Only a promise of happiness : the place of beauty in a world of art /
Nehamas, Alexander,1946-
Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press,
c2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-167) and index.
Plato or Schopenhauer? -- A feature of appearance? -- Modernist voices -- Modernist appropriations -- Criticism and value -- The role of reviewing -- Beauty, love, friendship -- Beauty, attractiveness, evolution -- Art, beauty, desire -- Beauty, community, universality -- Uniformity, style, distinction -- Aesthetics, directness, individuality -- Love and death in Venice -- Manet's Olympia -- Interpretation, breadth, depth -- Interpretation, beauty, goodness -- Beauty, uncertainty, happiness.
Aesthetics.
Art