Aesthetics: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Art (Oxford Paperbacks)
'a stimulating appetizer...Dr Sheppard writes lucidly and succeeds in presenting most of the perennial problems of aesthetics...a well-written, accessible introduction to a difficult subject.' Frances Berenson ___THES___`contains a prodigious amount of thorough and convincing argument, and the orderly manner in which the topics for discussion follow one another is aesthetically as well as philosophically admirable`  The Heythrop Journal'Sheppard's Aesthetics was written essentially to enrich our response to art, literature and music; and it fulfills its primary objective admirably.' ___RSA Journal___'A long due introduction to the central puzzle of aesthetics - well presented ... essential reading for undergraduates.' M. Lewis, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Sheffield. 'This is the most lucid introduction to Aesthetics that I have come across.  It explains the issues, examines the theories and analysis some of their difficulties with the minimum of distortion.' Dr D. AS. Whodell, University of Durham.'Anne Sheppard has succeeded in a difficult task, that of writing an introduction to the philosophy of art which, by virtue of its clarity and cogency, is both genuinely introductory and philosophically genuine.' British Journal of Aesthetics'a good introduction to problems of aesthetics' Bernard Riches, Brasenose College, Oxford, Review of English Studies