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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... artist , he has not as a rule the freedom of action which the most incompetent scribbler , the poorest dauber , possesses . The artist can within certain limits make what he likes of his life . In other callings , in medicine for ...
... artist , he has not as a rule the freedom of action which the most incompetent scribbler , the poorest dauber , possesses . The artist can within certain limits make what he likes of his life . In other callings , in medicine for ...
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... artist , to the indignation of mankind , has never felt himself bound by ordinary standards . Why should he ? With men in general the primary end of thought and action is to satisfy their needs and preserve their being ; but the artist ...
... artist , to the indignation of mankind , has never felt himself bound by ordinary standards . Why should he ? With men in general the primary end of thought and action is to satisfy their needs and preserve their being ; but the artist ...
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... artist and the end of other men are different , for the end of the artist is production while the end of other men is right action . And so the artist's attitude to life is in a certain way peculiar to himself . The psychologists tell ...
... artist and the end of other men are different , for the end of the artist is production while the end of other men is right action . And so the artist's attitude to life is in a certain way peculiar to himself . The psychologists tell ...
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