The Essence of Aesthetic

The Essence of Aesthetic  (1921) by Benedetto Croce, translated by Douglas Ainslie Published 1921, composed and translated 1912

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The Essence of Æsthetic—A lecture prepared for the inauguration of the Rice Institute, by Senator Benedetto Croce, Life Senator of the Italian Kingdom, Member of several Royal Commissions, Editor of “La Critica,” and Minister for Education in the Gioletti Cabinet.

• Preface by Douglas Ainslie

I	“What is Art?”
II	Prejudices Relating to Art
III	The Place of Art in the Spirit and in Human Society
IV	Criticism and the History of Art

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