,,ivory ,,apes ,,& ,,peacocks ,illu/ration3 ,,do/o,,evsky1 ,,by ,,valloton ,,ivory ,,apes ,,& ,,peacocks ,,joseph ,,conrad1 ,,walt ,,:itman1 ,,jules ,,la=gue1 ,,do/o,,evsky ,,& ,,tol/oy1 ,,s*o5b]g1 ,,w$ek9d1 ,,m\ssorgsky1 ,c,,zanne1 ,,v]me]1 ,,matisse1 ,,van ,,gogh1 ,,gaugu91 ,,italian ,,futuri/s1 ,,v>i\s ,,latt]-,,day ,,poets1 ,,pa9t]s1 ,,compos]s ,,& ,,dramati/s ,,by ,,james ,,hunek] ,,new ,,york ,,*>les ,,scribn]',s ,,sons #aiag ,,copyright1 #aiae1 ,,by ,,*>les ,,scribn]',s ,,sons ,,publi%$ ,,septemb]1 #aiae ,to ,,john ,,qu9n ,e ?ree ye>s once came ! %ips ( ,t>%i% br++ gold & silv]1 ivory & apes1 & peacocks4 --,,ii ,*ronicles #i4 #ba4 ,,cont5ts ,,page ,i4 ,,! ,,g5ius ,,( ,,joseph ,,conrad #a ,,ii4 ,a ,,visit ,,to ,,walt ,,:itman #bb ,,iii4 ,,! ,,buffoon ,,( ,,! ,,new ,,et]nities3 ,,jules ,,la=gue #cb ,,iv4 ,,do/o,,evsky ,,& ,,tol/oy1 ,,& ,,! ,,y\ng] ,,*oir ,,( ,,russian ,,writ]s #eb ,v4 ,i4 ,,arnold ,,s*o5b]g #hi ,,ii4 ,,music ,,( ,,to-,,day ,,& ,,to-,,morr[ #ajd ,,vi4 ,,frank ,,w$ek9d #aba ,,vii4 ,,! ,,magic ,,v]me] #ada ,,viii4 ,,ri*>d ,,/rauss ,,at ,,/uttg>t #aec ,,ix4 ,,max ,,lieb]mann ,,& ,,"s ,,phases ,,( ,,mod]n ,,g]man ,,art #agc ,x4 ,a ,,musical ,,primitive3 ,,mode/e ,,m\ssorgsky #aij ,,xi4 ,,new ,,plays ,,by ,,hauptmann1 ,,sud]mann1 ,,& ,,s*nitzl] #bjc ,,xii4 ,,kub91 ,,mun*1 ,,& ,,gaugu93 ,,ma/]s ,,( ,,halluc9ation #bbb ,,xiii4 ,,! ,,cult ,,( ,,! ,,nuance3 ,,lafcadio ,,he>n #bdj ,,xiv4 ,i4 ,,! ,,melan*oly ,,( ,,ma/]pieces #bdi ,,ii4 ,,! ,,italian ,,futuri/ ,,pa9t]s #bfb ,,xv4 ,,9 ,,! ,,work%op ,,( ,,zola #bge ,,xvi4 ,a ,,/udy ,,( ,,de ,,maupassant #bhh ,,xvii4 ,,puvis ,,de ,,*avannes #cja ,,xviii4 ,,?ree ,,disagreeable ,,girls #caa ,,ivory ,,apes ,,& ,,peacocks ,i ,,! ,,g5ius ,,( ,,joseph ,,conrad ,i ,9 ^! pip+ days :5 fiction plays ! h&maid or prophet to v>i\s propag&a2 :5 ! majority ( writ]s are try+ to prove some?+1 or act+ z v5d]s ( "s new-fangl$ social no/rums2 :5 ! insi/5t drums ( ! ,great ,god ,rclame are bruis+ human tympani1 ! figure ( ,joseph ,conrad /&s solit>y among ,engli% noveli/s z ! v ideal ( a pure & dis9t]e/$ arti/4 ,amid ! clam\r ( ! m>ket-place a book ( 8 is a sea-%ell :i* press$ to ! e> e*oes ! f>-away murmur ( ! sea2 always ! sea1 ei!r z rigid z a mirror "u h>d1 blue skies or %udd]+ symphonically up "s exotic bea*4 ,conrad is a pa9t] d\bl$ by a psy*ologi/2 he is ! psy*ologi/ ( ! sea--& t is 8 *ief claim to orig9ality1 8 ,peak ( ,d>i54 ,he kn[s & records its e pulse-beat4 ,8 g5ius has ! ri*1 salty tang ( an ,elizabe?an adv5tur] & ! spaci\sness ( ^? times4 ,imag9e a ,poli% sailor :o read ,flaub]t & ! ,engli% ,bible1 :o b>$ 8 head "u equatorial few l>ge />s & relat$ 8 do+s 9 rhy?mic1 sonor\s1 col\r$ prose2 imag9e a man f a l&lock$ c\ntry :o midway 9 8 mortal life began writ+ = ! fir/ "t & 9 an ali5 tongue1 &1 add$ to an almo/ abnormal p[] ( description1 possess$ ! art ( lay+ b>e ! human s\l1 n aft] ! meticul\s mann] ( ! mod]n ,paul ,prys ( psy*ology1 b foll[+ ! l>g] me?od ( ,flaub]t1 :o believ$ t actions %\ld translate "*--imag9e ^! p>adoxes & y h p>tly imag9$ ,joseph ,conrad1 :o has s f9ely said t imag9ation1 & n inv5tion1 is ! supreme ma/] ( art z ( life4 ,he has tak5 ! sea-romance ( ,smollett1 ,m>ryat1 ,melville1 ,dana1 ,cl>k ,russell1 ,/ev5son1 ,becke1 ,kipl+1 & = its well-worn situations has sub/itut$ n only _m novel nuances1 b invad$ new t]ritory1 reveal$ obscure atavisms & ! psy*ology lurk+ beh9d ! mask ( ! savage1 ! transpositions ( d>k s\ls1 & %[n u a _w ( k+s1 demagogues1 prie/s1 *>latans1 dukes1 giraffes1 cab9et m9i/]s1 bricklay]s1 apo/les1 ants1 sci5ti/s1 ,kaffirs1 soldi]s1 sailors1 elephants1 lawy]s1 d&ies1 microbes1 & con/ellations ( a univ]se ^: amaz+ spectacle is a moral end 9 itself4 ,9 8 ,rem9isc5ces ,mr4 ,conrad has told u1 ) ! surface frankness ( a ,pole1 ! g5esis ( 8 lit]>y db ( ,almay]'s ,folly1 8 fir/ novel1 & 9 a q casual fa%ion ?r[s fre% light on t some:at enigmatic "*--rem9d+ me 9 ! juxtaposition ( 8 new] psy*ologic proc$ure & ! simple old tale1 ( ,wagn]'s ,v5usb]g ballet1 scor$ aft] he _h compos$ ,tri/an und ,isolde4 ,b1 l c]ta9 o!r great ,slavic writ]s1 ,conrad has only giv5 u a tantalis+ peep into 8 m5tal work%op4 ,we rise aft] f9i%+ ! ,rem9isc5ces realis+ t we h read once m romance1 9 ^: half-lights & mode/ evasions we cat* fleet+ glimpses ( reality4 ,retic5ce is a di/9ctive quality ( ?is au?or2 aft] all1 isn't tru? an idea t trav]ses a temp]am5t8 ,t _m ( 8 /ories 7 9 ! be/ s5se liv$ !re c be no d\bt--he has at odd times confess$ x1 confessions pa9fully wrung f him1 z he is no fri5d ( ! int]view]4 ,! :ite-hot %>pness ( ! impressions :i* he has project$ ^u pap] recalls ,ta9e's dictum3 les s5sations sont des halluc9ations vraies4 ,v]itable halluc9ations are ! seascapes & l&scapes 9 ! ,s\? ,sea /ories1 v]itable halluc9ations are ! quotidian ge/ures & spee* ( 8 an>*i/s & s\ls sail+ on ! w9ds ( noble & s9i/] passions4 ,= ,conrad is on "o side an implacable reali/4444 ,un=getable are 8 del9eations ( sudd5 little riv]s nev] *>t$ & _! %all[1 turbid wat]s1 ! sombre flux ( immemorial =e/s "u ! cresc5t cone ( night1 & und]gr[? ov]lapp+ ! banks1 ! tragic *aos ( ris+ /orms1 hordes ( cl\ds sail+ l[ on ! horizon1 ! silh\ettes ( lazy1 maje/ic m\nta9s1 ! lugubri\s magic ( ! tropical night1 ! my/]i\s drums ( ! natives1 & ! d>kness t "o c feel1 ta/e1 smell4 ,:at a gulf ( inc]titudes = :ite m5 is evok$ = u 9 vivid1 concrete t]ms4 ,un=getable1 too1 ! halluc9at$ actions ( ! /ud5t ,razumov ! night ,victor ,hald91 aft] laun*+ ! fatal bomb1 seeks 8 room1 8 assi/ance1 9 t ma/]piece1 ,"u ,we/]n ,eyes4 ,b reali/ z ,conrad is1 he is also a poet :o kn[s1 z he says himself1 t ! p[] ( s\nd has always be5 great] ?an ! p[] ( s5se4 7,reason is a poor halt] ) :i* to lead mank9d to dr9k at ! well ( tru?47 ,he woos ! e> ) 8 s++ prose z he ravi%es ! eye ) 8 pictures4 ,9 8 little-kn[n /udy ( ,h5ry ,james he wrote3 ,all creative art is magic1 is evocation ( ! unse5 9 =ms p]suasive1 enlight5+1 famili>1 & surpris+1 & f9ally1 ,fiction is hi/ory1 human hi/ory1 or x is no?+4 ,(t5 a writ] tells u m ( himself 9 criticis+ a fell[ craftsman ?an 9 any =mal /hetic pronunciami5to4 ,we soon f9d out ! likes & dislikes ( ,mr4 ,conrad 9 ?is p>ticul> essay1 & also :at might be describ$ z ! keelson ( 8 workaday philosophy3 ,all adv5ture1 all love1 e success1 is resum$ 9 ! supreme en]gy ( r5unciation4 ,x is ! utmo/ limit ( our p[]4 ,no wond] 8 tutor1 half 9 ang]1 half 9 sorr[1 exclaim$3 ,y are an incorrigible1 hopeless ,don ,quixote4 ,i suppose a long li/ might be made ( =eign]s :o h ma/]$ ! ,engli% language & writt5 x ) ease & elegance1 yet ,i _c recall "o :o has s completely absorb$ native idioms1 :o has made = himself an ,engli% m9d 7)\t los+ 8 pr(\nd & sup]subtle ,slavic s\l71 z has ,joseph ,conrad4 ,he is unique z /yli/4 ,he fir/ read ,engli% lit]ature 9 ,poli% translations1 !n 9 ! orig9al2 he read n only ! ,bible & ,%akespe>e1 b ,dick5s1 ,f5imore ,coop]1 & ,?ack]ay2 above all1 ,dick5s4 ,he foll[$ no regul> c\rse1 j z he belongs to no s*ool 9 art1 except ! s*ool ( humanity2 = him !re are no types1 only humans4 7,he dete/s =mul & movem5ts47 ,8 s5sibility1 all ,slavic1 0 /imulat$ by ,dick5s1 :o 0 a p[]ful /imulant ( ! s-call$ ,russian pity1 :i* fairly honeycombs ! works ( ,do/oevsky4 ,!re is no mi/ak+ ! influ5ce ( ! ,engli% ,bible on ,conrad's prose /yle4 ,he is saturat$ ) its puissant1 elem5tal rhy?ms1 & 8 prose has its surge & und]t[4 ,t is :y 8 is nev] a pa9t$ %ip on a pa9t$ ocean2 by ! miracle ( 8 art 8 wat] is bill[y & undulat+1 8 air quiv]s 9 ! torrid sun%9e1 & across 8 skies--skies brok5 into new1 /range patt]ns--! cl\d-masses ei!r float or else drive l a typhoon4 ,8 rhy?mic s5se is ak9 to ,flaub]t's1 ( :om ,ar?ur ,symons wrote3 ,he inv5ts ! rhy?m ( e s5t5ce1 he *anges 8 cad5ce ) e mood1 or = ! conv5i5ce ( e fact2 444 he has no fix$ prose tune4 ,nor1 by ! same tok51 has ,conrad4 ,he seldom indulges1 z does ,?ophile ,gauti]1 9 ! /atic p>agraph4 ,he is ev] 9 modulation4 ,!re is ebb & fl[ 9 8 s5t5ces4 ,a typical p>agraph ( 8 %[s :at might be call$ ! sonata =m3 an allegro1 &ante1 & pre/o4 ,= example1 ! op5+ pages ( ,k>a9 7"o ( 8 be/ /ories1 by ! way7 9 ,tales ( ,unre/3 ,sun%9e gleams betwe5 ! l9es ( ^? %ort p>agraphs he is writ+ ( ! newspap] acc\nts ( v>i\s native ris+s 9 ! ,ea/]n ,ar*ipelago--sun%9e & ! glitt] ( ! sea4 ,a /range "n wakes up memories2 ! pr9t$ words sc5t ! smoky atmosph]e ( to-day fa9tly1 ) ! subtle & p5etrat+ p]fume z ( l&-breezes brea?+ ?r\gh ! />light ( bygone nights2 a signal-fire gleams l a jewel on ! high br[ ( a sombre cliff2 great trees1 ! advanc$ s5tries ( imm5se =e/s1 /& wat*ful & /ill ov] sleep+ /ret*es ( op5 wat]2 a l9e ( :ite surf ?und]s on an empty bea*1 ! %all[ wat] foams on ! reefs2 & gre5 islets scatt]$ ?r\gh ! calm ( noonday lie ^u ! level ( a poli%$ sea l a h&ful ( em]alds on a buckl] ( /eel4 ,!re is no mi/ak+ ! coda ( ?is p>agraph--select$ at r&om--beg9n+ at &2 x sugge/s ! au?or ( ,salammb1 & x also conta9s )9 its fluid walls evocations ( s\nd1 od\r1 bulk1 tactile values1 ! col\r ( life1 ! wet ( ! waves1 & ! :isp] ( ! w9d4 ,or1 z a contra/1 recall ! rank ugl9ess ( ! night :5 ,razumov visits ! hide\s t5em5t1 expect+ to f9d !re ! driv] :o w\ld c>ry to fre$om ! political assass91 ,hald94 ,scatt]$ ?r\gh\t ! books are descriptive passages ) few p>allels 9 our language4 ,inde$1 ,conrad (t5 abuses 8 gift1 =gett+ t 8 read]s d n possess 8 trem5d\sly develop$ faculty ( att5tion4 ,,ii ,inv5tion he has to a pl5tiful degree1 not)/&+ 8 giv+ x second place 9 comp>ison ) imag9ation4 ,8 novels are ! novels ( ideas de> to ,balzac1 ?\gh t+$ ) romance--a ,/5dhal ( ! sea4 ,gu/ave ,kahn call$ him un puissant rveur1 & might h add$1 a wond]ful sp9n] ( y>ns4 ,su* y>ns--= m5 & wom5 & *ildr56 ,at times y>n+ seem+ly = ! sake ( y>n+--true art-=-art1 ?