Gradation als ästhetische Denkform des 18. Jahrhunderts: Figuren der Steigerung, Minderung und des Crescendo

The Study Examines Gradation As A Central Mode Of 18th Century Thought. Originally A Structural Notion In The Natural Sciences, Gradation Underwent A Change In The 17th Century To Become A Major Descriptive Trope For Gradually Intensifying Patterns Of Change. As A Trope That Extends Across Disciplinary Boundaries, Gradation Became An Important Aesthetic Concept Of The Period In Areas As Diverse As Rhetoric, Aesthetics, Dramatic Art, And Music.--provided By Publisher