The Romantic Manifesto_ A Philosophy of Literature - Ayn Rand [0]
Title Page
Copyright Page
Introduction
Chapter 1. - The Psycho-Epistemology of Art
Chapter 2. - Philosophy and Sense of Life
Chapter 3. - Art and Sense of Life
Chapter 4. - Art and Cognition
Chapter 5. - Basic Principles of Literature
Chapter 6. - What Is Romanticism?
Chapter 7. - The Esthetic Vacuum of Our Age
Chapter 8. - Bootleg Romanticism
Chapter 9. - Art and Moral Treason
Chapter 10. - Introduction to Ninety-Three
Chapter 11. - The Goal of My Writing
Chapter 12. - The Simplest Thing in the World
Index
“THIS MANIFESTO IS NOT ISSUED IN THE NAME OF AN ORGANIZATION OR A MOVEMENT. I SPEAK ONLY FOR MYSELF. THERE IS NO ROMANTIC MOVEMENT TODAY. IF THERE IS TO BE ONE IN THE ART OF THE FUTURE, THIS BOOK WILL HAVE HELPED IT TO COME INTO BEING.”
In this searching and courageous work, Ayn Rand cuts through the haze of sentimentality and vague thinking that surrounds the subject of art. For the first time a precise definition is given to art, and a careful analysis made of its nature. With the uncompromising honesty Ayn Rand’s millions of readers have come to expect, the author presents a devastating case against both naturalistic and abstract art—and explains the force that drives her to write, and the goals she strives to attain. The Romantic Manifesto takes its place as a keystone book in the towering intellectual edifice raised by one of the most remarkable writers and thinkers of our age.
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