The Summing UpAutobiographical and confessional, and yet not, this is one of the most highly regarded expressions of a personal credo - both a classic avowal of an author's ideas and his craft. |
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... æsthetic emotion a specific , simple affair , I think it is a very complicated one , which is made up of various , often discordant elements . It is no good for the æstheticians to say that you ought not to be moved by a picture or a ...
... æsthetic emotion a specific , simple affair , I think it is a very complicated one , which is made up of various , often discordant elements . It is no good for the æstheticians to say that you ought not to be moved by a picture or a ...
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... æsthetic sense which enables men to appreciate it should be the privilege only of a class . It is not possible to ... æsthetics claim . I must confess that in my foolish youth when I considered that art ( in which I in- cluded the ...
... æsthetic sense which enables men to appreciate it should be the privilege only of a class . It is not possible to ... æsthetics claim . I must confess that in my foolish youth when I considered that art ( in which I in- cluded the ...
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... æsthetic thrill and that this æsthetic thrill should move us to works . If it is to be anything more than a self- indulgence and an occasion of self - complacency , it must strengthen your character and make it more fitted for right ...
... æsthetic thrill and that this æsthetic thrill should move us to works . If it is to be anything more than a self- indulgence and an occasion of self - complacency , it must strengthen your character and make it more fitted for right ...
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