\gh n 9 ! preci\s s5se4 ,f ! brilliant melo*romatic gl>e ( ! ,ea/ to ! drab ( ,london's mean /reets1 f ! cool1 d>k5$ int]iors ( ,malayan w>eh\ses to ! sn[-cov]$ alles ( ! ,russian capital1 or ! gre5 p>ks on ! ,lake ( ,g5eva1 he c>ries u on 8 magical c>pet1 & ! key is always 9 true pit*4 ,he nev] saves up = ano!r book z ,h5ry ,james once said ( "s au?or1 & = him1 z = ,mr4 ,james1 e good /ory is bo? a picture & an idea2 he seeks to int]pret ! uncompos$1 unr\nd$ look ( life ) its accid5ts1 its brok5 rhy?ms4 ,he gets atmosph]e 9 a phrase2 a v]bal nuance lifts ! cov] ( "s iniquit\s or g5tle s\l4 ,he contrives ! illusion ( "t1 & 8 *>act]s are nev] at re/2 ev5 )9 ! n>r[ compass ( ! %ort /ory !y develop2 !y gr[ 9 evil or wisdom1 are always trans=m$2 !y ?9k 9 "*1 & ideality unites 8 vision ) t ( 8 humans4 ,consid] ! decomposition ( ! moral life ( ,"l ,jim & its sl[ recrudesc5ce2 !re is a prolong$ duel betwe5 ! w & ! intellig5ce4 ,"h is ! tesselation ( mean & tragic happ5+s 9 ! va/ mosaic we call ,life4 ,& ! =ce ( fatuity 9 ! case ( ,almay]--a book :i* has = me ! bloom ( y\?4 ,%e] n>rative c\ld g no fur!r ?an 9 ,! ,nigg] ( ! ,n>cissus 7,*ildr5 ( ! ,sea71 nor int]ior analysis 9 ,! ,return4 ,:at ,i once wrote ( ,h5ry ,james might be said ( ,joseph ,conrad3 ,he is exquisitely aw>e ( ! pres5ce ( o!rs4 ,& ?is aw>5ess is illu/rat$ 9 ,"u ,we/]n ,eyes & ,no/romo--! latt] t a/oni%+ rehabilitation ( ! humm+ life on a ,s\? ,am]ican seabo>d4 ,= ,no/romo no?+ is lo/ save hon\r2 he goes to 8 dea? lov+ ins5sately2 = ,razumov 8 hon\r endures till ! pressure put ^u x by 8 love = ,hald9's si/] cracks x1 & cracks1 too1 8 reason4 ,= once ! noveli/ seems cruel to ! pa?ological po9t--,i mean 9 ! puni%m5t ( ,razumov by ! hide\s spy4 ,i hope ?is does n betray p>vitude ( view-po9t4 ,i am n ?9-sk9n$1 & ,"u ,we/]n ,eyes is my fav\rite novel1 b ! clos+ section is lac]at+ music = ! n]ves4 ,& :at a *apt]6--t ?und]-/orm driv+ d[n ! valley ( ! ,rhne1 ! hagg>d1 haunt$ face ( ! ,russian /ud5t =c$1 despite 8 convictions1 to become an in=m] & a suppos$ an>*i/ 7curi\s /ud5ts w f9d ! fir/ h9t ( ! leitmotiv ( ?is monum5tal book 9 ,an ,an>*i/--,a ,set ( ,six2 z ,gasp> ,ruiz may be look$ on z a p5dant to ,no/romo74 ,"u ,we/]n ,eyes is a ma/]piece ( irony1 obs]vation1 & pity4 ,i once describ$ x z be+ z p[]ful z ,do/oevsky & z well writt5 z ,turg5ieff4 ,! tru? is t x is ,conrad at 8 be/1 al?\gh ,i "k t ,i may seem to slight ! ,ea/]n tales4 ,x has ! col\r & %ape & gait ( ! m>vell\s /ories ( ,do/oevsky & ,turg5ieff--) an absolutely orig9al motive1 & m mod]n4 ,a magical canvas6 ,its type ( n>rative is 9 ! lat] /yle ( ! writ]4 ,! ev5ts are relat$ by an ,engli% tea*] ( languages 9 ,g5eva1 bas$ on ! di>y ( ,razumov4 ,x is a fav\rite device ( ,conrad's :i* might be describ$ z1 /ructurally progress+ f ! homog5e\s to ! het]og5e\s4 ,8 novel1 ,*ance1 is a specific in/ance ( 8 intricate & elliptical me?od4 ,sev]al p]sonages ( ! /ory relate 9 almo/ fugal mann]1 ! h]o9e appe>+ to u 9 fla%es z if reflect$ by "s revolv+ mirror4 ,x is a difficult & elusive me?od1 b x pres5ts u ) _m facets ( "* & is swift & secul>4 ,if ,flaub]t 9 ,s5tim5tal ,education orig9at$ a novel /ructure 9 fiction1 ,conrad may claim ! same hon\r2 8 edifice1 9 its contrapuntal pres5tation ( "* & *apt] susp5sions1 is new1 tantalis+ly1 bewild]+ly1 refre%+ly1 new4 ,! col\r is ton$ d[n1 is m sob] ?an ! prose ( ! ,ea/]n /ories4 ,sometimes he employs ! p]sonal pron\n1 & ) :at piquancy z well z poignancy may be not$ 9 ! volume ,y\?4 ,?is conta9s ?ree tales1 ! fir/1 :i* gives ! title-key1 has be5 call$ ! f9e/ %ort /ory 9 ,engli%1 al?\gh x is difficult to discrim9ate4 ,:at c\ld be m ?rill+1 ) a well-nigh sup]natural ?rill 7& ! col\r+ ( ,baudelairian cruelty & blood-lu/7 ?an ,! ,he>t ( ,d>kness1 or :at m pa!tic--a pa?os :i* recalls ,balzac's ,pre ,goriot & ,turg5ieff's ,a ,le> ( ! ,/eppe1 )al /ill m pity-bre$+--?an ,! ,end ( ! ,te!r8 ,?is volume alone %\ld place ,conrad among ! immortals4 ,t he mu/ h _h a long =egr\nd we f9d aft] /udy+ ! man4 ,sail+ a %ip is no s9ecure1 & = ,conrad a %ip is some?+ ) human attributes4 ,l a woman1 x mu/ be liv$ ) to be und]/ood1 & x has its ways & :ims & has to be pett$ or hum\r$1 z 9 ,! ,brute--t mon/r\s p]sonification ( ! trea*]\s sea's victim4 ,l all true arti/s1 ,conrad nev] prea*es4 ,8 moral is 9 suffusion1 & :o runs may read4 ,we recognise 8 emotional calibre1 :i* is ( a dramatic int5sity1 ?\gh nev] ov]-emphasis+ ! morbid4 ,( 8 intellectual grasp !re is no "q4 ,he possesses pa?os1 passion1 s9c]ity1 & hum\r4 ,wide k ( mank9d & nature he has1 & 9 ! field ( moral p[] we ne$ b ask if he is a ,yes-,say] or a ,no-,say]1 z ! ,nietzs*ians h x4 ,he says ,yes6 to ! univ]se & ( ! et]nal v]ities he is cognisant4 ,= him !re is no o!r side ( good & evil4 ,no writ]s ( fiction1 save ! v greate/1 ,flaub]t1 ,tol/oy1 ,do/oevsky1 or ,turg5ieff1 h s expos$ ! s\l ( man "u ! /ress ( sorr[1 passion1 ang]1 or z swimm+1 a midget1 9 ! imm5sities ( sky1 or burr[+1 a fugitive1 9 suffocat+ virg9 =e/s4 ,! s\l & ! sea--!y are ! belov$ prov9ces ( ?is sailor & psy*ologue4 ,b he also recognises ! relativity ( ?+s4 ,! ineluctable va/ness & sadness ( life oppress him4 ,9 ,k>a9 we read3 ,no?+ c\ld happ5 to him unless :at happ5s to all--failure & dea?4 ,8 h]oes are failures1 z are h]oes 9 all great poetry & fiction1 & _! failure is record$ ) muffl$ irony4 ,! fundam5tal pessimism ( ! ,slavic temp]am5t mu/ be reckon$ )4 ,b ?is pessimism is impli$1 & life has its l>ge z well z its little ironies4 ,9 ,*ance1 :i* describes ! hyp]trophy ( a dolor\s s\l1 he writes3 ,x 0 "o ( ^? dewy1 />ry nights1 oppress+ our _s1 cru%+ our pride1 by ! brilliant evid5ce ( ! awful lonel9ess1 ( ! hopeless1 obscure magnific5ce ( our globe lo/ 9 ! spl5did revelation ( a glitt]+1 s\lless univ]se4444 ,daylight is fri5dly to man toil+ "u a sun :i* w>ms 8 he>t2 & cl\dy1 s(t nights are m k9dly to our littl5ess4 ,to mat* t "o mu/ g to ,?omas ,h>dy1 to ! eloqu5t passage describ+ ! t]rors ( inf9ite space 9 ,two on a ,t[]4 ,h[ev]1 ,conrad is n (t5 giv5 to su* ,hamlet-l moods4 ,! %ock & recoil ( circum/ances1 ! fatalities ( *ance1 & ! vag>ies ( human conduct intrigue 8 int5tion m ?an ! night side ( ! s\l4 ,yet1 h[ well he has obs]v$ ! p>alysis ( w caus$ by fe>4 ,9 ,an ,outpo/ ( ,progress is ! foll[+3 ,fe> always rema9s4 ,a man may de/roy ev]y?