This anthology provides comprehensive coverage of the major contributions of analytic philosophy to aesthetics and the philosophy of art, from the earliest beginnings in the 1950’s to the present time.

• Traces the contributions of the analytic tradition to aesthetics and the philosophy of art, from the 1950’s to the present time.
  
• Designed as a comprehensive guide to the field, it presents the most often-cited papers that students and researchers encounter.
  
• Addresses a wide range of topics, including identifying art, ontology, intention and interpretation, values of art, aesthetic properties, fictionality, and the aesthetics of nature.
  
• Explores particular art forms, including pictorial art, literature, music, and the popular arts.