Contents
Introduction
1. Aesthetics
Sociological Aesthetics
Kant and Modern Aesthetics
Art for Art’s Sake
Autonomy in the Work of Art
2. Materials, Functions, Institutions
On Art Exhibitions
Aesthetics of Gravity
The Picture Frame: An Aesthetic Study
On Aesthetic Quantities
The Handle
3. Style and Representation
A Note on Japanese Art
On the Third Dimension in Art
On Realism in Art
On Caricature
Individualism in Art
Germanic and Classical Romanic Style
4. Landscape Painting
Arnold Böcklin’s Landscapes
On the Aesthetics of the Alps
The Philosophy of Landscape
5 . Portraiture
The Aesthetic Significance of the Face
Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper
Aesthetics of the Portrait: Part I
Aesthetics of the Portrait: Part II
6. Theater
Gerhart Hauptmann’s The Weavers
Theater and the Dramatic Actor: Part I
Theater and the Dramatic Actor: Part II
Theater and the Dramatic Actor: Part III
7. Sculpture
Michelangelo and the Metaphysics of Culture
On Constantin Meunier
Auguste Rodin: Part I
Auguste Rodin: Part II
Auguste Rodin: Part III
8. Literature
Maurice Maeterlinck’s Wisdom and Destiny
Stefan George: Part I
Stefan George: Part II
Goethe and the Creative Life
Individuality and Character in Goethe and Shakespeare
Rainer Maria Rilke
Acknowledgments
Sources and References
Index