Motif
Art as enchantment, illusion, and moral danger
art_as_enchantment_illusion_and_moral_danger
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Illusion, Daydream, and Mistaken Reality. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 6035-6121 confidence: medium
Poets are described as representatives of falsehood and feigning, like sophists and rhetoricians, and as false priests, false prophets, lying spirits, enchanters, and friends of tyrants.
Poets are called enchanters of the world, and imitative art is described as emotionally powerful and capable of being turned to good or evil or of corrupting philosophy and religion.
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