Aesthetics and the theory of criticism : selected essays of Arnold Isenberg - Isenberg, Arnold; Callaghan, William (Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1973)
Aesthetics: Music and ideas. Formalism. Perception, meaning, and the subject matter of art. The technical factor in art. The aesthetic function of language. The problem of belief. On defining metaphor.--Criticism: Cordelia absent. A poem by Frost and some principles of criticism. Critical communication.'Pretentious' as an aesthetic predicate. Superlatives. Some problems of interpretation.--Ethics and moral psychology: Natural pride and natural shame. Deontology and the ethics of lying. Ethical and aesthetic criticism.--Appendices (p. 283-316).--A. Analytical philosophy and the study of art.--B. Notebooks and letters
Includes bibliographical references.
Keywords: Isenberg, Arnold; Aesthetics; Criticism