The purpose of art is the lifelong construction of a state of wonder.

Glenn Gould

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Topic

Purpose of art Art

Speaker

Glenn Gould

Source

1982 York University commencement address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Commencement address

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Musician

From

Canada

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Citation

Gould, Glenn. Commencement address. Commencement ceremony. 6 Nov. 1982, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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

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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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Schiller, Friedrich. "Über die ästhetische Erziehung des Menschen in einer Reihe von Briefen [On the Aesthetic Education of Man]." Horen, Jan. 1795, letter 2.

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