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Lessing's Aesthetica in Nuce: An Analysis of the May 26, 1769, Letter to Nicolai: 69 (University of North Carolina Studies in Germanic Languages and Literature) - Softcover

Rudowski, Victor Anthony

 
9781469658261: Lessing's Aesthetica in Nuce: An Analysis of the May 26, 1769, Letter to Nicolai: 69 (University of North Carolina Studies in Germanic Languages and Literature)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1469658267 ISBN 13: 9781469658261
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 2020

Synopsis

This letter contains Lessing's most explicit observations on the distinction between poetry and prose as well as a unique proposal for emending Aristotle's interpretation of the dramatic method. Although both arguments are formulated in terms of Abbe Dubos' theory of signs, Lessing significantly modifies Dubos' doctrine by ideas derived from Alexander Baumgarten, Moses Mendelssohn, and Edmund Burke. An analysis of these modifications provides the framework for a critique of Lessing's aesthetic philosophy as a whole.

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Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1469658267
ISBN 13 
9781469658261
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
160