... connection is lost. This view has often been deformed and its strength overlooked. Tolstoy's argument, bearing obvious compatibility to the long tradition of moralistic art theory reaching back to Plato, goes like this. (The New Criterion Vol. 17) Scanning the cultural landscape, Tolstoy saw vast human and economic resources expended "to satisfy the demands of art."" And, ticking off a list of ... , the very lives of men are sacrificed."" For, owing to the modern professionalization of art, "hundreds of thousands of people devote their lives from childhood to learning to twirl their legs...

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... connection is lost. This view has often been deformed and its strength overlooked. Tolstoy's argument, bearing obvious compatibility to the long tradition of moralistic art theory reaching back to Plato, goes like this. (The New Criterion Vol. 17) Scanning the cultural landscape, Tolstoy saw vast human and economic resources expended "to satisfy the demands of art."" And, ticking off a list of ... , the very lives of men are sacrificed."" For, owing to the modern professionalization of art, "hundreds of thousands of people devote their lives from childhood to learning to twirl their legs...

• Word Count: 814
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... connection is lost. This view has often been deformed and its strength overlooked. Tolstoy's argument, bearing obvious compatibility to the long tradition of moralistic art theory reaching back to Plato, goes like this. (The New Criterion Vol. 17) Scanning the cultural landscape, Tolstoy saw vast human and economic resources expended "to satisfy the demands of art."" And, ticking off a list of ... , the very lives of men are sacrificed."" For, owing to the modern professionalization of art, "hundreds of thousands of people devote their lives from childhood to learning to twirl their legs...

• Word Count: 814
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School