The Aesthetics of Ruins

Download or Read eBook The Aesthetics of Ruins PDF written by Robert Ginsberg and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-08-04 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.

Author	: Robert Ginsberg
Publisher	: BRILL
Total Pages	: 573
Release	: 2021-08-04
ISBN-10	: 9789004495937
ISBN-13	: 9004495932
Rating	: 4/5 (37 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis The Aesthetics of Ruins by : Robert Ginsberg

Book excerpt: This book constructs a theory of ruins that celebrates their vitality and unity in aesthetic experience. Its argument draws upon over 100 illustrations prepared in 40 countries. Ruins flourish as matter, form, function, incongruity, site, and symbol. Ruin underlies cultural values in cinema, literature and philosophy. Finally, ruin guides meditations upon our mortality and endangered world.

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