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 131
... ideas that can affect them when they are welded together in that unity which is an audience , are those commonplace , fundamental ideas that are almost feelings . These , the root ideas of poetry , are love , death and the destiny of ...
... ideas that can affect them when they are welded together in that unity which is an audience , are those commonplace , fundamental ideas that are almost feelings . These , the root ideas of poetry , are love , death and the destiny of ...
Page 133
... ideas in the theatre is that if they are acceptable , they are accepted and so kill the play that helped to diffuse them . For noth- ing is so tiresome in the theatre as to be forced to listen to the exposition of ideas that you are ...
... ideas in the theatre is that if they are acceptable , they are accepted and so kill the play that helped to diffuse them . For noth- ing is so tiresome in the theatre as to be forced to listen to the exposition of ideas that you are ...
Page 135
... ideas , when he presents it to them they sniff at it if the ideas are familiar to them , thinking mod- estly that what they know already is commonplace , and if the ideas are unfamiliar to them , they think them perfect nonsense and ...
... ideas , when he presents it to them they sniff at it if the ideas are familiar to them , thinking mod- estly that what they know already is commonplace , and if the ideas are unfamiliar to them , they think them perfect nonsense and ...
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