The fear of aesthetics in art and literary theory

Sam Rose

doi:10.1353/nlh.2017.0011

The fear of aesthetics in art and literary theory

Sam Rose

School of Art History

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Is aesthetics, as has recently been claimed, now able to meet the accusations often levelled against it? This essay examines counters to three of the most common: that aesthetics is based around overly narrow conceptions of "art" and "the aesthetic"; that aesthetics is politically disengaged; and that aesthetics fails to engage with actual art objects and their histories.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	223-244
Journal	New Literary History
Volume	48
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/nlh.2017.0011
Publication status	Published - 5 Jul 2017

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Sam Rose
- sperst-andrews.acuk
- School of Art History - Senior Lecturer in Art History
- Centre for Contemporary Art
- Institute for Museums, Heritage and Society
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