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What Is Art?

Leo Tolstoy

Publisher: The Big Nest

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Tolstoy shares his views about the imprecision of general opinions on art, the time, effort, public funds, and public respect spent on art and artists. The difficulty of meaning in art, and especially what is good, useful art, art for the sake of which we might condone such sacrifices as are being offered at its shrine. So, what is art?
Available since: 09/15/2014.

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