What Is Art? · Character
Voltaire
French Enlightenment writer cited in aesthetic debates.
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First appearance: i
Voltaire shows up with force in IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as one who discussed taste in relation to beauty.
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In IV: Mentioned as one who discussed taste in relation to beauty. Later, in Chapter X: Quoted on the principle that all genres are good…
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