Social History of Art, Boxed Set

1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-415-21386-8
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 1252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 370 g

First published in 1951 Arnold Hausers commanding work presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to the Film Age. Exploring the interaction between art and society, Hauser effectively details social and historical movements and sketches the frameworks in which visual art is produced.
This new edition provides an excellent introduction to the work of Arnold Hauser. In his general introduction to The Social History of Art, Jonathan Harris asseses the importance of the work for contemporary art history and visual culture. In addition, an introduction to each volume provides a synopsis of Hausers narrative and serves as a critical guide to the text, identifying major themes, trends and arguments.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hauser, Arnold

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Volume I - From Prehistoric Times to the Middle Ages Volume II - Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque Volume III - Rococo, Classicism and Romanticism Volume IV - Naturalism, Impressionism, The Film Age

Über Autor(innen)

Arnold Hauser was born in Hungary and studied literature and the history of art at the universities of Budapest, Vienna, Berlin and Paris. In 1921 he returned to Berlin to study economics and sociology under Ernst Troeltsch. From 1923 to 1938 he lived in Vienna where he began work on The Social History of Art. He lived in London from 1938 until 1977, when he returned to his native Hungary. He died in Budapest in 1978.