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Laocoon : An Essay upon the Limits of Painting and Poetry
Laocoon An Essay upon the Limits of Painting and Poetry
Author: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Ellen Frothingham
"Lessing's use of image, rhetorical devices, and allusions in his ... made him one of the great stylists of modern essayistic writing."--Robert Leventhal, Ph. D. — Originally published in 1766, Lessing's seminal tract is a turning point in the study of Western art. In this essay on the origins, forms, and influences of painting and poetry, Lessin...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780486443874
ISBN-10: 0486443876
Publication Date: 11/4/2005
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Dover Publications
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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