Essays on Artistic Culture

The Hellenistic period played an important role in the development and evolution of Greek’s art and architecture. Art and architecture in this period derived its uniqueness and cultural significance mainly from the prior conquests of Alexander the great. The period before Hellenistic Greece was characterized by the conquests of Alexander and his armies; they managed to conquer significant parts of continental Europe and Asia (Austin 72). In the process of these conquests, Greek artistic culture was brought into contact with new forms of artistic culture in the conquered territories. It also had the effect of expanding the realm ...

Introduction

“Critique of Judgment " is a fundamental work of Kant which develops aesthetic theory. This work is divided into two parts: The Critique of Aesthetic Judgment and The Critique of Teleological Judgment. The book also contains an overview of the entire Critic system of the author. In the “Critique of Judgment” Kant explores the reflective power of judgment which is manifested, in particular, in the judgment of taste or aesthetic judgments. Aesthetic pleasure, according to Kant, is pure (disinterested) pleasure derived from an object. Therefore, the aesthetic should be distinguished from the feeling of pleasure. Kant stated that although ...

Executive summary of O’Malley’s book

This book is all about the history of the western culture. The four cultures that are highlighted are basically about Christianity. The four cultures discussed in this book are from the ancient Mediterranean world of Athens and Jerusalem. The four cultures include; prophetic culture, academic or professional culture, humanistic culture and artistic culture. The prophetic culture is characterized by protest and alienation. It is a great gathering of the Jansenists and the Puritans and all those given to crusades.(pg 7) The reformers in this culture lamented of the corruption in the high places. The cultures main aim was ...