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Lessing's Aesthetica in Nuce

An Analysis of the May 26, 1769, Letter to Nicolai

Victor Anthony Rudowski author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:The University of North Carolina Press

Published:30th May '20

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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.

ISBN: 9781469658261

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 230g

160 pages