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Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Chinese Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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For anyone working in aesthetics interested in understanding the richness of the Chinese aesthetic tradition this handbook is the place to start. Comprised of general introductory overviews, critical reflections and contextual analysis, it covers everything from the origins of aesthetics in China to the role of aesthetics in philosophy today.Beginning in early China (1st millennium BCE), it traces the Chinese aesthetic tradition, exploring the import of the term aesthetics into Chinese thought via Japan around the end of the 19th century. It looks back to early practices of art and craftsmanship, showing how the history of Chinese thought provides a multitude of artefacts and texts that give rise to a wide range of aesthetic creations and notions. Introducing various perspectives on traditional arts in China, including painting, ceramics, calligraphy, poetry, music and theatre, it explores those aesthetic traditions not included in “canonic” art forms, such as martial arts, rock gardening, and ritual performance.Written by Chinese, European, and American theoreticians and practitioners, this authoritative research resource enhances contemporary aesthetics by revealing the possibilities of a Chinese philosophy of art.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-09-21
Mått152 x 232 x 24 mm
Vikt540 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieBloomsbury Research Handbooks in Asian Philosophy
Antal sidor416
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350253834

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List of FiguresAcknowledgmentsIntroduction, Marcello Ghilardi and Hans-Georg MoellerPart I. Aesthetic Theories1. A Sketch of Chinese Aesthetics, Wang Kepin2. Beauty Lies in the Image. Endowing Fundamental Theories of Aesthetics with Chinese Characteristics, Ye Lang3. A Cosmological Aestheticism: The Interpretive Context for Confucian Role Ethics. Reading the Cosmology of the Book of Changes as an Aestheticism, Roger Ames 4. 'Living and Dead Rules'. The Role of Rules in Chinese Aesthetics, Karl-Heinz PohlPart II. Aesthetic Concepts5. Defining Mindscape (yijing): Extension, Intension and Beyond, Peng Feng6. On the Notion of Xiang (“Image-Phenomenon”) in Landscape Ink Painting, Marcello Ghilardi7. Nature as Not-yet-existing Beauty, Xia Kejun8. Some Aesthetic and Artistic Categories in Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, Yolaine Escande9. What is “The Aestheticization of Everyday Life”?, Zhou XianPart III: Aesthetic Practices and Exercises10. The Aesthetics of Music in the Ethical Discussion in Early China, Elisa Levi Sabattini11. The Mechanics of Change. The Aesthetics of Chinese Ceramics in the Northern Song (960-1127) and Early Jin (1127-1234) Dynasties, Sabrina Rastelli12. New Theatre and New Drama: Chinese Aesthetic Modernity through the Drama Activities in the Early 20th Century, Li Kelin13. The Aesthetics of the Grotesque in Modern Chinese Narrative, Nicoletta Pesaro14. The Role of Stone in the Chinese Rock Garden, Graham Parkes15. Aesthetics in Asian Martial Arts, Barry AllenGlossaryList of ContributorsAnnotated Essential BibliographyIndex

This major contribution to the study of Chinese aesthetics and philosophy of art, with its in-depth and slidingly readable essays, successfully provide the interpretative context necessary to outline an exhaustive overview of aesthetic theories and concepts and their application to different artistic practices. It sets itself as an invaluable resource in a wide variety of different cultural contexts.