What is art?
"What is art?" (1897) is an essay by Leo Tolstoy in which he opposes the numerous aesthetic theories that define art in terms of the theory of correlation, truth, and especially beauty. According to Tolstoy, art at the time was corrupt and decadent and the artists were misled. The essay develops aesthetic theories that flourished at the end of the 18th century and throughout the 19th century, thus criticizing the realistic position and the existing connection between art and pleasure. Tolstoy, in addition to the already existing theory, emphasizes the importance of emotionality in art, the importance of communication, leading to the rejection of bad or fake art, as they are harmful to society, as they interfere with people's ability to perceive art.
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What is art?
"What is art?" (1897) is an essay by Leo Tolstoy in which he opposes the numerous aesthetic theories that define art in terms of the theory of correlation, truth, and especially beauty. According to Tolstoy, art at the time was corrupt and decadent and the artists were misled. The essay develops aesthetic theories that flourished at the end of the 18th century and throughout the 19th century, thus criticizing the realistic position and the existing connection between art and pleasure. Tolstoy, in addition to the already existing theory, emphasizes the importance of emotionality in art, the importance of communication, leading to the rejection of bad or fake art, as they are harmful to society, as they interfere with people's ability to perceive art.
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What is art?

What is art?

by Leo Tolstoy
What is art?

What is art?

by Leo Tolstoy

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"What is art?" (1897) is an essay by Leo Tolstoy in which he opposes the numerous aesthetic theories that define art in terms of the theory of correlation, truth, and especially beauty. According to Tolstoy, art at the time was corrupt and decadent and the artists were misled. The essay develops aesthetic theories that flourished at the end of the 18th century and throughout the 19th century, thus criticizing the realistic position and the existing connection between art and pleasure. Tolstoy, in addition to the already existing theory, emphasizes the importance of emotionality in art, the importance of communication, leading to the rejection of bad or fake art, as they are harmful to society, as they interfere with people's ability to perceive art.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780880003360
Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Publication date: 03/04/2021
Sold by: Bookwire
Format: eBook
Pages: 340
File size: 576 KB
Age Range: 12 - 18 Years
Language: Russian

About the Author

About The Author
Граф Лев Николаевич Толсто́й (1828 - 1910) один из наиболее известных русских писателей и мыслителей, один из величайших писателей-романистов мира.

Date of Birth:

September 9, 1828

Date of Death:

November 20, 1910

Place of Birth:

Tula Province, Russia

Place of Death:

Astapovo, Russia

Education:

Privately educated by French and German tutors; attended the University of Kazan, 1844-47

Table of Contents

Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky with a Preface by Richard Pevear

Preface Bibliographical Note A Note on the Text

WHAT IS ART? Appendix I Appendix II Notes

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