The social utility of art, 1870-1925: aestheticism and the reading public in the works of Amy Levy and Vernon Lee

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The social utility of art, 1870-1925: aestheticism and the reading public in the works of Amy Levy and Vernon Lee

Traditionally, our idea of late-19th-century British Aestheticism has been understood as a socially-disengaged cultural movement. However, as Paul Tucker noted, Walter Pater suggests that aesthetic consumption can be ethically-engaged when informed by a 'scholarly conscience.' The followi...

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Main Author:	Townley, Sarah R.
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2008
Subjects:	Vernon Lee Amy Levy Aestheticism Walter Pater high art social utility reading public consumption late-Victorian late-19th-century early-20th-century Modernism Art for Art's Sake.
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/10620/

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