Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.

Thomas Merton

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Topic

Purpose of art Art

Author

Thomas Merton

Source

No Man Is an Island

Genre

Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1955 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Monk Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Merton, Thomas. No Man Is an Island. Clonmore & Reynolds/Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1955.

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I have erected a monument more lasting than bronze.

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Source
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Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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