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Issue Details: First known date: 1926... 1926 'Art for Art's Sake' in the Realm of Literature
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The writer argues that 'beautiful artistry is not sufficient to make great art; behind it must be some ideal or conception of permanent truth'. The chief office of the literary artist is the 'revelation' of life.

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    y separately published work icon Platypus November 1926 Z1537360 1926 periodical issue 1926 pg. 14-17
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