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What Is Art? (Compact Disc)

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By Leo Tolstoy, Geoffrey Blaisdell (Read by), Aylmer Maude (Translator)
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What Is Art? is the result of fifteen years' reflection on the nature and purpose of art. Tolstoy claims that all good art is related to the authentic life of the broader community and that the aesthetic value of a work of art is not independent of its moral content. The book is noteworthy not only for its famous iconoclasm and compelling attacks on the aestheticist notion of "art for art's sake" but even more for its wit, its lucid and beautiful prose, and its sincere expression of the deepest social conscience. Tolstoy is an author critics typically rank alongside Shakespeare and Homer. A sustained consideration of the cultural import of art by someone who was himself an artist of the highest stature will always remain relevant and fascinating to anyone interested in the place of art and literature in society.

Product Details
ISBN: 9781433258718
ISBN-10: 1433258714
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Publication Date: February 1st, 2013
Language: English