为人生而艺术是五四时期具有现实主义倾向的一种文艺主张，是文学研究会的基本文学态度。
林风眠在青年时代主张为人生而艺术。
In his early years, Lin proposed that ART should serve life.
把“为人生而艺术”的文学观联系到他们对小品文的思考上，茅盾欣然表示了对鲁迅的赞同。
However, when we link their essays with the literary view of "art-for-life", we find Maodun readily agree Luxun.
文学研究会是中国新文学史上最早出现的文学社团，它是以“为人生而艺术”的口号凝聚起来的作家群体。
Literary seminar is the earliest literary society in the history of New Chinese literary. It is a group of writers who advocate and support the Logan "art for the sake of life".
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