ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Definition of ‘aesthetic’ aesthetic. (iːsetɪk, es-) adjective. Aesthetic is used to talk about beauty or art, and people’s appreciation of beautiful things.

Detailed explanation-2: -An aesthete is someone who loves and appreciates works of art and beautiful things.

Detailed explanation-3: -the extent to which a stimulus is enjoyed because of its beauty or some other factor associated with aesthetic preference.

Detailed explanation-4: -aesthetics, also spelled esthetics, the philosophical study of beauty and taste. It is closely related to the philosophy of art, which is concerned with the nature of art and the concepts in terms of which individual works of art are interpreted and evaluated.

Detailed explanation-5: -Aesthetics is a discipline concerned with the perception, appreciation, and production of art. Aesthetic experiences, such as looking at paintings, listening to music or reading poems, are linked to the perception of external objects, but not to any apparent functional use the objects might have.