Figures of Speech or Figures of Thought? The Traditional View of Art, Revised Edition with Previously Author's Unpublished Notes

by Coomaraswamy, Ananda K.; Wroth, William; Lipsey, Roger,

• ISBN13: 9781933316345
• ISBN10: 1933316349
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-07-13
• Publisher: World Wisdom

Summary

This new edition of Coomaraswamy's classic book, considered his most important work on the philosophy of art, includes all of the revisions Coomaraswamy had wanted to add to the original edition.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Editor's Preface
Introduction
Author's Preface
"A Figure of Speech, or a Figure of Thought?"	p. 1
The Mediaeval Theory of Art	p. 31
Ornament	p. 71
Ars Sine Scientia Nihil	p. 85
The Meeting of the Eyes	p. 89
Shaker Furniture	p. 93
Literary Symbolism	p. 99
Intention	p. 107
Imitation, Expression, and Participation	p. 117
The Intellectual Operation in Indian Art	p. 129
The Nature of Buddhist Art	p. 145
Samuega; Aesthetic Shock	p. 177
An Early Passage on Indian Painting	p. 183
Some References to Pictorial Relief	p. 189
Primitive Mentality	p. 191
Notes on Savage Art	p. 213
Symptom, Diagnosis, and Regimen	p. 223
The Life of Symbols	p. 227
List of Abbreviations and Short Titles	p. 231
List of Works by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy Cited in this Book	p. 243
Biographical Notes	p. 247
Index	p. 249
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