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England and Its Aesthetes: Biography and Taste (Critical Voices in Art, Theory & Culture) (Paperback)

by David Carrier (Author) "On very fashionable views of contemporary art, we have reached the end of the era of aesthetic art-the painting and sculpture traditions loved by John..." (more)
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John Ruskin (1819-1890), Walter Pater (1839-1894) and Adrian Stokes (1902-1972) represent three generations of English aesthetes whose writings have transformed art history and the formations of museums as we know them. This work assembles the autobiographical sketches of these influential aesthetes. David Carrier's "reading" reveals these aesthetes to be less concerned with art appreciation or an aesthetic approach to everyday life than with issues of identity, politics and desire. He unfolds their texts with the aim of exposing the complexity that lies beyond what was once thought merely to represent models of sensitivity and good taste. By comparing the differences and similarities in their social and cultural environ