Nehamas, Alexander,  1946- <br/><br/>
Only a promise of happiness :  the place of beauty in a world of art / 
Alexander Nehamas. 
 - Princeton :  Princeton University Press,  c2007. 
 - 186 p., [8] p. of plates :  ill. (some col.) ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-167) and index. 
<br/><br/>Plato or Schopenhauer? -- A feature of appearance? -- Modernist voices -- Modernist appropriations -- Criticism and value -- The role of reviewing -- Beauty, love, friendship -- Beauty, attractiveness, evolution -- Art, beauty, desire -- Beauty, community, universality -- Uniformity, style, distinction -- Aesthetics, directness, individuality -- Love and death in Venice -- Manet's Olympia -- Interpretation, breadth, depth -- Interpretation, beauty, goodness -- Beauty, uncertainty, happiness. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780691095219 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0691095213 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA694231  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013595955  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Aesthetics.<br/>ART--Philosophy.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>111/.85