+ )9 himself1 love & hate & belief1 & ev5 d\bt2 b z he cl+s to life he _c de/roy fe>3 ! fe>1 subtle1 inde/ructible1 & t]rible t p]vades 8 be+1 t lurks 9 8 he>t2 t wat*es on 8 lips ! /ruggle ( 8 la/ brea?4444 ,,iii ,x has be5 said t wom5 d n read him1 b accord+ to my limit$ exp]i5ce ,i believe ! contr>y4 7,:]e1 inde$1 w\ld any noveli/ be if x 7 n = wom587 ,he has said ( ,woman3 ,%e is ! active p>tn] 9 ! great adv5ture ( humanity on e>? & feels an int]e/ 9 all its episodes4 ,he does n idealise ! sex1 l ,george ,m]$i?1 nor yet does he describe ! bas5ess ( ! ,et]nal ,simpleton1 z d s _m ,fr5* noveli/s4 ,he is n always complim5t>y3 witness ! portrait ( ,mrs4 ,fyne 9 ,*ance1 or ! mosaic ( anti-fem9i/ op9ions to be f\nd 9 t /ory4 ,t he succe$$ bett] ) 8 m5 is a commonplace ( all mascul9e writ]s1 n t wom5 always succe$ ) _! sex1 b to _m ma/]s ( imag9ative lit]ature woman is usually a poet's evocation1 n ! creature ( fle% & blood & bones1 ( s5se & s5tim5t1 t %e is 9 real life4 ,conrad op5s no new w9d[s 9 h] s\l1 b he has pa9t$ "s full-l5g? portraits & made _m lifelike sket*es1 :i* are inevitable4 ,f ! %9+ pres5ce ( 8 "m1 ! assemblage ( a few traits 9 8 ,rem9isc5ces1 to ,flora de ,b>ral 9 ,*ance1 ) h] self-tortur$ temp]am5t1 y exp]i5ce t emotion ( recognition describ$ by ,mr4 ,james4 ,y "k !y live1 t "s ( !m g on m>*+ 9 y\r memory aft] ! book has be5 clos$4 ,_! actions always end by resembl+ _! ideas4 ,& _! ideas are v>iegat$4 ,9 ,"u ,we/]n ,eyes we enc\nt] ! lovely ,natalie ,hald91 a si/] 9 _s to ,hel5a1 to ,lisa1 to any "o ( ! ,turg5ieff h]o9es4 ,*>m is h]s1 & a valiant _s4 ,h] creator has n1 ?us f>1 succe$$ 9 bett]+ h]4 ,only once does he s\nd a false note4 ,i f9d h] spee* a trifle rhetorical aft] %e le>ns ! facts 9 ! case ( ,razumov 7p4 #ced74 ,two l9es are sup]flu\s at ! close ( ?is he>t-break+ *apt]1 & 9 all ! l5g? ( ! book t is ! only flaw ,i c (f] to hungry criticism4 ,! revolution>y gr\p at ,g5eva--! my/]i\s & vile ,madame de ,s----1 ! unhappy slave1 ,tekla1 ! mu*-tri$ ,mrs4 ,hald91 & ! v vital an>*i/1 surely a portrait sur le vif1 ,sophia ,antonovna1 are te/imonies ( ! writ]'s skill & pr(\nd div9ation ( ! human he>t4 7,he has confess$ t = him woman is a human be+1 v mu* l myself47 ,! dialogue betwe5 ,razumov1 ! spiritual bankrupt1 & ,sophia 9 ! p>k is "o ( ^? "*-reveal+ episodes t are only real :5 h&l$ by a supreme arti/4 ,its involutions & undulations1 its v recoil on itself z ! pair face _! memories1 he haunt$1 %e suspici\s1 t\* ! spr+s ( desp]ate lives4 ,z an et*+ ( a vici\s s\l1 ! ,eliza ( ,*ance is arre/+4 ,we d n le>n h] la/ "n1 b we rememb] h] brutal attack on little ,flora1 an attack t w>p$ ! poor *ild's nature4 ,:e!r ! end ( ! book is ju/ifi$ is ap>t f my pres5t purpose1 :i* is *iefly exposition1 ?\gh ,i feel t ,capta9 ,an?ony is n t5d]ly treat$4 ,b !re is a ,nemesis :i* ov]takes g5]osity1 too1 l all ! o!r imprud5ces ( m5 :o d>e to be lawless & pr\d4444 ,& ?is sailor1 ! son ( ! selfi% poet1 ,c>leon ,an?ony1 himself s5sitive1 b unselfi%1 paid = 8 consid]ate treatm5t ( 8 wife ,flora4 ,only ,h>dy c\ld h treat$ ! sex "q ) ! same tact z ,conrad 7he has done s 9 ,jude ! ,obscure74 ,9 8 sea tales ,conrad is a belat$ romantici/2 & 9 ,*ance1 :ile ! sea is nev] f> (f1 x is ! s\l ( an unhappy girl t is %[n u2 n dissect$ ) ! imp]sonal cruelty ( surgeon psy*ologi/s1 b reveal$ by a sympa!tic int]pret] :o kn[s ! weakness & folly & trag$y ( humanity4 ,! tru? is1 ,conrad is always an analy/2 t sets him ap>t f o!r writ]s ( sea /ories4 ,*ance is diff]5t 9 !me1 b n z diff]5t 9 treatm5t z 9 con/ruction4 ,8 patt]n ( n>ration has always be5 ( an evasive "*2 "h ! me?od is c>ri$ to ! pit* ( polyphonic intricacy4 ,! ri*ness ( int]e/1 ! />tl+ v>iety1 & ! philosophic l>g5ess ( view--! tale is simple en\gh o!rwise = a *ild's enjoym5t--are a few ( its qualities4 ,cov5try ,patmore is said to be ! poet allud$ to z ,c>leon ,an?ony1 & !re are di/9ct judgm5ts on fem9ism & ! new woman1 "s :olesome tru?s utt]$ at a "t :5 man has seem+ly %rivell$ up 9 ! glorifi$ fem99e vision ( mundane ?