KudoZ home » English to French » Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting

to support "art for art's sake"

French translation: soutenir l\'art pour l\'art

Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs
(or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)

English term or phrase:	to support \"art for art\'s sake\"
French translation:	soutenir l\'art pour l\'art
Entered by:	kliv11

Options:
- Contribute to this entry
- Include in personal glossary

05:16 Oct 27, 2011

English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting

English term or phrase: to support "art for art's sake"

This is included in a letter of inquiry to a French governmental funding agency. The artist is asking for funding to keep a dying art alive and sustain a part of a foreign culture.

kliv11

soutenir l'art pour l'art

Explanation:
l'art pour l'art

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 9 mins (2011-10-27 05:26:01 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

“Art for art's sake.” (“L'art pour l'art”) Victor Cousin (1792-1867) French philosopher. In a lecture given at the Sorbonne (University of Paris) in ...

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 10 mins (2011-10-27 05:27:23 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

art for art's sake, a slogan translated from the French l'art pour l'art, which was coined in the early 19th century by the French philosopher Victor Cousin.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 16 mins (2011-10-27 05:33:18 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

ou: appuyer

Selected response from:

David Hollywood
Local time: 17:27

Grading comment

this is a good literal translation, which is what I was looking for
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +4

soutenir l'art pour l'art

David Hollywood

soutenir l'art au bénéfice de la culture

Alexandra Pirotte

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

soutenir l'art pour l'art

David Hollywood
Local time: 17:27
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

this is a good literal translation, which is what I was looking for

3 hrs confidence:

soutenir l'art au bénéfice de la culture

Explanation:
J'utiliserais plutôt le terme "culture" afin ne pas créer la confusion avec le mouvement esthétique de l'art pour l'art, dont il n'est pas question ici, je pense.

Alexandra Pirotte
Belgium
Local time: 22:27
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

Overview

Latest translation questions

Ask a translation question

See also:

ProZ.com term search

Search millions of term translations

to support "art for art's sake"

French translation: soutenir l\'art pour l\'art

Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

Answers

Sign in to your ProZ.com account...

Or create a new account

ProZ.com ideas

KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

to support "art for art's sake"

French translation: soutenir l\'art pour l\'art

Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

Answers

Sign in to your ProZ.com account...

Or create a new account

ProZ.com ideas

KudoZ™ translation helpThe KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.