aestheticism; art for art's sake
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aestheticism; a Western literary and artistic movement advocating "art for art's sake"
Representative figures include Oscar Wilde and Walter Pater. The movement emphasized beauty and sensory experience over moral or social themes.
Wéi唯
měi美
zhǔ主
yì义
zài在
shí十
jiǔ九
shì世
jì纪
mò末
de的
ōu欧
zhōu洲
shí十
fèn分
shèng盛
xíng行
。
Aestheticism was very prevalent in late 19th-century Europe.
Wáng王
ěr尔
dé德
shì是
wéi唯
měi美
zhǔ主
yì义
yùn运
dòng动
de的
zhòng重
yào要
dài代
biǎo表
rén人
wù物
。
Wilde was an important representative figure of the Aestheticism movement.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
wéi唯
měi美
zhǔ主
yì义
de的
yì艺
shù术
guān观
qiáng强
diào调
xíng形
shì式
gāo高
yú于
nèi内
róng容
。
This aestheticist view of art emphasizes form over content.
Tā他
fǎn反
duì对
gōng功
lì利
zhǔ主
yì义
，
zhǔ主
zhāng张
chún纯
cuì粹
de的
wéi唯
měi美
zhǔ主
yì义
。
He opposed utilitarianism and advocated pure aestheticism.