Art Theory: A Very Short Introduction

About the Series: Oxford's Very Short Introductions offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, and Literary Theory to History. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given topic. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how it has developed and influenced society. Whatever the area of study, whatever the topic that fascinates the reader, the series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable

Author: Cynthia Freeland
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 12/15/2007
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 6.60h x 4.30w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780192804631
ISBN10: 0192804634
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Criticism & Theory
- Art | History | General
- Art | Study & Teaching

About the Author

Cynthia A. Freeland is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Houston. She has published on topics in the philosophy of art and film, ancient Greek philosophy, and feminist theory. She is also author of The Naked and the Undead: Evil and the Appeal of Horror (1999) and co-editor of Philosophy and Film (1995).