# What Is Art?

Author: Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910; Maude, Aylmer, 1858-1938 [Translator]

Genre: Category: Art

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64908

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=What+Is+Art%3F+Tolstoy&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

How art for pleasure has come into esteem—Religions indicate what is considered good and bad—Church Christianity—The Renaissance—Scepticism of the upper classes—They confound beauty with goodness 53

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/29/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/40/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/36/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/22/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/30/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/37/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/21/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/34/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/31/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/32/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/25/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/39/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/23/index.md)
- [Act II., night. Afterwards dawn. In general the whole piece is crammed](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/33/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/24/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/27/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/28/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/26/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/38/index.md)
- [Act III. Again the nymphs in the Rhine relate what has happened.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/47/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/35/index.md)
- [Act III. The Valkyries (divine Amazons) are on the stage. The Valkyrie](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/43/index.md)
- [Scene IV. The gods bring Alberich to their home, and order him to](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/41/index.md)
- [Act I. By the Rhine. A king wants to get married, and also to give his](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/45/index.md)
- [Act II. Siegmund is to fight with Hunding. The gods discuss the question](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/42/index.md)
- [Act III. Wotan calls up Erda. Erda prophesies to Wotan, and gives him](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/44/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/16/index.md)
- [Act II. By the Rhine. Alberich and Hagen discuss how to get the ring.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/46/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/what-is-art-64908/chapters/12/index.md)