{"product_id":"the-invention-of-art-a-cultural-history-9780226753430","title":"The Invention of Art: A Cultural History","description":"With \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Art\u003c\/i\u003e, Larry Shiner challenges our conventional understandings of art and asks us to reconsider its history entirely, arguing that the category of fine art is a modern invention--that the lines drawn between art and craft resulted from key social transformations in Europe during the long eighteenth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Shiner spent over a decade honing what he calls 'a brief history of the idea of art.' This carefully prepared and--given the extent and complexity of what he's discussing--admirably concise, well-organized book is the result. . . . Shiner's text is scholarly but accessible, and should appeal to readers with even a dabbler's interest in art theory.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Art\u003c\/i\u003e is enjoyable to read and provides a welcome addition to the history and philosophy of art.\"--Terrie L. Wilson, \u003ci\u003eArt Documentation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A lucid book . . . it should be a must-read for anyone active in the arts.\"--Marc Spiegler, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarry Shiner\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of philosophy at the University of Illinois at Springfield. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secularization of History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460059599122,"sku":"9780226753430","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0049918c-9a01-4a06-8449-178fa6eb930a.jpg?v=1730024533","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-invention-of-art-a-cultural-history-9780226753430","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}