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Preference for the Primitive

Name: Preference for the Primitive
Brand: Phaidon Press Ltd
SKU: 04646330
Price: 39.19 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Leonie Gombrich
ISBN: 9780714846323

Episodes in the History of Western Taste and Art

Leonie Gombrich

Ernst H. Gombrich

Language

English

Book Paperback

Libristo code: 04646330

Publishers Phaidon Press Ltd, April 2006

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Available in paperback for the first time, Professor Gombrich's highly-acclaimed last book offers a revealing insight into the history and psychology of taste. The Preference for the Primitive is a study of the idea that older and less sophisticated ('primitive') works are somehow morally and aesthetically superior to later works that have become soft and decadent. Summing up more than 40 years of study and reflection on this theme, this book presents a closely argued narrative supported by extensive quotations that document with precision the role of authors, critics and artists in shaping and changing opinion.