Overview
- Unique collection of Diderot's writings on art and artists, invaluable for anyone interested in art and aesthetics in the XVIIIth century
- Compiled and presented by Jean Seznec, this anthology helps the contemporary reader to familiarize himself with Diderot’s aesthetic thought in all its greatness
- First English translation of Diderot's texts on art and artists
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
Chance ordained that Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was not only a philosopher, playwright and writer, but also a salonnier. In other words, an art critic. In 1759, his friend Grimm entrusted him with a project that forced him to acquire "thoughtful notions concerning painting and sculpture" and to refine "art terms, so familiar in his words yet so vague in his mind".
Diderot wrote artistic reviews of exhibitions – Salons – that were organized bi-annually at the Louvre by the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture. These reviews, published in the Correspondence Littéraire, were Diderot’s unique contribution to art criticism in France. He fulfilled his task of salonnier on nine occasions, despite occasional dips in his enthusiasm and self-confidence.
Compiled and presented by Jean Szenec, this anthology helps the contemporary reader to familiarize himself with Diderot’s aesthetic thought in all its greatness. It includes eight illustrations and is followed by texts from Jean Starobinski, Michel Delon, and Arthur Cohen.
‘On Art and Artists’ is translated by John Glaus, professor of French and an amateur expert of the XVIIIth century.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: On Art and Artists: An Anthology of Diderot's Aesthetic Thought
Authors: Denis Diderot
Editors: John S. D. Glaus, Jean Seznec
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0062-8
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-0061-1Published: 15 December 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-8988-3Published: 14 October 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-0062-8Published: 09 December 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 191
Additional Information: Translated by: John S.D. Glaus With the contributions of: Arthur Cohen, Michel Delon and Jean Starobinski
Topics: Aesthetics, Arts, History of Philosophy, Modern Philosophy