Includes bibliographical references and index.

Volume 1. Abhinavagupta-Byzantine Asthetics -- Volume 2. Cage, John-Expression Theory of Art -- Volume 3. Fanon, Frantz-Italian Aesthetics -- Volume 4. Jakobson, Roman-Novel -- Volume 5. Obscenity-Simulacrum -- Volume 6. Situationist Aesthetics-Zhuangzi (Chuang-Tzu).

"Expanded from the 1998 first edition to six volumes and over 800 entries, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics surveys the full breadth of critical thought on art, culture, and society-from classical philosophy to contemporary critical theory. The second edition includes increased coverage of international aesthetics, modern aesthetics, new media like computer art, and areas like neuroaesthetics that were not thoroughly covered in the first edition. Featuring 815 articles by distinguished scholars from many fields and countries, the Encyclopedia is a comprehensive survey of major concepts, thinkers, and debates about the meaning, uses, and value of all the arts-from painting and sculpture to literature, music, theater, dance, television, film, and popular culture"--