Art and the human spirit : $b The meaning and relations of sculpture, painting, poetry and music
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"Art and the human spirit" by Edward Howard Griggs is a collection of lectures on aesthetics written in the early 20th century. It presents a clear, purposeful survey of sculpture, painting, music, and poetry, arguing that art is not a luxury, a moral sermon, or mere technique, but a vital means of expressing and enriching life. The work explores the origins of art in religion and myth, the shaping power of race and epoch alongside individual genius, and the distinct functions and limits of each art. It also champions literature’s role in liberal culture and explains how beauty refines the spirit and the “art of living.”
The opening of this work sets the course’s spirit: it corrects popular errors about art’s purpose, asserts “art for life’s sake,” and outlines a study that moves from the unity and idealizing power of the arts to their historical sources and cultural service. It sketches how early religious ritual and mythology feed later masterpieces, how race, epoch, and personality
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