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lizziethereader's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting and a good summary (with lots of examples from art and literature), but not as philosophical or "deep" as I had hoped and expected.
anderssporring's review against another edition
4.0
Like Eco's book on ugliness, this book is a great expose of how we look at what's beautiful, from both a an era, religious and political point of view. Sometimes it's brilliant, and sometimes it's a bit.... well dry.... and very academical, would have gained immensely on a more popular approach.
valentinaambrosius's review against another edition
5.0
Pfff.... That was one hell of a essay. This little gem kept me alive through some tough stuff... (G, I sound cliché)
skrivena_stranica's review against another edition
3.0
Lijep pregled pogleda na ljepotu, ali često je malo previše natukničko (navede neko djelo ili nekog autora i ako čitatelj već nešto ne zna o tome autoru lako može potpuno izgubiti bit tog spominjanja), a kronologija koja se postavila se svako malo krši aludirajući na nešto iz prethodnog razdoblja što se u knjizi prije uopće nije spomenulo. Vrlo korisno, svakako, ali ova knjiga je tek početak istraživanja ove teme i zahtjeva još puno istraživanja i čitanja da bi se moglo precizno znati o pogledu na ljepotu svakog povijesnog razdoblja.
kwananntan's review against another edition
5.0
This book was unbelievably gorgeous and so comprehensive! Definately recommended for any scholar of the arts, as it not only touches upon Beauty in Art, but on all topics associated with it-- literature, music, theatre, etc.
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