Ananta Charan Sukla 
Art and Expression 
Contemporary Perspectives in the Occidental and Oriental Traditions

Having lost its humanist platform in the post-Romantic era, expression still stands on its own critical merit explaining the artwork in all its genres. An international team of eminent scholars explore the multidimensional perspectives of expression in the Occidental and Oriental traditions of aesthetics and philosophy of criticism. Under a single cover the editor, Ananta Sukla, exhibits a plethora of ideas and insights expanding the horizon of our critical pursuit.

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Acknowledgements

Introduction
Ananta Ch. Sukla

Prologue
Ananta Ch. Sukla

OCCIDENTAL PERSPECTIVES

1. Expression as Impression
Rob Van Gerwen

2. Expression and Perception
Dale Jacquette

3. Expression and Representation
Jack Bender

4. Expression and Communication
David Goldblatt

5. Expression in Literature
V.K. Chari

6. Expression and Communication in Music
James Manns

7. Expression in Dance
Julie van Camp

8. Theatrical Expression Today
R. Nicholas and R.S. Stewart

9. Expression and Representation in Interpretation
David Fenner

ORIENTAL PERSPECTIVES

10. Expression in Indian Grammatology, Linguistics
Poetics and Dramaturgy
Ananta Ch. Sukla

11. ‘Hyogen’: The Concept of Expression in Japanese Aesthetics
Jason Wirth

12. Expression and Contemporary Chinese Aesthetics
Mary Bittner Wiseman

Epilogue
Ananta Ch. Sukla

Bibliography / Works Cited

Index

Notes on Contributors