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100 1 _aLessing, Gotthold Ephraim,
_d1729-1781
240 1 0 _aLaokoon. English
245 1 0 _aLaocoon
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aTranslation of: Laokoon.
500 _aRelease date is 2024-02-29
508 _aRichard Tonsing, Tim Lindell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Laocoon: An Essay upon the Limits of Painting and Poetry" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is a philosophical treatise that explores the relationship between visual art and poetry, likely written in the late 18th century. This work delves into how painting and poetry differ in their representation of beauty and effects on the audience's emotions. Lessing examines the ancient figure of Laocoon to illustrate his points, addressing themes of expression, beauty, and the limitations inherent in each art form." The opening of "Laocoon" lays the groundwork for Lessing’s critique of previous artistic interpretations, particularly regarding the expressions of suffering in works of art versus those in poetry. He introduces the idea that both painting and poetry create unique illusions of presence, yet they evoke feelings through different means; painting relies on visual representation while poetry operates through description and narrative. Citing examples of classical art and literature, he emphasizes the idea that beauty must predominate in visual art, even when depicting intense emotions like pain. Lessing sets the stage for a deeper analysis of artistic expression and its implications for understanding human experience, particularly through the application of the Laocoon myth as a central case study. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cBoston: Roberts Brothers, 1873
653 _aAesthetics -- Early works to 1800
653 _aAgesander. Laocoön group
700 1 _aFrothingham, Ellen,
_d1835-1902
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/laocoon01less/page/n9/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73078
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