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ars gratia artis

Definitions

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  • noun Art for art's sake; art for the sake of art.

Etymologies

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Latin translation of the French l'art pour l'art, a phrase creditted to Théophile Gautier : art for art's sake.

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Examples

  • Obscurity for the sake of obscurity is not so much ars gratia artis as a sign of intellectual arrogance or insecurity or perhaps both.

    Hey! Your Truth Got Into My Book! « Whatever 2007

  • Obscurity for the sake of obscurity is not so much ars gratia artis as a sign of intellectual arrogance or insecurity or perhaps both…On the plus side, I now know not to waste my time reading anything by Zadie Smith…

    Hey! Your Truth Got Into My Book! « Whatever 2007

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