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 123
... concerned with the subject . The inclination to digress is human . But the dramatist must avoid it even more ... concern yourself with the fortunes of certain people under certain conditions and keeps you attached to them till he has ...
... concerned with the subject . The inclination to digress is human . But the dramatist must avoid it even more ... concern yourself with the fortunes of certain people under certain conditions and keeps you attached to them till he has ...
Page 185
... concerned with his work only in its relation to himself , and how it affects the public is a matter in which he is materially perhaps , but not spiritually , concerned . The artist produces for the liberation of his soul . It is his ...
... concerned with his work only in its relation to himself , and how it affects the public is a matter in which he is materially perhaps , but not spiritually , concerned . The artist produces for the liberation of his soul . It is his ...
Page 213
... concerned whether it is a truthful likeness ; he is con- cerned only to create a plausible harmony convenient for his own purposes . So different may be the finished product from the original that it must be a common experience of ...
... concerned whether it is a truthful likeness ; he is con- cerned only to create a plausible harmony convenient for his own purposes . So different may be the finished product from the original that it must be a common experience of ...
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