Gombrich: A Theory of Art

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

AvJoaquin Lorda,Spain) Lorda, Joaquin (Professor of Architecture, University of Navarra,María Angélica Martínez,Juan Luis Lorda,María Antonia Frías,Ramón Alemany,Spain) Martinez, Maria Angelica (Editor and Coordinator of the ART T&H Group, University of Navarra,Spain) Lorda, Juan Luis (Professor at the School of Theology, University of Navarra,Spain) Frias, Maria Antonia (Emeritus Professor at the School of Architecture, University of Navarra,Spain.) Alemany, Ramon (PhD student, University of Navarra

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A holistic and systematic analysis of Ernst Gombrich as theoristOffers the first holistic and systematic analysis of Gombrich's theoretical ideas and interrogation of their sourcesExamines both the history of art and architecture and its current practiceArranges all of Gombrich's sideas howing the aptitude and validity of its theoretical loadEnables a new understanding of the nature of Art History and its presuppositionsCaptures and retains Gombrich's appeal and humour, and his straightforward style without losing depthThis is the first English translation of Gombrich: una teor a del arte, by Joaqu n Lorda, originally published in 1991.Lorda was considered to be one of Gombrich's best students and this book presents an extensive, expansive and holistic analysis of Gombrich's thought. It is structured around a set of key ideas and themes: Science, Joke, Game and Rhetoric. Lorda provides in-depth analysis of Gombrich's engagement with figures such as Huizinga, Freud, Hegel, and Popper.While there has been extensive secondary literature on Gombrich, this is the first book to provide a systematic analysis of his ideas and theoretical frameworks, taking into account the entirety of his writings. This major work of scholarship sheds new light on Gombrich as a thinker and turns Gombrich's ideas into a workable theory of art that can be used as an instrument to examine both the history of art and architecture and its current practice.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-11-22
Mått267 x 210 x 59 mm
Vikt2 250 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieRefractions
Antal sidor608
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
MedarbetareMitter,Partha
ISBN9781399512572
ÖversättareNicholson, Tim, Nicholson, Tim (Translator)

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Joaquin Lorda (1955-2016) was Professor of Architecture at the University of Navarra, Spain. He was an avid scholar of the work of E. H. Gombrich, who considered him to be the person who most fully understood and advanced his own ideas. In 1985, he co-authored E. H. Gombrich: Conceptual Framework and Bibliography with Carlos Montes, (published by EUNSA, Pamplona) and in 1991 he wrote Gombrich: a Theory of Art (EIUNSA, Barcelona) as well as several subsequent books and articles. E. H. Gombrich (1909-2001) was an Austrian-born Art Historian Partha Mitter is Emeritus Professor in Art History, University of Sussex María Angélica Martínez is the Editor and Coordinator of the ART T&H Group at the University of Navarra, Spain Tim Nicholson is a translator who works for TISA in the Basque region, Spain. Juan Luis Lorda is Professor at the School of Theology, University of Navarra, Spain. María Antonia Frías is Emeritus Professor at the School of Architecture, University of Navarra, Spain. Ramón Alemany is a PhD student at the University of Navarra, Spain.

List of FiguresForeword and AcknowledgementsPreliminary NotePrefaceIntroductionPart I: Paradigms and AnalogiesScience, Joke, Play and Rhetoric1. Science2. The Joke3. Play4. RhetoricPart II: Approaches to ProgressTopics of Western Art5. Vasari and the Classical Theory6. Beauty as the Objective7. Art and Progress8. Winckelmann and Hegel9. PrimitivismPart III: Metaphor and Complex OrderIdeas for a Theory of Art10. Art and Metaphor11. Mastery12. Style13. Evolution14. Creation15. Expression16. Understanding17. InterpretationPostscript: Joaquín Lorda: A Few Afterthoughts, by Partha MitterNotesSpecific Bibliography and AbbreviationsGeneral BibliographyBibliography of the Works of Joaquín LordaIndex

While there has been extensive secondary literature on Gombrich, this is the first book to provide a systematic analysis of his ideas and theoretical frameworks, taking into account the entirety of his writings. This major work of scholarship sheds new light on Gombrich as a thinker and turns Gombrich’s ideas into a workable theory of art that can be used as an instrument to examine both the history of art and architecture and its current practice.