Quote by: Allen Tate

There is probably nothing wrong with art for art's sake if we take the phrase seriously, and not take it to mean the kind of poetry written in England forty years ago.


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Author Bio


  • NameAllen Tate
  • DescriptionAmerican poet, essayist and social commentator
  • BornNovember 19, 1899
  • DiedFebruary 9, 1979
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPoet; Author
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Rome Prize; Bollingen Prize