Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.

Rebecca West

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Topic

Artist and audience Art

Author

Rebecca West

Source

The Court and the Castle

Language

English

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

West, Rebecca. The Court and the Castle. Yale University Press, 1957.

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Time
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The most perfect of all works of art is true political freedom.

Friedrich Schiller

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Friedrich Schiller
Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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