Lessing's "Aesthetica in Nuce" An Analysis of the May 26, 1769, Letter to Nicolai

This letter contains Lessing's most explicit observations on the distinction between poetry and prose as well as a unique proposal for emending Aristotle's interpretation of the dramatic method. Although both arguments are formulated in terms of Abbé Dubos' theory of signs, Lessing s...

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Autor principal: Anthony Rudowski, Victor (auth)
Formato: Electrónico Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina Press 1971
Colección:UNC Studies in the Germanic Languages and Literatures
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Sumario:This letter contains Lessing's most explicit observations on the distinction between poetry and prose as well as a unique proposal for emending Aristotle's interpretation of the dramatic method. Although both arguments are formulated in terms of Abbé Dubos' theory of signs, Lessing significantly modifies Dubos' doctrine by ideas derived from Alexander Baumgarten, Moses Mendelssohn, and Edmund Burke. An analysis of these modifications provides the framework for a critique of Lessing's aesthetic philosophy as a whole.
Descripción Física:1 electronic resource (160 p.)
ISBN:9781469658278_Rudowski
Acceso:Open Access