+s4 ,! moral is to be f\nd on page #ddg4 ,( all ! =ms (f]$ to u by life x is ! "o dem&+ a c\ple to realise x fully :i* is ! mo/ imp]ative4 ,pair+ (f is ! fate ( mank9d4 ,& if two be+s ?r[n toge!r1 mutually attract$1 resi/ ! necessity1 fail 9 und]/&+1 & /op volunt>ily %ort 444 !y are committ+ a s9 aga9/ life4 ,! ,duel 7publi%$ 9 ,am]ica "u ! title ( ,a ,po9t ( ,honor7 is a t\r de =ce 9 /ory-tell+ t w\ld h made envi\s ,balzac4 ,!n !re is ,w9nie ,v]loc 9 ! ,secret ,ag5t1 & h] cockney s5tim5t & ranc\rs4 ,%e is rem>kably realis$1 & is a pitiful app>ition at ! close4 ,! detective ,v]loc1 h] husb&1 wav]s z a portrait betwe5 reality & melodrama4 ,! m9or female *>act]s1 h] "m & ! titl$ lady patron ( ! apo/le ,mi*aelis1 are no m]e sup]num]>ies4 ,! husb& & wife 9 ,! ,return are nameless b un=getable4 ,x is a pr(\nd p>able1 ?is tale4 ,! man discov]$ 9 8 judgm5t ( 8 fooli% wife t morality is n a me?od ( happ9ess4 ,! image 9 ! mirrors 9 ?is tale produces a gha/ly effect4 ,i enjoy$ ! amateur an>*i/1 ! ,engli% girl play+ ) bombs 9 ,! ,in=m]2 %e is an admirable foil = ! brood+ bitt]ness ( ! ru9$ ,royali/'s daught] 9 t /irr+ ,s\? ,am]ican tale1 ,gasp> ,ruiz4 ,conrad kn[s ?is cont95t ( half-bak$ civilisations2 life gr[s !re l rank vegetations4 ,no/romo is ! mo/ elaborate & dramatic /udy ( ! sort1 & a wildly adv5tur\s romance into ! b>ga94 ,! two wom51 fasc9at+ ,mrs4 ,g\ld & ! pr\d1 beautiful ,antonia ,avellanos1 are f9ely contra/$4 ,& :at a mob ( cut?roats1 politicians1 & vision>ies6 ,9 real revolutions ! be/ *>act]s d n come to ! front1 :i* /atem5t holds z good 9 ,p>is z 9 ,petrograd1 9 ,new ,york1 or 9 ,mexico4 ,! ,nigg] ( ! ,n>cissus & ,no/romo give u ! emotion ( multitude4 ,a g5u9ely humor\s woman is ! ,g]man skipp]'s wife 9 ,falk1 & ! niece1 ! h]o9e :o turns ! head ( ! =m] cannibal ( ,falk--?is an e*o1 d\btless1 f ! anecdote ( ! dog-eat+ gr&uncle ,b---- ( ! ,rem9isc5ces--is h]oic 9 h] way4 ,funnie/ ( all is ! capta9 himself4 ,falk is almo/ a tragic figure4 ,amy ,fo/]--9 ! same volume--is pa!tic1 & ,bessie ,c>vil1 ( ,to-morr[1 might h be5 sign$ by ,h>dy4 ,9 ,y\? ! old sea-dog's mo!rly wife is ! only woman4 ,z = ! impure wit* 9 ,! ,he>t ( ,d>kness1 ,i c only say t %e creates a new %udd]4 ,h[ %e appeals to ! imag9ation6 ,! s(t-spok5 lady1 b]eft ( h] h]o 9 ?is n>rative1 :o lives 9 ,brussels1 is a specim5 ( ,conrad's ability to make rev]b]ate 9 our memory an en*ant+ p]sonality1 & ) a few /rokes ( ! bru%4 ,we _c admire ! daught] ( poor old ,capta9 ,:alley 9 ,! ,end ( ,te!r1 b %e is ! propulsive =ce ( 8 actions & f9al trag$y4 ,= h] we h t =m ( contempt :i* is call$ pity4 ,t p>ticul> /ory w rank ) ! be/ 9 ! _w's lit]ature4 ,n9a ,almay] %[s ! atavi/ic pull ( ! soil & opposes f9esse to =ce1 :ile ,alice ,jacobus 9 ',twixt ,l& & ,sea 7,a ,smile ( ,=tune7 is half-way on ! road back to b>b>ism4 ,b ,n9a w be happy ) h] *ief4 ,9 depict+ ! sl[ decad5ce ( "* 9 mix$ races & ! nave /amm]+s at ! bir? ( _! s\ls1 ,conrad is unapproa*able4 ,9 ! selection ( 8 titles he is always happy2 h[ happy1 may be not$ 9 8 new book1 ,victory4 ,x is n a w> book1 ?\gh x depicts 9 8 mo/ dramatic mann] ! w>r+ ( human in/9cts4 ,x 0 plann$ sev]al ye>s ago1 b n f9i%$ until ! writ]'s en=c$ /ay 9 8 unhappy native l&1 ,pol&4 ,l ,goe! or ,/5dhal1 ,conrad c write 9 ! mid/ ( w>'s al>ums ab\t ! hair's-bread? 'scapes ( 8 *>act]s4 ,b1 !n1 ! ,poli% is ! mo/ rem>kable race 9 ,europe2 f lead+ =lorn hopes to play+ ,*op9 ! ,poles are unequall$4 ,mr4 ,conrad has return$ to 8 old habitat 9 fiction4 ,an +5i\s map %[s ! read] precisely :]e 8 tragic tale is enact$4 ,x may n be 8 mo/ arti/ic1 b x is an engross+ /ory4 ,comp>$ ) ,*ance1 x seems a ca/-back to primitive s\ls2 b z no man aft] writ+ su* an extraord9>y book z ,*ance w ev] escape its influ5ce 7aft] 8 ,gold5 ,b[l1 ,mr4 ,james 0 q ano!r ,james71 s ,joseph ,conrad's firm] grasp on ! bur9 ( psy*ology %[s v pla9ly 9 ,victory2 t is1 he deals ) elem5tal causes1 b ! effects are giv5 9 a subtle s]ies ( reactions4 ,he nev] drew a girl b once l ,flora de ,b>ral2 &1 till n[1 nev] a man l ! ,sw$e1 ,axel ,hey/1 :o has be5 call$1 mo/ appropriately1 a ,s\? ,sea ,hamlet4 ,he has a ,hamletic s\l1 ?is attractive "y man1 born ) a metaphysical caul1 :i* ev5tually /rangles him4 ,no "o b ,conrad w\ld d>e ! m+l+ ( su* two dissociat$ g5res z ! romantic & ! analytic1 & if1 "h & !re1 ! bleak rites ( ! "o1 & ! lu% s5tim5t ( ! o!r1 fail to modulate1 x is because ! arti/ic und]tak+ is a well-nigh impossible "o4 ,briefly1 ,victory relates ! adv5tures ( a g5tleman & s*ol> 9 ! ,antipodes4 ,he meets a girl1 a fiddl] 9 a ,ladies' ,or*e/ra1 falls 9 love1 z d m5 ( l(ty ideals & no s5se ( ! practical1 goes (f ) h] to a lonely isl&1 !re to fight = h] possession & 8 own life4 ,! /age-sett+ is magnific5t2 ev5 a volcano lights ! sc5e4 ,b ! cle>1 h>d-blue sky is q o'erspread by ! black bat ,melan*olia1 & ! sil5ce is inde$ dazzl+4 ,! villa9s are melodramatic en\gh 9 _! behavi\r1 b1 z portraits1 !y are artfully diff]5t f ! conv5tional bad m5 ( fiction4 ,! ?9 *ap1 ,mr4 ,jones1 is truly s9i/]1 & !re is a horrid implication 9 8 woman-hat+1 :i* vaguely peeps out 9 ! bloody f9ale4 ,! hairy s]vant might be a graduate f ,! ,isl& ( ,doctor ,moreau ( ,mr4 ,wells--"o ( ! bea/ folk2 :ile ! murd]\s h5*man1 ,ric>do1 is unpleasantly put be=e u4 ,i l ! girl2 x w\ld h be5 s easy to spoil h] ) moralis+2 b ! ,b>on is ! magnet1 &1 z a c\nt]foil1 ! diabolical ,g]man hotel keep]4 ,!re is too mu* arbitr>y h&l+ at ! close = my ta/e4 ,only 9 ! op5+ *apt]s ( ,victory does ,mr4 ,conrad pursue 8 oblique me?od ( taletell+2 ! pomp & circum/ance ( a lordly n>rative /yle roll to a triumphant conclusion4 ,?is ,poli% writ] easily heads ! pres5t s*ool ( ,engli% fiction4 ,8 mo/ buoyant & attractive girl is ,freya ,nelson 7or ,niels57 9 ! volume allud$ to2 %e1 h[ev]1 is pure ,caucasian1 & p]haps m ,am]ican ?an ,european4 ,h] beauty c>esses ! eye4 ,! /ory is a good "o1 ?