Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. vii, 164 (2) pp, prefae, 1. Introduciton: Biographical Sketch; The Significance of Lukacs' Work in Aesthetics; 2. Lukacs' Philosophical World View: Is There a Marxist Ontology? ; Lukacs' Marxist Theory of Knowledge; 3. The Origin and Development of Art; 4. The Theory of Aesthetic Reflection; 5. The Category of Specialty in Aesthetics: The Notion of Type; Totality in Art; 6. The Language of Art: Allegory and Symbolism; 7. Form and Content in Art; 8. The Aesthetic Effect; 9. The Unique Principles of Drama; 10. The Social Mission of Art; list of works consulted, index. First Edition, 1975. "This is the first book-length treatment of Gyorgy Lukacs' major achievement, his Marxist aesthetic theories. Working from the thirty-one volumes of Luckacs' works and twelve separately published essays, speeches, and interviews, the author provides a full and systematic analysis for English-speaking readers. This lucid and readable account of Lukacs' aesthetic theories will be of special interest to students of literature, aesthetics, and drama, and those generally concerned with Marxist theory." from the jacket flap. Price Clipped. Inked name on ffep, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Tan cloth with black lettering to spine.