“ Art should aim exclusively at promoting morality amongst the masses! ”
Gustave Flaubert, Sentimental Education (1869). copy citation
| Author | Gustave Flaubert |
|---|---|
| Source | Sentimental Education |
| Topic | morality art |
| Date | 1869 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/34828/34828-h/34828-h.htm |
Context
“was a source of delight to commonplace middle-class people, but of grief to patriots.
Pellerin, in a tone of vexation, as if he had been the producer of this work himself, observed by way of answer that every opinion had some value. Sénécal protested: Art should aim exclusively at promoting morality amongst the masses! The only subjects that ought to be reproduced were those which impelled people to virtuous actions; all others were injurious.
"But that depends on the execution," cried Pellerin. "I might produce masterpieces."”
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