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    The document discusses the views of John Keats and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood on art and its relationship to beauty, truth, and ethics. It contrasts their perspectives with those of Oscar Wilde. Keats believed that art provides beauty and truth which can console human desperation over life's changes. The Pre-Raphaelites saw art as having both aesthetic and ethical functions, while Wilde viewed art as having no practical use or ability to promote ethical values.

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    The document discusses the views of John Keats and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood on art and its relationship to beauty, truth, and ethics. It contrasts their perspectives with those of Oscar Wilde. Keats believed that art provides beauty and truth which can console human desperation over life's changes. The Pre-Raphaelites saw art as having both aesthetic and ethical functions, while Wilde viewed art as having no practical use or ability to promote ethical values.

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    A Thing of Beauty Is A Joy Forever

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    The document discusses the views of John Keats and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood on art and its relationship to beauty, truth, and ethics. It contrasts their perspectives with those of Oscar Wilde. Keats believed that art provides beauty and truth which can console human desperation over life's changes. The Pre-Raphaelites saw art as having both aesthetic and ethical functions, while Wilde viewed art as having no practical use or ability to promote ethical values.

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    A THING OF BEAUTY IS A JOY FOREVER

    J.KEATS THE PRERAPHAELITE BROTHERHOOD O.WILDE

    Ode On A Grecian Urn John Keats

    Human Life
    Time Changes Finite Love Decay- Death Desperation

    Art
    Eternity No Change Perfect Beauty Eternal love No enjoyment Truth Happiness

    John Keats
    A Work of Art is an expression of BEAUTY BEAUTY IS TRUTH & TRUTH BEAUTY Art has an Aesthetic function The only consolation to the WOE that characterizes human life for all generations Art has an ethical function

    The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood


    ART FOR ARTS SAKE =Art has an aesthetic function ART HAS A MORAL FUNCTION = Art has an ethical function

    La Belle Dame Sans Merci


    Beautiful Extremely charming Disquieting (wild eyes) She has magic powers (fairys child, voice) Cruel False The cause of the knights desperation

    Lady Lilith =Bodys Beauty


    Beautiful Extremely charming A witch : she uses her magic powers to carry out evil actions The cause of mens desperation and death

    Sibylla Palmifera = Souls Beauty


    Sybill = ancient prophetess (truth) Beauty Enthroned=she bears the palm of victory for her beauty Spiritual ,airy creature (flying hair, fluttering hem)

    Keats Ode On A Grecian Urn HUMAN LIFE is characterized by TIME = CHANGES: FINITE LOVE DECAY DEATH

    Wildes Picture of Dorian Gray The picture shows the signs of inner corruption and of the passing of time CHANGES DECAY EVIL,CRUEL EXPRESSION

    Keats Ode On A Grecian Urn Art : Eternity No change Happiness Beauty=Truth

    Wildes Picture of Dorian Gray Dorian Grays beauty was NOT spoilt by the passing of time or by his own evil actions No change

    LIFE=WORK OF ART

    John Keats Work of Art =expression of pure beauty Aesthetic function The only consolation to the desperation of life Ethical function

    The PRB ART FOR ARTS SAKE

    Oscar Wilde Artist=Creator of beautiful things Art=expressio n of pure beauty Art=useless No artist can have ethical sympathies

    ART HAS A MORAL FUNCTION

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