Eranos Lectures

Eranos Lecture 6

On Beauty
Read, Herbert/Armstrong, A. Hilary

73 pages, ISBN 0-88214-406-5 / 978-0-88214-406-1, Eranos Lectures

Read examines "primitive" art to find principles transcending local prejudices; brilliantly reviews aesthetic theory; and moves into psychoanalysis, illuminating especially the nature of ugliness. Armstrong argues that earthly beauties and divine presence are inextricably linked, showing that beauty is less an aesthetic appreciation than a tremendous power.