The Dehumanization of Art and Other Essays on Art, Culture, and Literature

by José Ortega y Gasset

Book Overview

A classic work on radical aesthetics by one of the great philosophers of the early twentieth century

No work of philosopher and essayist Jos Ortega y Gasset has been more frequently cited, admired, or criticized than his response to modernism, "The Dehumanization of Art." The essay, originally published in Spanish in 1925, grappled with the newness of nonrepresentational art and sought to make it more understandable to the public...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691197210
• ISBN13: 9780691197210
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"