Laocoon: An Essay on the Limits of Painting and Poetry

by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Other authorsEdward Allen McCormick (Translator)
Paperback, 1962

Status

Available

Call number

700.1

Tags

aesthetics, painting, poetry, art history, history, art theory, literary criticism, philosophy, Library of Liberal Arts, German literature

Genres

Collection

Your library

Publication

Bobbs-Merrill Company Inc. (1962), Paperback, 289 pages

Description

Originally published in 1766, the Laocoön has been called the first extended attempt in modern times to define the distinctive spheres of art and poetry.

Subjects

Aesthetics Early works to 1800
Agesander. Laoco�on group

Language

English

Original language

German

Original publication date

1766

ISBN

none

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