In an interview, Bohrer explained his concept of the separation between politics and aesthetics. Bohrer acknowledged the convention of speaking of literature and politics in tandem, but he argued that aesthetic experience should not be tied to politics.
Literature has something to do with society.
Since Sartre . . . The language of literature belongs to some kind of imaginative sphere which is not determined by the end of politics, practical life. Politically motivated art is sometimes useful, Bohrer said, but only when its purpose is very clear. In an example of art with a clear political purpose, Bohrer recalled the BBC using Beethoven during World War II to promote British nationalism. Its purpose was obvious.