Hippolyte Taine — Philosophie de L&Apos;Art

Paris, Librarie Hachette, 1895. Leather. The French thinker Hippolyte Taine muses on the philosophy of art in these attractive leather bound volumes. In these two attractive volumes, the French historian, critic, and philosopher Hippolyte Taine muses on the philosophy of art. Published in French. Taine was a one of the first practitioners of historicist criticism, and is remembered for his attempts to provide a scientific account of literature. In the present work, Taine attempts to reach a philosophical understanding of art, with sections on the nature of art, on its production and the ideal in art. In a contemporary green calf binding over patterned boards. Externally, smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards, with some small chips to the paper along the edges. Internally, firmly bound, with bright and clean pages throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .