Literary Criticism: A Short History. Classical and neo-classical criticism, Volume 1University of Chicago P., 1978 - 336 pages |
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Page 128
... object ( even an ugly object ) , the image by that very fact will have its own , internal , proportion or harmony , corresponding to the degree of harmony which the object must have in order to be an object at all . See the interesting ...
... object ( even an ugly object ) , the image by that very fact will have its own , internal , proportion or harmony , corresponding to the degree of harmony which the object must have in order to be an object at all . See the interesting ...
Page 164
... object the image , or idol , have an object for the construction of which there is no other end than to represent and to imitate ; hence they are properly called imita- tive . . . . they are distinguished from the other arts that are ...
... object the image , or idol , have an object for the construction of which there is no other end than to represent and to imitate ; hence they are properly called imita- tive . . . . they are distinguished from the other arts that are ...
Page 255
... object like a dunghill , gives pleasure through fidelity of resem- blance.3 But , all other things being equal ( complete fidelity of imita- tion , that is , obtaining ) , an imitation of a pleasing object is more pleasing than an ...
... object like a dunghill , gives pleasure through fidelity of resem- blance.3 But , all other things being equal ( complete fidelity of imita- tion , that is , obtaining ) , an imitation of a pleasing object is more pleasing than an ...
Contents
Socrates and the Rhapsode PAGE | 3 |
The Internal Focus 555 | 16 |
Poetry as Structure | 21 |
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