Impressionism Criticism

Japanese: 印象主義批評 - いんしょうしゅぎひひょう

In 1865, he became a private tutor at Brasenose College, and thereafter he rarely left the college, living a solitary life of thought and writing until his death. His first work as a critic was The Renaissance, published in 1873, which led to his being regarded as a defender of "art for art's sake" and the father of so-called "impressionist criticism." He had a strong influence on Aesthetic writers of the late 19th century, including O. Wilde, but he was also criticized for ignoring religion and morality.

From [Renaissance]

...A general term for the large-scale cultural activities that took place in Italy and other parts of Europe from the 14th to the 16th centuries. Remarkable developments were recorded in each cultural field, including philosophy, philology, Christian studies, art, architecture, music, theater, literature, linguistics, historiography, political theory, science, and technology. The term Renaissance itself is based on the French word meaning "rebirth." Here, we will explain the Renaissance from the following five aspects: (1) reexamination of concepts, (2) historical and social background, (3) formal framework, (4) internal orientation, and (5) periphery and end. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Impressionist criticism" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…65年同大学ブレーズノーズ･カレッジの個人指導教師となり，以後ほとんどここを離れることなく，死ぬまで思索と著作の独身生活を送った。批評家として最初に注目されたのは，1873年発表の《ルネサンス》で，これにより〈芸術のための芸術〉の擁護者，いわゆる〈印象主義批評〉の祖とみなされることとなった。O.ワイルドをはじめ，19世紀末の唯美主義文学者たちに強い感化を及ぼしたが，宗教や道徳を無視するとして非難を受けたこともある。…

【ルネサンス】より

…14世紀から16世紀にかけて，イタリアをはじめとして，ヨーロッパ各地に生起した，大規模な文化的活動の総称。哲学，文献学，キリスト教学，美術，建築，音楽，演劇，文学，言語学，歴史叙述，政治論，科学，技術などそれぞれの文化領域において，顕著な発展がしるされた。ルネサンスの用語自体は，フランス語で，〈再生〉を表す語に基づく。ここではルネサンスを，次の五つの側面から説き明かす。(1)概念の再検討，(2)歴史的･社会的背景，(3)形式上の枠組み，(4)内質上の志向性，(5)周辺と終息。…

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