Form Problems of the Gothic (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Worringer, Wilhelm

 
9781330541005: Form Problems of the Gothic (Classic Reprint)

Sinopsis

Gothic Forms reveals how northern moods and mysticism reshaped Western taste and space.

This study traces how Gothic architecture and its spiritual undercurrents influenced ideas of beauty, form, and the built world. Görlitz-like precision meets sweeping cultural history as the book examines the rise of Gothic mysticism, its effect on sculpture and ornament, and how northern sensibilities helped remake classical ideas. It contrasts the organic vitality of Gothic with classical ideals, showing how vertical rise, line, and rhythm express inner feeling and a new sense of space.

  • Explore how mysticism and the revival of feeling transformed Gothic art and architecture
  • Learn how architectural forms express organic life and the balance of burden and power
  • Compare Gothic development with classical orders and understand their shared roots
  • See how ornament evolves from rigid scholastic forms to lively, lyrical detail
Ideal for readers of art history, architecture, and cultural studies who want a clear, thoughtful look at how northern mood and mysticism redirected Western aesthetic sensibilities.

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Excerpt from Form Problems of the Gothic

As for the rest, I believe that my book may be read and understood even without such preparation, especially since I have taken pains in the course of this new statement to reiterate in concentrated form those premises that form the basis of my reasoning.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Form Problems of the Gothic

In its basic views the present psychological investigation of style is a sequel to my earlier book, Abstraction and Empathy, which in its third edition is being brought out simultaneously by the same publisher. Accordingly, whoever desires to orientate himself in regard to the premises that underlie the method employed in Form Problems of the Gothic is referred to those fundamental investigations.

As for the rest, I believe that my book may be read and understood even without such preparation, especially since I have taken pains in the course of this new statement to reiterate in concentrated form those premises that form the basis of my reasoning.

The illustrations, which the publisher has generously added to the book, do not claim at all to be exact scientific confirmation of what is developed in the text. They are intended, rather, to be taken primarily as harmonizing with the spirit of the text they accompany. Hence, their intangible qualities have helped to determine the selection.

This is not, however, to say that the illustrations are superfluous in scientific respects: rather, I hope that after one has perused the text, one will appreciate these illustrative additions with an entirely new understanding. Just that is the real test of my thesis.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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