num_pages: 264
description: This volume presents for the first time in English the foundational writings of the leading proponent of the aesthetic of reception. Jauss here attempts to develop categories to channel conventional literary history into a history of aesthetic experience. These essays explore the relation of art history to social history, the nature of genres in the middle ages, and provide exemplary readings in the comparative analysis of literature.
language: English
title: Toward an Aesthetic of Reception
titlecomplete: Toward an Aesthetic of Reception
genres: Theory, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 77
publisher: University of Minnesota Press