\gh x ends unhappily--ano!r cause = compla9t on ! "p ( ! s5tim5tali/s :o pref] molasses to meat4 ,b ?is is a tale :i* is also lit]ature4 ,conrad w nev] be co]c$ into (f]+ 8 read]s sug>-coat$ tittle-tattle4 ,& at a p]iod :5 ! di/aff ( fiction is too (t5 9 ! h&s ( m5 ! voice ( ! romantic reali/ & poetic ironi/1 ,joseph ,conrad1 s\nds a dynamic mascul9e bass amid ! %rill] *oir4 ,he is an aborig9al =ce4 ,let u close ) ! he>ty affirmation ( ,walt ,:itman3 ,cam]ado6 ?is is no book1 :o t\*es ?is1 t\*es a man4 ,,ii ,a ,,visit ,,to ,,walt ,,:itman ,my edition ( ,walt ,:itman's ,leaves ( ,grass is dat$ #ahfg1 ! ?ird1 if ,i am n mi/ak51 ! fir/ appe>+ 9 #ahee4 ,inside is pa/$ a c>d ^u :i* is writt5 9 l>ge1 clumsy lett]s3 ,walt ,:itman1 ,camd51 ,new ,j]sey1 ,july1 #ahgg4 ,i value ?is autograph1 because ,walt gave x to me2 r ,i paid him = x1 ! proce$s1 two doll>s 7,i ?9k t 0 ! am\nt71 go+ to "s asylum 9 ,camd54 ,9 addition1 ! good grey poet 0 k9d en\gh to add a woodcut ( himself z he appe>$ 9 ! #ahee volume1 hank]+1 gross1 my/ical1 nude1 & ano!r ( 8 old "m1 ) h] %rewd1 k9dly face4 ,walt is 9 8 %irt-sleeves1 a h& on 8 hip1 ! o!r 9 8 pocket1 8 neck b>e1 ! pose t ( a non*alant workman--?\gh 9 actual practice he 0 always oppos$ to "w ( any sort2 on 8 head is a sl\*-hat1 & y recall 8 l9e3 ,i we> my hat z ,i please1 indoors or out4 ,! picture is *>act]i/ic1 ev5 to ! s5sual m\? & ,b[]y-boy pose4 ,y almo/ he> him say3 ,i f9d no sweet] fat ?an /icks to my own bones4 ,altoge!r a diff]5t man f ! lat] b>d1 ! h]oic app>ition ( ,broadway1 ,p5nsylvania ,av5ue1 & ,*e/nut ,/reet4 ,i _h convalesc$ f a sev]e attack ( ,edg> ,allan ,poe only to fall desp]ately ill ) ,:itmania4 ,y\? is ev] 9 revolt1 age alone br+s resignation4 ,my fav\rite read+ 0 ,%elley1 my compos] among compos]s1 ,wagn]4 ,*op9 came lat]4 ,?is 0 9 #ahgf1 :5 ! ,bayreu? apo!osis made ,wagn]'s "n famili> to u1 especially 9 ,philadelphia1 :]e 8 empty1 sonor\s ,c5t5nial ,m>* 0 fir/ play$ by ,!odore ,?omas at ! ,exposition4 ,! read+ ( a magaz9e article by ,moncure ,d4 ,conway caus$ me to buy a copy1 at an extravagant price = my purse1 ( ,! ,leaves ( ,grass1 & s uncritical 0 ,i t ,i wrote a p>allel betwe5 ,wagn] & ,:itman2 betwe5 ! mo/ consci\sly arti/ic ( m5 & ! wilde/ among improvisators4 ,b !n x seem$ to me t bo? _h ?r[n (f ! %ackles ( conv5tion4 7,:at prison-l similes we are giv5 to 9 ! heady1 g5]\s impulses ( gre5 adolesc5ce47 ,i 0 a boy1 & see+ ,walt on ,m>ket ,/reet1 z he came f ! ,camd5 ,f]ry1 ,i resolv$ to visit him4 ,x 0 "s "t aft] ! ,f\r? ( ,july1 #ahgg1 & ,i soon f\nd 8 little h\se on ,mickle ,/reet4 ,a policeman at ! f]ry-h\se direct$ me4 ,i confess ,i 0 sc>$ aft] ,i _h giv5 ! bell "o ( ^? pulls t we trembl+ly essay at a d5ti/'s door4 ,to my amazem5t ! old man soon /ood be=e me1 & cordially bade me ent]4 ,walt1 ,i said1 = ,i _h he>d t he dislik$ a m c]emoni\s prefix1 ,i've come to tell y h[ mu* ! ,leaves h meant to me4 ,ah6 he simply repli$1 & ask$ me to take a *air4 ,to ?is h\r ,i c see ! humble room1 b :5 ,i try to recall our conv]sation ,i fail4 ,t x 0 on g5]al lit]>y subjects ,i "k1 b ! ma9 !me 0 myself4 ,9 five m9utes ,walt _h pump$ me dry4 ,he did x 9 8 quiet1 sympa!tic way1 &1 ) ! egoism ( my age1 ,i 0 n av]se f relat+ to him ! adv5tures ( my s\l4 ,t ,walt 0 a flu5t talk] "o ne$ b read 8 memoirs by ,horace ,traubel4 ,witness 8 t>t allusion to ,sw9burne's criticism ( himself3 ,isn't he ! damn$e/ simulacrum8 ,b he 0 a sph9x ! fir/ "t ,i met him4 ,i d recall t he said ,poe wrote too mu* 9 a d>k cell>1 & t music 0 8 *ief recreation--( :i* art he knew no?+2 x s]v$ him z a s\nd+ backgr\nd = 8 p5cill$ improvisations4 ,i begg$ = an autograph4 ,he told me ( 8 int]e/ 9 a c]ta9 asylum or hospital1 ^: "n has gone clean out ( my m9d1 & ,i paid my few doll>s = ! treasur$ signature4 ,x is n[ "o ( my lit]>y treasures4 ,if ,i =get ! t5or ( our disc\rse ,i h n =gott5 ! imm5se impression made ^u me by ! man4 ,z va9 z a peacock1 ,walt look$ l a ,greek rhapsodi/4 ,tall1 impos+ 9 bulk1 8 regul> features1 mild1 light-blue or grey eyes1 cle> ruddy sk91 pl5tiful :ite hair & be>d1 evok$ an image ( ! magnific5tly fi]ce old m5 he *ants 9 8 book4 ,b he wasn't fi]ce1 8 voice 0 a t5or ( agreeable timbre1 & he 0 g5tle1 ev5 to womanl9ess4 ,inde$1 he 0 l a receptive1 lovable old woman1 ! k9d he celebrates s (t54 ,he nev] smok$1 8 only dr9k 0 wat]4 ,i d\bt if he ev] drank spirits4 ,8 old fri5ds say ,no1 al?\gh he is a t]rible rake 9 pr9t4 ,)\t sugge/+ effem9acy1 he gave me ! impression ( a fem99e s\l 9 a mascul9e envelope4 ,:5 ,presid5t ,l9coln fir/ saw him he said3 ,well1 he looks l a man6 ,p]haps ,l9coln knew1 = 8 rem>k has o!r connotations ?an ! spee* ( ,napoleon :5 he met ,goe!3 ,voil un homme6 ,hasn't ,:itman ask$ 9 ,calamus1 ! mo/ reveal+ section ( ,leaves3 ,d y suppose y\rself advanc+ on real gr\nd t[>d a real h]oic man8 ,he also wrote ( ,calamus3 ,"h ! fraile/ leaves ( me4444 ,"h ,i %ade d[n & hide my ?