Before revision: Art for art's sake—the usual English rendering of l'art pour l'art (), a French slogan from the latter half of the 19th century—is a phrase that expresses the philosophy that the intrinsic value of art, and the only 'true' art , is divorced from any and all function, be that social, didactic, moral, political, or utilitarian .
After revision: Art for art's sake—the usual English rendering of l'art pour l'art (), a French slogan from the latter half of the 19th century—is a phrase that expresses the philosophy that the intrinsic value of art, and the only 'true' art is utterly independent of any and all function, be that social, didactic, moral, or politicalsocial values and utilitarian .