The Didactic Expressiveness of Art

Art is a means of expressing certain thoughts and/or criticizing certain aspects of life through representing certain issues of reality, directly or indirectly, that would inform the reader of what is in the writer's mind; leading to certain realizations by society towards the aspect in study. I will try to prove this definition which was based on earlier defied definitions set by critics, as well as agree with issues raised by other critics, whom …

…within the definition, for in the modern work of art it is not the artists' emotions but rather the arousing of the audience's emotions that matters. Aphra Behn's theory of mere entertainment was likewise challenged while proving the aspects of the definition and defying other theories. As for the personal experience, it holds an essential part within modern novels and therefore had to get its share in justification through John Dryden's establishment of this issue.