The Philosophy of Fine Art, volume 4 (of 4)
Hegel's Aesthetik
This final volume of Hegel's Philosophy of Fine Art, translated by F. P. B. Osmaston from the lectures on aesthetics that Hegel delivered in Berlin, is devoted entirely to poetry, which he treated as the highest of the arts because it works through the imagination with the least dependence on material form. Hegel first sets poetry against painting and music, then discusses the poetic work of art and the art of versification, before taking up its three great kinds: epic poetry, lyric poetry and dramatic poetry, including his influential reflections on tragedy and comedy. The text is demanding but rewards close reading for anyone interested in the philosophy of literature. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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