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This Oxford University Press study examines taste as a philosophical faculty in eighteenth-century British aesthetic discourse, moving beyond subjective preference to explore its deeper meanings and origins. Drawing on foundational thinkers from Addison and Shaftesbury onwards, the work traces how taste functioned within the period's intellectual landscape. The analysis is richly contextualised in contemporary journalism and verse, offering fresh insights into how writers of the era understood and debated aesthetic judgment. A substantial contribution to literary theory and the history of eighteenth-century ideas, this book reveals how taste operated as a serious intellectual concern rather than mere whimsy, providing readers with nuanced perspectives on the period's aesthetic philosophy and its lasting influence on literary criticism.

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Explores the philosophical origins and nature of taste in eighteenth-century British writing beyond arbitrary subjective preference.

Contextualises aesthetic theory through primary sources including fugitive journalism and verse from the period.

Traces intellectual traditions from Addison and Shaftesbury onwards to understand taste as a faculty of meaning.

Contributes significantly to literary theory and the history of eighteenth-century criticism and aesthetic discourse.

Published by Oxford University Press, offering scholarly rigour and authoritative analysis of period aesthetics.

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Brand: Oxford University Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0199642435
Category: Books > Subjects > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > History & Criticism > Literary Theory & Movements
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 09 February 2012
Listed Since: 02 June 2011

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