The fire and the sun: why Plato banished the artists

New York: Viking Press (1977)
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The novelist blends philosophy and metaphysics to examine the nature and origin of Plato's hostile views toward art and its role in life

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1978, 1990, 1991

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BH81.M86 1991

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0670837083

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10.2307/430491

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