The Aesthetics of Ruins

The Aesthetics of Ruins
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 573
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ISBN-10 : 9789004495937
ISBN-13 : 9004495932
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Book Synopsis The Aesthetics of Ruins by : Robert Ginsberg

Download or read book The Aesthetics of Ruins written by Robert Ginsberg and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-08-04 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constructs a theory of ruins that celebrates their vitality and unity in aesthetic experience. Its argument draws upon over 100 illustrations prepared in 40 countries. Ruins flourish as matter, form, function, incongruity, site, and symbol. Ruin underlies cultural values in cinema, literature and philosophy. Finally, ruin guides meditations upon our mortality and endangered world.


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