aestheticism

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Some writers and artists who initially championed boundary-pushing aestheticism later found a spiritual home in the Catholic Church.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The standoff between Blanche’s impractical aestheticism and Stanley’s ruthless pragmatism is the heart of this quintessentially American drama.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024

It all looks effortless because the power is married to aestheticism, and there isn't an extra note in the composition.

From BBC • May 23, 2023

He constantly calls out his own distraction, teases at the borders between life and the work, between aestheticism and ethics.

From New York Times • May 5, 2020

It will make, no doubt, that satire more piquant by knowing something about the subject of it, but you must not judge of aestheticism by the satire of Mr. Gilbert.

From Essays and Lectures by Wilde, Oscar