Difference between revisions of "High Culture"
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| + | *[http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4212| Culture and Anarchy by Matthew Arnold] | ||
| + | *[http://www.antidotefilms.com/films/high-art/high-art-trailer/| High Art (Directed by Lisa Cholodenko)] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:50, 4 April 2014
High Culture is the academic term given to a set of cultural products, mainly in the arts, held in the highest esteem by a culture. The term was introduced into the English language with the publication of\\ Culture and Anarchy by Matthew Arnold in 1869, although the term has a longer history in continental Europe. Although the Western concept of High Culture concentrates on the Graeco-Roman tradition, much of high culturenowadays consists of the appreciation of what can be denominated as “High Art”, which is a slightly broader term than Arnold’s, that besides literature also includes music, visual arts, and traditional forms of performing arts
