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What Is Art? — Leo, graf Tolstoy

What Is Art?

Leo, graf Tolstoy

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 227 pages

Leo Tolstoy's philosophical essay examines what art is, its purpose, and its relationship to morality and society. Drawing on examples from religion and daily life, he questions the value of art we admire. It is worth listening to for its thought-provoking arguments about art's role in our lives.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. WHAT IS ART?
  2. Introduction
  3. The Author’s Preface
  4. Contents
  5. APPENDICES
  6. What is Art?
  7. CHAPTER II
  8. CHAPTER III
  9. CHAPTER IV
  10. CHAPTER V
  11. CHAPTER VI
  12. CHAPTER VII
  13. CHAPTER VIII
  14. CHAPTER IX
  15. CHAPTER X
  16. CHAPTER XI
  17. CHAPTER XII
  18. CHAPTER XIII
  19. CHAPTER XIV
  20. CHAPTER XV
  21. CHAPTER XVI
  22. CHAPTER XVII
  23. CHAPTER XVIII
  24. CHAPTER XIX
  25. CHAPTER XX THE CONCLUSION
  26. APPENDICES
  27. APPENDIX I.
  28. APPENDIX II.[92]
  29. APPENDIX III.
  30. APPENDIX IV. Translations of French poems and prose quoted in Chapter X.

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