Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. TABLE OF CONTENTS xi
4. 1. INTRODUCTION 1
5. 2. LUKÁCS’ PHILOSOPHICAL WORLD VIEW 20
6. 3. THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ART 40
7. 4. THE THEORY OF AESTHETIC REFLECTION 54
8. 5. THE CATEGORY OF SPECIALTY IN AESTHETICS 71
9. 6. THE LANGUAGE OF ART 88
10. 7. FORM AND CONTENT IN ART 103
11. 8. THE AESTHETIC EFFECT 113
12. 9. THE UNIQUE PRINCIPLES OF DRAMA 125
13. 10. THE SOCIAL MISSION OF ART 142
14. LIST OF WORKS CONSULTED 149
15. INDEX 157
16. Backmatter 165