthetic appreciation of nature.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 550grams, ISBN: 9780521558549.
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Very Good. Trade paperback (US). 292 p. Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and the Arts . Worked examples or Exercises. Intended for college/higher education audience. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. Landscape, Natural Beauty and the Arts, now in a paperback edition, offers probing studies of the complex structure of aesthetic responses to nature. Each chapter refines and expands the terms of discussion, and together they enrich the debate with insights from art history, literary criticism, geography and history.
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New. Trade paperback (US). 292 p. Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and the Arts . Worked examples or Exercises. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. Intended for college/higher education audience.
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New. BRAND NEW BOOK! Shipped within 24-48 hours. Normal delivery time is 5-12 days. Please note some orders may be shipped from UK with same delivery timeframe, ***NO EXPEDITED ORDERS***
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Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers Good condition is defined as: a copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
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Fine in Fine jacket. This is a fine hardcover copy in a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean inside and out. Editted by Salim Kemal and Ivan Gaskell. Essays by the editors and T.J. Diffey, Ronald W. Hepburn, John Barrell, P. Adams Sitney, Don Gifford, Yi-Fu Tuan, Stephanie Ross, Donald W. Crawford, Allen Carlson, Arnold Berleant and Noel Carroll. Not illustrated. 9" high X 6" wide, 278 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
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Reader copy. An Ex-Library Hardback with dust jacket, officially withdrawn, usual library stamps and markings. Some minor notations otherwise a good, clean copy. Ready for immediate despatch from UK. 9F*
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New. 0521432790. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--288 pp. 24 x 16 cm. --with a bonus offer--May be either: out of print (OOP) and extremely rare in this pristine condition; signed by author or contributor; or a first or special edition.
