To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist now.

Samuel Beckett

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Topic

Purpose of art Art

Author

Samuel Beckett

Source

Proust

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1930 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Ireland Europe

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Citation

Beckett, Samuel. Proust. Chatto and Windus, 1930.

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The law may... Depend on what the judge has had for breakfast.

Robert M. Hutchins

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Nature of law Law

Author

Robert M. Hutchins
Language
English
Time
1933 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Hutchins, Robert M. "The Autobiography of an Ex-Law Student." The University of Chicago Law Review, Mar. 1934. Originally a speech at The Association of American Law Schools meeting. Dec. 1933, Chicago, IL, USA.

Another quote about Art

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

Friedrich Schiller

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Topic
Freedom Art

Author

Friedrich Schiller
Medium
Treatise
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1794 1790s 18th century
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Original Citation

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

Current Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. On the Aesthetic Education of Man, edited by Alexander Schimidt, translated by Kenneth Tribe. Penguin Classics, 2016, letter 2.