Positivism and aesthetics in the second half of the 19th century in Spain: José Echegaray's theory of art

Authors

  • Francisco J. Falero Departament de Ciencies Históriques i Teoría de les Arts. Universitat de les Illes Balears.

Keywords:

Aesthetics, Art theory, Art criticism, Echegaray, José

Abstract

The theoretical artistic ídeas of the dramatist José Echegaray are discussed. These may be seen as positivist, although his thought starts from a rationalism with a metaphysical basis (close to Kraus- institutionism) and finishes by being strongly critical of this view. The study of theoretical aesthetics leads to the analysis of a real theory of art and concludes with a discussion of aspects of the criticism of art which are influenced by the vitalism of the end of the century.

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Published

1999-11-01

How to Cite

Falero, F. J. (1999). Positivism and aesthetics in the second half of the 19th century in Spain: José Echegaray’s theory of art. Cuadernos De Arte De La Universidad De Granada, 30, 287–293. Retrieved from https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/caug/article/view/9099

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Estudios