E.M. Forster's Views on Art

"I believe in art for art's sake" (326). This simple, easily understood sentence is the opening line to E. M. Forster's address entitled "Art For Art's Sake". His speech centers on the concept of art and how it is perceived in today's society. Should art be something used solely for the furthering of a controversial statement or belief? Is art that has no clear-cut meaning unworthy to behold? These are all questions that are raised in …showed first 75 words of 1279 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1279 total…Art's Sake". The Harper and Row Reader. Eds. Marshall W Gregory and Wayne C Booth. New York: Harper Collins, 1992. 326-31. Plato. "Censorship". The Harper and Row Reader. Eds. Marshall W Gregory and Wayne C Booth. New York: Harper Collins, 1992. 310-14. Plato. "The Seductions of Art". The Harper and Row Reader. Eds. Marshall W Gregory and Wayne C Booth. New York: Harper Collins, 1992. 317-24. "Socrates". Compton's Encyclopedia Online. <http://www.comptons.com/ encyclopedia/ARTICLES/0150/01699840_A.html>.