\ghts4 ,i d n express !m4 ,& yet !y expose me m ?an all my o!r poems4 ,mr4 ,h>lan1 ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 :5 he dismiss$ ,walt f 8 dep>tm5t because ( ,leaves1 did n "k ab\t ! ,calamus section--,i believe !y 7 n incorporat$ till lat]--b ,wa%+ton 0 acqua9t$ ) ,walt & 8 idiosyncrasies1 &1 despite ,w4 ,d4 ,connor's spirit$ v9dication1 c]ta9 rum\rs w\ld n be /ifl$4 ,walt 0 ?irty-six :5 ,leaves appe>$2 =ty-"o :5 ,calamus 0 writt54 ,i left ! old man aft] a he>ty h&-%ake1 a ,s long6 j z 9 8 book1 & return$ to ,philadelphia4 ,full ( ! day1 ,i told my policeman at ! f]ry t ,i _h se5 ,walt4 ,t old gas-bag comes "h e aft]noon4 ,he gets free rides across ! ,delaw>e1 & ,i rejoic$ to ?9k t a s\lless corporation _h "s appreciation ( a great poet1 ?\gh ! irrev]5ce ( ?is p[]ful un$ucat$ p]son %ock$ me4 ,:5 ,i rea*$ home ,i also told my "m ( my visit4 ,%e 0 pla9ly di/urb$4 ,%e said t ! writ+s ( ! man 7 immoral1 b %e 0 pleas$ at my report ( ,walt's sanity1 sweetness1 mell[ optimism1 & 8 magnetism1 l "s natural =ce4 ,i =got1 9 my en?usiasm1 t x 0 ,walt :o li/5$1 ,i :o gabbl$4 ,my fa!r1 :o _h nev] read ,leaves1 _h /]n] criticism to (f]3 ,if ,i ev] he> ( y go+ to see t fell[ y'll be sorry6 ,?is com+ f ! mo/ amiable ( p>5ts1 surpris$ me4 ,lat] ,i discov]$ ! root ( 8 objection1 =1 to be q frank1 ,walt did n be> a good reputation 9 ,philadelphia1 & ,i h he>d him spok5 ( s contemptu\sly t x w\ld br+ a blu% to ! %9+ br[ ( a ,:itmaniac4 ,yet dogs foll[$ him & *ildr5 lov$ him4 ,i saw ,walt accid5tally at int]vals1 ?\gh nev] aga9 9 ,camd54 ,i met him on ! /reets1 & sev]al times took him f ! ,c>l ,ga]tn] ,/r+ ,qu>tet ,conc]ts 9 ! foy] ( ! ,broad ,/reet ,academy ( ,music to ! ,m>ket ,/reet c>s4 ,he lumb]$ maje/ically1 8 hairy brea/ expos$1 b 0 a feeble old man1 old] ?an 8 ye>s2 p>alysis _h maim$ him4 ,he is said to h incurr$ x f 8 unselfi% lab\rs z nurse 9 ! camp hospitals at ,wa%+ton dur+ ! ,civil ,w>2 h[ev]1 x 0 9 8 family on ! pat]nal side1 & at ?irty he 0 q grey4 ,! tru? is1 ,walt 0 n ! heal?y h]o he celebrates 9 8 book4 ,t he nev] dissipat$ we "k2 b 8 husky mascul9ity1 8 pos+ z ! ,great ,god ,priapus 9 ! g>b ( a ,b[]y boy is disc\nt$ by ! facts4 ,p>siphallic1 he 01 b n ( ,pan's bre$4 ,9 ! ,*ildr5 ( ,adam1 ! "p mo/ unfav\rably criticis$ ( ,leaves1 he is ! ,great ,bridegroom1 & 9 no lit]ature1 anci5t or mod]n1 h be5 ! my/]ies ( ! temple ( love s brutally expos$4 ,) all 8 g5ius 9 nam+ c]ta9 unm5tionable matt]s1 ,i don't believe 9 ! virility ( ^! pieces1 sc9tillat+ ) sexual images4 ,!y leave "o cold despite _! erotic vehem5ce2 ! abuse ( ! vocative is n p]suasive1 _! raptures are l>gely rhetorical4 ,?is exaltation1 ?is ec/asy1 se5 at its be/ 9 ,william ,blake1 is sexual ec/asy1 b only :5 ! mood is m>ri$ to ! mot lumire is !re au!ntic conflagration4 ,!n 8 b>b>ic yawp is he>d across ! ro(s ( ! _w2 b 9 ! und]humm+ h>monics ( ,calamus1 :]e ,walt really loafs & invites 8 s\l1 we get ! real man1 n ! inflat$ hum-bugg]y ( ,^! ,/ates1 ,cam]ados1 or ,my ,message1 :i* fills ,leaves ) _! patriotic fr\nces4 ,8 philosophy is fudge4 ,x 0 an arti/ic mis=tune = ,walt t he _h a mission1 x is a worse "o t 8 disciples endeav\r to ape him4 ,he 0 an un9tellectual man :o wrote conv5tionally :5 he 0 pla9 ,walt] ,:itman1 liv+ 9 ,brooklyn4 ,b he imitat$ ,ossian & ,blake1 & _! s++ robes ill-befitt$ 8 burly frame4 ,if1 9 ,poe1 !re is mu* rant & rococo1 ,:itman is mo/ly yawp+ & yodl+4 ,he is de/itute ( hum\r1 l ! majority ( prophets & uplift]s1 else he might h realis$ t a ,democracy bas$ on ! manly love ( comrades is an absurdity4 ,n alone 9 ,calamus1 b scatt]$ ?r\gh\t ,leaves1 !re are passages t fully w>rant unprejudic$ psy*iatri/s 9 /yl+ ?is book ! bible ( ! ?ird sex4 ,b !re is rude r$ music 9 ! v]sicles ( ,leaves4 ,!y /imulate1 &1 = "s "y he>ts1 !y are z a call to battle4 ,! book is a capital hunt+-gr\nd = quotations4 ,su* massive head-l9es--t soon s9k into platitud9\s prose2 su* robu/ sw++ rhy?ms1 ,em]son told ,walt t he mu/ h _h a long =egr\nd4 ,x is true4 ,not)/&+ 8 catalogues ( =eign c\ntries1 he 0 h>dly a cosmopolitan4 ,:itman's s-call$ my/icism is a muddl$ e*o ( ,new ,engl& ,transc5d5talism2 itself a pale dilution ( an outworn ,g]man idealism--:at ,col]idge call$ ! holy jungle ( ,transc5d5tal metaphysics4 ,8 concrete imag9ation automatically reject$ metaphysics4 ,8 *ief asset is an extraord9>y s5sitiv5ess to ! s5se ( t\*2 x is 8 di/+ui%+ passion1 & tactile images flood 8 "w2 ?is1 & an eye t records appe>ances1 ! surface ( ?+s1 & regi/]s 9 phrases ( spl5d\r ! picturesque1 yet seldom fuses matt] & mann] into a poetical syn!sis4 ,! community ( int]e/ betwe5 8 ideas & images is r affiliat$ ?an cognate4 ,he has a trem5d\s1 ?