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 27
... possible words were those Swift had used and that the order in which he had placed them was the only possible order . It is an impeccable prose . But perfection has one grave defect : it is apt to be dull . Swift's prose is like a ...
... possible words were those Swift had used and that the order in which he had placed them was the only possible order . It is an impeccable prose . But perfection has one grave defect : it is apt to be dull . Swift's prose is like a ...
Page 124
... possible , and if for theatrical effectiveness he does not introduce his principal characters till later , the conversation of the persons on the stage at the rising of the curtain concentrates the attention of the audi- ence on them so ...
... possible , and if for theatrical effectiveness he does not introduce his principal characters till later , the conversation of the persons on the stage at the rising of the curtain concentrates the attention of the audi- ence on them so ...
Page 298
... possible for us to get the emotion of beauty and what exactly this emotion is . It is usual enough to talk of the aesthetic instinct : the term seems to give it a place among the mainsprings of the human being , [ 298 ] THE SUMMING UP.
... possible for us to get the emotion of beauty and what exactly this emotion is . It is usual enough to talk of the aesthetic instinct : the term seems to give it a place among the mainsprings of the human being , [ 298 ] THE SUMMING UP.
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