The Invention of Art
| Author | : Larry E. Shiner |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 386 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0226753433 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780226753430 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (430 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Invention of Art by : Larry E. Shiner
Download or read book The Invention of Art written by Larry E. Shiner and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Larry Shiner challenges our conventional understandings of art and asks us to reconsider its history entirely, arguing that the category of ine art is a modern invention - and that the lines drawn between art and craft emerged only as the result of key European social transformations during the long eighteenth century"--Publisher's description.