European Aestheticism and Spanish American Modernismo [electronic resource] : Artist Protagonists and the Philosophy of Art for Art's Sake /
Comfort, K.author.
Locating a shared interest in the philosophy of "art for art's sake" in aestheticism and modernismo , this study examines the changing role of art and artist during the turn-of-the-century period, offering a consideration of the multiple dichotomies of art and life, aesthetics and economics, production and consumption, and center and periphery.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. The artist avoids "art for life's sake" -- pt. 2. The artist protests "art for the market's sake" -- pt. 3. The artist promotes "life for art's sake."
Locating a shared interest in the philosophy of "art for art's sake" in aestheticism and modernismo , this study examines the changing role of art and artist during the turn-of-the-century period, offering a consideration of the multiple dichotomies of art and life, aesthetics and economics, production and consumption, and center and periphery.
Literature   .
Literature, Modern—20th century.
British literature.
Literature—History and criticism.
Literature—Philosophy.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Postcolonial/World Literature.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
British and Irish Literature.
Literary History.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.