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First, then, it is clear to me that, at the present time, those who look widest at things and deepest into them are quite dissatisfied with the present state of the arts, as they are also with the present condition of society. FIRST THEN IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT AT THE PRESENT TIME THOSE WHO LOOK WIDEST AT THINGS AND DEEPEST INTO THEM ARE QUITE DISSATISFIED WITH THE PRESENT STATE OF THE ARTS AS THEY ARE ALSO WITH THE PRESENT CONDITION OF SOCIETY
ly will the claims of the mood of energy be satisfied. Therefore the Aim of Art is to increase the happiness of men, by giving them beauty and interest of incident to amuse their leisure, and prevent them wearying even of rest, and by giving them hope and bodily pleasure in their work; or, shortly, to make man’s work happy and his rest fruitful. Consequently, genuine art is an unmixed blessing to the race of man. But as the word “genuine” is a large qualification, I must ask leave to attempt to draw some practical conclusions from this assertion of the Aims of Art, which will, I suppose, or indeed hope, lead us into some controversy on the subject; because it is futile indeed to expect any one to speak about art, except in the most superficial way, without encountering those social problems which all serious men are thinking of; since art is and must be, either in its abundance or its barrenness, in its sincerity or its hollowness, the expression of the society amongst which it exists.  SOME FORM OR OTHER SO ONLY WILL THE CLAIMS OF THE MOOD OF ENERGY BE SATISFIED THEREFORE THE AIM OF ART IS TO INCREASE THE HAPPINESS OF MEN BY GIVING THEM BEAUTY AND INTEREST OF INCIDENT TO AMUSE THEIR LEISURE AND PREVENT THEM WEARYING EVEN OF REST AND BY GIVING THEM HOPE AND BODILY PLEASURE IN THEIR WORK OR SHORTLY TO MAKE MAN'S WORK HAPPY AND HIS REST FRUITFUL CONSEQUENTLY GENUINE ART IS AN UNMIXED BLESSING TO THE RACE OF MAN BUT AS THE WORD GENUINE IS A LARGE QUALIFICATION I MUST ASK LEAVE TO ATTEMPT TO DRAW SOME PRACTICAL CONCLUSIONS FROM THIS ASSERTION OF THE AIMS OF ART WHICH WILL I SUPPOSE OR INDEED HOPE LEAD US INTO SOME CONTROVERSY ON THE SUBJECT BECAUSE IT IS FUTILE INDEED TO EXPECT ANY ONE TO SPEAK ABOUT ART EXCEPT IN THE MOST SUPERFICIAL WAY WITHOUT ENCOUNTERING THOSE SOCIAL PROBLEMS WHICH ALL SERIOUS MEN ARE THINKING OF SINCE ART IS AND MUST BE EITHER IN ITS ABUNDANCE OR ITS BARRENNESS IN ITS SINCERITY OR ITS HOLLOWNESS THE EXPRESSION OF THE SOCIETY AMONGST WHICH IT EXISTS
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