Only a promise of happiness : the place of beauty in a world of art / Alexander Nehamas.

Author/creator Nehamas, Alexander, 1946-
Format Book
Publication InfoPrinceton : Princeton University Press, ©2007.
Description186 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
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Subjects

Contents Plato or Schopenhauer? -- A feature of appearance? -- Modernist voices -- Modernist appropriations -- Criticism and value -- The role of reviewing -- Beauty, love, friendship -- Beauty, attractiveness, evolution -- Art, beauty, desire -- Beauty, community, universality -- Uniformity, style, distinction -- Aesthetics, directness, individuality -- Love and death in Venice -- Manet's Olympia -- Interpretation, breadth, depth -- Interpretation, beauty, goodness -- Beauty, uncertainty, happiness.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 139-167) and index.
LCCN 2006021360
ISBN9780691095219 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0691095213 (hardcover : alk. paper)