ThePreface

    Theartististhecreatorofbeautifulthings.

    Torevealartandcealtheartistisartsaim.

    Thecriticishewhotranslateintoanothermanneroraerialhisimpressioifulthings.

    Thehighestasthelowestformofcriticismisamodeofautobiography.Thosewhofinduglymeaningsiifulthingsarecorruptwithoutbeingcharming.

    Thisisafault.

    Thosewhofiifulmeaningsiifulthingsarethecultivated.Forthesethereishope.

    Theyaretheelebeautifulthingsmeanoy.

    Thereisnosuchthingasamoraloranimmoralbook.Booksarewellwritten,orbadlywritten.

    Thatisall.

    TheeeurydislikeofrealismistherageofCalibanseeinghisownfaaglass.

    TheeeurydislikeofromanticismistherageofCalibannotseeinghisownfaaglass.

    Themorallifeofmanformspartofthesubject-matteroftheartist,butthemoralityofartsistsintheperfectuseofanimperfectmedium.Noartistdesirestoproveanythihingsthataretruebeproved.

    Noartisthasethicalsympathies.

    Ahicalsympathyinanartistisanunpardonablemannerismofstyle.Noartistisevermorbid.Theartistexpresseverything.

    Thoughtandlanguagearetotheartistinstrumentsofanart.

    Vidvirtuearetotheartistmaterialsforanart.

    Fromthepointofviewofform,thetypeofalltheartsistheartofthemusi.

    Fromthepointofviewoffeeling,theactorscraftisthetype.

    Allartisatoncesurfadsymbol.

    Thosewhogobehesurfacedosoattheirperil.

    Thosewhoreadthesymboldosoattheirperil.

    Itisthespectator,andnotlife,thatartreallymirrors.

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