Philosophy
Art for Art's Sake & Literary Life
1996·341 pages
Uncover the social forces behind 'art for art's sake,' tracing its evolution from Enlightenment ideals to modern literary isolation.
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Art for Art's Sake and Literary Life is a dynamic history of literary aestheticism from the eighteenth century to academic deconstruction in our own time. Gene H. Bell-Villada examines an enormous range of writings by critics, philosophers, and writers from Europe, Latin America, and the United States. Uniting all is his conviction that "there are concrete social, economic, political, and cultural reasons for the emergence, growth, diffusion, and triumph of l'art pour l'art over the past two cen...
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Brief mentions of historical figures like Oscar Wilde and aestheticism's cultural associations
Religious content
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Minor references to religious influences in aesthetic theories and critics like Ruskin
Magic & witchcraft
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Political content
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Central analysis of how politics, markets, and ideologies shaped aestheticism and literary movements
Self-harm / suicide
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