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Informationen zum Autor Mario Perniola is Professor of Aesthetics and Director of the Centre for Study and Research, "Language and Thought" at the University of Rome, Tor Vergata. His books in English include The Sex-appeal of the Inorganic (Continuum), Art and Its Shadow (Continuum), Enigmas: The Egyptian Moment in Society and Art (Verso) and Ritual Thinking: Sexuality, Death, World (Humanity Books). Among his recent works published with Einaudi Contro la comunicazione e Miracoli e trauma della comunicazione. He has also written for Art Forum, Zone and SubStance and is editor of the journal of aesthetics and cultural studies, Ágalma . Massimo Verdicchio, the translator, is Professor of Italian in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of Alberta, Canada. Klappentext Surveys the key themes in Continental aesthetics. This title explores five major themes that! in the author's view! have been central to European aesthetic theory: Life! Form! Consciousness! Action and Feeling. Vorwort Written by one of Italy's leading contemporary thinkers and available in English for the first time, this book surveys the key themes in Continental aesthetics. Zusammenfassung Surveys the key themes in Continental aesthetics. This title explores five major themes that, in the author's view, have been central to European aesthetic theory: Life, Form, Consciousness, Action and Feeling. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction \ 1. Aesthetics of Life \ 2. Aesthetics of Form \ 3. Aesthetics and Consciousness \ 4. Aesthetics and Action \ 5. Aesthetics and Feeling \ Conclusion: Towards a Theory of Feeling \ Notes \ Bibliography \ Index.
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Mario Perniola is Professor of Aesthetics at the University of Rome at Tor Vergata, Italy. His books in English include Enigmas: The Egyptian Moment in Society and Art and Ritual Thinking: Sexuality, Death, World. He has also written for Art Forum, Zone and Traverses and is editor of the journal of aesthetics and cultural studies, Agalma.Massimo Verdicchio, the translator, is Professor of Italian in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of Alberta, Canada.
