The Invention of Art
| Author | : Larry Shiner |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2001-09 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226753423 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0226753425 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Invention of Art by : Larry Shiner
Download or read book The Invention of Art written by Larry Shiner and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2001-09 with total page 384 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.
