the Aesthetic Movement
/ði iːsˈθetɪk muːvmənt/, /ði esˈθetɪk muːvmənt/
/ði esˈθetɪk muːvmənt/
- a movement that developed in England in the late 1880s. It was based on the belief that art should exist as an independent idea, and not in order to support religion, the state, etc. This principle is most clearly expressed in the phrase ‘art for art's sake ’. The movement was influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites and John Ruskin. Its supporters included William Morris, Oscar Wilde and Aubrey Beardsley.
审美运动：1880年代后期在英格兰发展的运动。它基于这样的信念：艺术应该作为独立的思想存在，而不是为了支持宗教，国家等。这一原则在“为艺术而艺术”一词中得到了最清晰的表达。该运动受到拉斐尔前派和约翰·拉斯金的影响。它的支持者包括威廉·莫里斯，奥斯卡·王尔德和奥布里·比兹利。