For freshman/senior-level courses in Art History, Introduction to Humanities, Critical Theory in the Humanities, Theory and Methodology, and Art Appreciation.
Written in jargon-free, reader-friendly language, this is one of the first volumes to make art historical theory accessible to those at the introductory level.
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For freshman/senior-level courses in Art History, Introduction to Humanities, Critical Theory in the Humanities, Theory and Methodology, and Art Appreciation.
Written in jargon-free, reader-friendly language, this is one of the first volumes to make art historical theory accessible to those at the introductory level.
VERNON HYDE MINOR was the first to recognize and respond to the growing need for art historical theory made accessible at the introductory level, offering a reader-friendly introduction to historical writings about art history, including contemporary theory, and providing background on aesthetics to demonstrate that art history arises from general philosophical questions.
Now in this second edition of his work, the author has expanded his survey to include the American critic Clement Greenberg, developed his treatment of New Art History and Visual Culture, and added a special essay on the learned art historian Erwin Panofsky and his contribution to Iconography and Iconology. Minor then considers the concepts of influence, originality, and greatness.
I. THE ACADEMY.
II. WHAT IS ART? ANSWERS FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.
1. Ancient Theory.III. THE EMERGENCE OF METHOD AND MODERNISM IN ART HISTORY.
5. Johann J. Winckelmann and Art History.