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Laocoon
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ISBN13: 9781024543926
Publisher: Hutson Street Press
Published: May 22 2025
Pages: 284
Weight: 0.88
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's Laocoon: An Essay on the Limits of Painting and Poetry, is a foundational text in aesthetics and literary theory. This translation offers English readers access to Lessing's influential exploration of the distinct characteristics and boundaries of visual and literary arts.
Lessing delves into the classical sculpture of Laocoon and his sons to consider how painting and poetry achieve different effects and are subject to different limitations. He argues for a clear separation of the arts, emphasizing that painting should focus on visual beauty and poetry on actions and emotions. This essay remains a vital contribution to understanding the principles of art criticism and the enduring debate over the relationship between form and content.
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