Content

1. According to Trudeau and Pascal why should we “concern ourselves with politics”


2. According to Plato, what role do poets have within the ideal state Why


3. What happens in the presence of “clairvoyant art”


4. What is the nature of poetry in a totalitarian society


5. According to Trudeau, what is the connection between art and justice What then is the connection between art and society


6. Explain the effects of a “violent image, dissociated from its causes”.


7. How does reading change everything

Extended Thinking

1. Explain how an “engaged artist” is also “an aware citizen”.


2. How do the works of Lewis Carroll and Jane Austen offset each other


3. Compare Plato’s poet with Shelly’s poet.


4. How does art influence society