Figures of speech or Figures of Thought Collected Essays on the traditional or' Normal' view of art: Second Seies

1. Figures of speech or figures of thought
2. The mediaeval theory of beauty
3. Ornament
4. Ars Sine Scientia Nihil
5. The meeting of eyes
6. Shaker furniture
7. Literary symbolism
8. Intention
9. Imitation, expression, and participation
10. The intellectual operation in Indian art
11. The nature of Buddhist art
12. Samvega, aesthetic shock
13. An early passage on Indian painting
14. Some references to pictorial relief
15. Primitive mentality
16. Notes on savage art
17. Symptom, diagnosis, and regimen
18. Walter Andrae : on the life of symbols.

rom the Jacket:

Ananda K. Coomaraswamy's Figures of Speech or Figures of Thought is a collection of seventeen essays dealing with a specific 'aspect or application of the traditional theory of art'. Each essay takes up for discussion such topics as rhetoric, aesthetics, medieval theories, role of ornament in art icons and spectator, reason and intuition, symbolism, intention, imitation Buddhist art, Indian painting, pictorial relief, primitive art etc. Every chapter is provided with references and exhaustive notes.

The compact and concise argument, valuable notes and references and judicious choice of subjects make this a handy reference as well as text book on theory of art. All those connected with art shall find this book a priceless one to their collection.