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artes

Definitions of artes
  1. noun
    studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
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    neoclasicismo
    revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation
    clasicismo
    a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
    romanticismo
    a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
    filología inglesa, inglés
    the discipline that studies the English language and literature
    historia
    the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings
    bellas artes
    the study and creation of visual works of art
    filosofía
    the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
    estudios literarios
    the humanistic study of literature
    biblioteconomía
    the study of the principles and practices of library administration
    filología, lingüística
    the humanistic study of language and literature
    sinología
    the study of Chinese history and language and culture
    baile
    taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
    acción, actuación, comedia, desempeño, farándula, histrionismo, interpretación, representación, teatro
    the performance of a part or role in a drama
    entalladura, escultura, talla
    creating figures or designs in three dimensions
    arquitectura
    the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
    ética
    the philosophical study of moral values and rules
    etiología
    the philosophical study of causation
    estética
    (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)
    axiología
    the study of values and value judgments
    jurisprudencia
    the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
    metafísica
    the philosophical study of being and knowing
    dialéctica
    any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
    lógica
    the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
    epistemología
    the philosophical theory of knowledge
    literatura
    the humanistic study of a body of literature
    literatura comparada
    study of literary works from different cultures (often in translation)
    crítica literaria
    the informed analysis and evaluation of literature
    poética
    study of poetic works
    clásicas
    study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome
    lexicología
    the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language
    transcendentalismo, trascendentalismo
    any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
    type of:
    campo, disciplina, área
    a branch of knowledge
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