What Was The First Aesthetic? The first use of the term aesthetics in something like its modern sense is commonly attributed to Alexander Baumgarten in 1735, although earlier studies in the 18th century by writers such as the third Earl of Shaftesbury (Anthony Ashley Cooper), Joseph Addison, Jean-Baptiste Du Bos, and Francis Hutcheson mark the
Who Is The Father Of Aesthetic? Wilde is considered the father of aesthetics, which is the literary study of beauty in its natural form and its human perception. 6. Oscar Wilde was one of the first writers of the nineteenth century who started to question the literary structures of classic and religious literature. 7. Who
Who Started The Aesthetic Trend? It was particularly prominent in England during the late 19th century, supported by notable writers such as Walter Pater and Oscar Wilde, having started in a small way in the 1860s in the studios and houses of a radical group of artists and designers, including William Morris and Dante Gabriel