Lessing's Aesthetica in Nuce: An Analysis of the May 26, 1769, Letter to Nicolai (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781469658261)

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 Abbé 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.

Author: Victor Anthony Rudowski
ISBN-10: 1469658267
ISBN-13: 9781469658261
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2020
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d