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9 paź 2023 · Examples of Aestheticism in Literature. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (2013): Aesthetic Embrace of Art: The novel centers around a stolen masterpiece, “The Goldfinch” by Carel Fabritius, and its intrinsic beauty becomes a central motif.
This chapter offers an answer to the question: what is aesthetic value? It defends aesthetic empiricism: the view that the primary bearer of aesthetic value are experiences and that other things have aesthetic value in virtue of their capacity to provide aesthetically valuable experiences.
Aestheticism centered on the aesthetic value of art, music, writing, and other creative pursuits, over their practical value. Beauty was the most important feature of these works. For the artists, beauty had a value all its own that was worth pursuing.
9 paź 2023 · Aestheticism is a cultural and artistic movement of the 19th century that champions the intrinsic value of beauty and sensory experience in literature and art. It emphasizes art for art’s sake, advocating that creative works should prioritize aesthetic pleasure over didactic or moral messages.
Definition. Aesthetic value is the value that an object, event, or state of affairs (most paradigmatically an artwork or the natural environment) possesses in virtue of its capacity to elicit pleasure (positive value) or displeasure (negative value) when appreciated or experienced aesthetically.
2 paź 2016 · Aestheticism is an art movement supporting the emphasis of aesthetic values more than other themes for literature, fine art, music and other arts. In other words, this movement was based on the principle that pursuit of beauty and elevation of taste was the main aim of art.
This paper revisits Peter Lamarque’s objections to the connection between aesthetics and literature and argues for and against these objections, referring to accounts written by several philosophers, amongst whom Monroe C. Beardsley, Robert Stecker, Noël Carroll, and Kendall Walton.
