Project Gutenberg 2022-09-22 Public domain in the USA. 623 Sinclair, Upton 1878 1968 Fitch, Clarke Garrison, Frederick Sinclair, Upton Beall 25007504 Mammonart: An essay in economic interpretation $aUnited States :$bself-published,$c1925. Tim Lindell, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Mammonart: An Essay in Economic Interpretation" by Upton Sinclair is a critical essay written in the early 20th century. The book explores the relationship between art and economics, focusing on how artists have historically been influenced and controlled by socioeconomic structures and the ruling classes. Sinclair aims to reveal the underlying motivations and consequences of artistic expression through a socio-political lens. The opening of the essay introduces a fictional character named Ogi, who embodies the earliest forms of artistic expression in human history. It depicts Ogi's initial attempts to create art, representing a significant moment where art transitions from mere survival to a representation of life and culture. Through Ogi's experiences, Sinclair illustrates how art can stir excitement and fear and how it quickly becomes entwined with power and authority. As the narrative unfolds, it becomes evident that Ogi's artistry sets the stage for discussions about the role of the artist within societal structures and the implications of art as a tool for propaganda, serving the interests of those in power rather than the collective good of society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015011815670 20200415010356sinclair 1925 US Reading ease score: 62.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Literature -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc. Economics and literature Arts and society PS Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Art Category: Politics 1021752 2025-07-27T09:52:31.907721 text/html 985688 2024-10-19T00:53:02 text/html 654565 2025-07-27T09:52:47.014036 application/epub+zip 666035 2025-07-27T09:52:35.209155 application/epub+zip 559553 2025-07-27T09:52:33.554172 application/epub+zip 1559036 2025-07-27T09:52:56.000011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1419710 2025-07-27T09:52:44.763061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1338751 2022-09-22T09:00:34.139192 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 926086 2025-07-27T09:52:30.553654 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 906035 2024-10-19T00:53:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17487 2025-07-27T09:52:56.213988 application/rdf+xml 27376 2025-07-27T09:52:33.794118 image/jpeg 3886 2025-07-27T09:52:33.671123 image/jpeg 629451 2025-07-27T09:52:31.990608 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia