false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165541707m/5696.jpg 127963 13 During his decades of world fame as a novelist, Tolstoy also wrote prolifically in a series of essays and polemics on issues of morality, social justice and religion. These works culminated in <i>What is Art?</i>, published in 1898. Impassioned and iconoclastic, this powerfully influential work both criticizes the elitist nature of art in nineteenth-century Western society, and rejects the idea that its sole purpose should be the creation of beauty. The works of Dante, Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Beethoven, Baudelaire and Wagner are all vigorously condemned, as Tolstoy explores what he believes to be the spiritual role of the artist - arguing that true art must work with religion and science as a force for the advancement of mankind. 2023924 book 1960 What Is Art? total:220|5:42|4:77|3:60|2:32|1:9| 220 771 403 20 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Sun Nov 16 21:38:14 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 21:56:27 -0800 2008 3 What is Art? deals with two main issues: (1) Is there a moral justification for the lives, money, and resources spent in the artworld, and (2) What is the nature of art? Tolstoy claims that the nature of genuine art is to transfer feelings from the artist to others, th...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Dec 01 06:58:01 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 04 01:41:05 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Apr 11 10:33:10 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 11:31:17 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 10:33:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Sat Aug 01 21:09:03 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 21:13:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 08 20:16:41 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 20:16:41 -0700 2009 1828-1910

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It seemed he was an unhappy man. The introduction suggests he wrestled with religiousness within himself.

He was an aristocrat.

Wikipedia says he kept aloof from the intelligentsia.]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jul 20 10:03:08 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 10:03:32 -0700 2009 4 0 true false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 28 08:13:33 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 28 08:19:25 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Dec 21 06:03:42 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 23 14:29:40 -0800 2009 3 1 false false Tue Aug 28 17:33:05 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 17:35:33 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Jul 10 06:05:39 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 10 06:12:35 -0700 2007 هنر چیست توسط کاوه دهگان ترجمه شده که یک بار در دهه ی سی چاپ و منتشر شده و چاپ دوم آن توسط امیرکبیر در 1345 منتشر شده است.]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed May 21 12:26:56 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 12:28:50 -0700 2008 I must admit I have a soft spot for this book, because it sparked my first real conversation with Drew.]]> 1 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Fri Aug 29 12:17:47 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 15:57:32 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Tue Apr 28 19:40:22 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 06 19:31:02 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 28 19:40:22 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Oct 26 12:26:12 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 12:29:12 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Mon Feb 11 10:59:20 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 11:01:06 -0800 2008 It is a bit outdated, and some of it is strictly the authors opinion. Nonetheless it has some good stuff.]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 15 13:38:55 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 13:39:36 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sun May 27 19:02:07 -0700 2007 Sun May 27 19:02:07 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Thu May 22 07:41:27 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 13:24:00 -0700 2008 5 0 false true Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Mon Feb 18 05:41:15 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 05:46:23 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Oct 07 05:16:31 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 07 05:17:10 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5696