The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1This book represents Maugham's life and philosophy in his own words. It is autobiographical in nature, though most of the work is concerned with Maugham's unique and fascinating opinions on the theatre, writing, metaphysics and the interesting people he encountered in his long and successful career. |
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Page 141
... claim that they are beautiful . But the chief value of verse is that it delivers a play from sober reality . It puts it on another level , at one remove from life , and so makes it easier for the audience to attune themselves to that ...
... claim that they are beautiful . But the chief value of verse is that it delivers a play from sober reality . It puts it on another level , at one remove from life , and so makes it easier for the audience to attune themselves to that ...
Page 220
... claim that in life stories are not finished , situations are not rounded off and loose ends are left hanging . This ... claims to be an artist and the artist does not copy life , he makes an arrangement out of it to suit his own purposes ...
... claim that in life stories are not finished , situations are not rounded off and loose ends are left hanging . This ... claims to be an artist and the artist does not copy life , he makes an arrangement out of it to suit his own purposes ...
Page 303
... claim . I must confess that in my foolish youth when I considered that art ( in which I in- cluded the beauties of nature , for I was very much of opinion , as indeed I still am , that their beauty was constructed by men as definitely ...
... claim . I must confess that in my foolish youth when I considered that art ( in which I in- cluded the beauties of nature , for I was very much of opinion , as indeed I still am , that their beauty was constructed by men as definitely ...
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