Clement Greenberg (1909–1994) American writer and artist
"Avant-Garde and Kitsch" http://www.sharecom.ca/greenberg/kitsch.html (1939), p. 19 <br class="br">1960s, Art and Culture: Critical Essays, (1961)
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“Literature must avoid propaganda or moralism if it truly wants to be critical and open.”
Source: Interview to José Baroja. https://grupoigneo.com/blog/entrevista-jose-baroja-literatura/
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