\gh ill-assort$ vocabul>y4 ,8 prose is jolt+1 rambl+1 tumid1 inv]tebrate4 ,an arrant arti/1 z ,mr4 ,br[nell calls him1 he lacks =mal s5se & ! diffus5ess & vagu5ess ( 8 supreme ef=t--! ,l9coln burial hymn--s]ves z a nebul\s buff] betwe5 %e] ov]-praise & s]i\s criticism4 ,he contrives atmosph]e ) facility1 & c a*ieve magical pictures ( ! sea & ! mad nak$ summ] night4 ,8 e>ly poem1 ,walt ,:itman1 is = me 8 mo/ spontane\s (f]+4 ,he has at times ! primal gift ( ! poet--ec/asy2 b to atta9 x he (t5 wades ?r\gh %all[1 ill-smell+ sew]s1 scales arid hills1 trav]ses dull drab levels :]e ! slag cov]s ri* ore1 or plunges into subt]r5e pools ( nocturnal abom9ations--v]itable regions ( ! "m ( dead dogs4 ,probably ! sexlessness ( ,em]son's1 ,poe's1 & ,haw?orne's writ+s s5t ,:itman to an orgia/ic extreme1 & ! morbid1 na/y-nice puritanism t !n ta9t$ ,engli% & ,am]ican lett]s receiv$ its fir/ *all5ge to come out into ! op5 & face natural facts4 ,despite 8 fe>lessness1 "o mu/ subscribe to ,edmund ,cl>5ce ,/$man's epigram3 ,!re are o!r lights 9 :i* a de> "o may be reg>d$ ?an z ! future "m ( m54 ,walt let 9 a lot ( fre% air on ! /uffy sex "q ( 8 day1 b1 9 dem&+ equal sexual rights = wom51 he meant x 9 ! rev]se s5se z prop\nd$ by our old grannies' purity leagues4 ,cont95ce is n ! sole virtue or *>m 9 womanhood2 nor1 by ! same tok51 is un*a/ity a brevet ( fem99e orig9ality4 ,b wom51 z a rule1 h n ralli$ to 8 doctr9es1 in/9ctively feel+ t he is indiff]5t to !m1 not)/&+ ! heat$ homage he pays to _! physical attractions4 ,good old ,walt sang ( 8 cam]ados1 capons1 ,am]icanos1 deck-h&s1 /agecoa*-driv]s1 ma*9i/s1 brakem51 firem51 sailors1 but*]s1 bak]s1 & c&le/ick mak]s1 & he associat$ ) !m2 b !y nev] read him or und]/ood him4 ,!y pref] ,longfell[4 ,x is ! cultur$ class he s despises t discov]$1 laud$ him1 believ+ t he makes vocal ! und]gr\nd _w2 above all1 believ+ t he truly repres5ts ,am]ica & ! dwell]s !re(--:i* he decid$ly does n4 ,we are1 if y w1 a commonplace p1 b normal1 & n enam\r$ ( a?letic love ( comrades4 ,i rememb] a d9n] giv5 by ! ,:itman ,society ab\t tw5ty ye>s ago1 at ! ,/4 ,d5is ,hotel1 :i* 0 bo? grotesque & pitiable4 ,! gue/ ( hon\r 0 ,pete ,doyle1 ! =m] c>-conductor & "y rebel fri5d ( ,walt's1 !n a middle-ag$ p]son4 ,john ,sw9ton1 :o presid$1 describ$ ,:itman z a troglodyte1 b a cave-dwell] he nev] 02 r ! avat> ( ! hobo4 ,z ,john ,jay ,*apman wittily wrote3 ,he pati5tly liv$ on cold pie1 & tramp$ ! e>? 9 triumph4 ,in/ead ( essay+ ! v>i$1 expressive1 h>moni\s music ( blank v]se1 he *ose ! easi]1 m clamor\s1 & disord]ly way2 b if he _h n s *os5 we %\ld h miss$ ! salty tang ( ! true ,walt ,:itman4 ,t[>d ! la/ !re 0 too mu* ,camd5 9 8 ,cosmos4 ,q appropriately 8 dy+ ^w 0 le mot de ,cambronne4 ,x 0 ! la/ victory ( an organ ov] an organism4 ,& he 0 a gay old pagan :o nev] call$ a s9 a s9 :5 x 0 a pleasure4 ,,iii ,,! ,,buffoon ,,( ,,! ,,new ,,et]nities3 ,,jules ,,la=gue ,i ,jules ,la=gue3 ,quelle joie6 --,j4-,k4-,,huysmans4 ,all victories are alike2 defeat alone displays an individual pr(ile4 ,& ! case ( ,jules ,la=gue we>s ?is special aspect4 ,dy+ on ! ?re%old ( 8 tw5ty-sev5? ye>1 com+ too old into a _w too "y1 8 precocity z poet & ma/] ( fanta/ic prose has yet n ! complexion ( a ,*att]ton or a ,keats4 ,9 8 lit]>y rema9s1 sl5d] en\gh z to quantity1 !re is little to sugge/ a full] developm5t if he _h liv$4 ,l 8 protagoni/ ,ar?ur ,rimbaud--surely ! mo/ extraord9>y poetic app>ition ( ! n9ete5? c5tury--,jules ,la=gue accompli%$ 8 de/9y dur+ ! p]iod :5 mo/ poets are m\ld+ _! w+s prep>atory to flight4 ,he flew 9 y\?1 flew moonw>d1 = 8 patron goddess 0 ,sel5e1 he h] fai?ful wor%ipp]1 a true lunalogue4 ,8 transc5d5tal indiff]5tism sav$ him f ! rott5-ripe maturity ( !m t are born ) a ray ( moonlight 9 _! bra9s1 z ,villi]s de l',isle ,adam ha? x4 ,& ,villi]s has also writt53 ,:5 ! =ehead alone conta9s ! exi/5ce ( a man1 t man is enlight5$ only f above 8 head2 !n 8 jeal\s %ad[1 pro/rate "u him1 draws him by ! feet1 t x may drag him d[n into ! invisible4 ,l ,watteau1 ,la=gue 0 condemn$ f ! beg9n+ to a gre5 ?\ght 9 a gre5 %ade4 ,! _s 9 him1 ! %ad[1 dev\r$ 8 s\l1 pulv]is$ 8 w1 made ( him a ,hamlet )\t a propell+ cause1 a d\bt] 9 a _w ( *eap c]titudes & insol5t fatuities1 b b>r$ him pr(f]+ 8 pe>ls to pigs4 ,he came be=e ,nietzs*e1 yet c\ld he h said ) ,z>a?u/ra3 ,i love ! great despis]s because !y are ! great ador]s1 !y are arr[s ( long+ = ! o!r %ore4 ,n[ ,la=gue 0 a great despis]4 ,b he made m]ry ov] ! ivory1 apes1 & peacocks ( exi/5ce4 ,he seems less ,fr5* ?an he is 9 8 self-mock]y1 yet he is a true son ( 8 "t & ( 8 c\ntry4 ,?is "y ,hamlet1 :o d\bt$ ! con/ancy ( 8 "m ! moon1 0 a v buffoon2 ,i am ! new buffoon ( du/y et]nities1 might h be5 8 decl>ation2 a buffoon mak+ subtle som]saults 9 ! metaphysical blue4 ,he 0 a metaphysician complicat$ by a poet4 ,von ,h>tmann x 0 :o extort$ 8 homage4 ,all is relative1 0 8 w>-cry on s*ools & codes & g5]alisations4 ,8 urbanity nev] des]t$ him1 ?\gh x 0 an exasp]at$ urbanity4 ,8 0 an art ( ! n]ves4 ,ar?ur ,symons has spok5 ( 8 icy ec/asy & ,maurice ,maet]l9ck describ$ 8 laught] z laught] ( ! s\l4 ,l ,*op9 or ,watteau1 he danc$ on roses & ?orns4 ,all ?ree 7 consumptives & ! aur ( decay floats ab\t _! "w2 all ?ree suff]$ f ! no/algia ( ! impossible4 ,! morbid decad5t aqua=ti/ t is reveal$ 9 ! corrod+ et*+s ( ,la=gue is g]mane to m5 9 :om irony & pity are p]petually disput+4 ,we ?9k ( ,he9e & 8 bitt]-sweetness4 ,aga9 ) ,z>a?u/ra1 ,la=gue c\ld say3 ,i d n give alms4 ,i am n poor en\gh = t4 ,he possesses ! six? s5se ( inf9ity4 ,a cosmical je/]1 8 bad9age is well-nigh dolor\s4 ,8 v]se & prose =m a s]ies ( p]sonal v>iations4 ,! lyric 9 him is ?r\gh "s temp]am5tal twi/ rev]s$4 ,fanta/ic dreams ov]fl[ 8 reality1 & he always dreams ) wide-op5 eyes4 ,watteau's l',indiff]5t6 ,a philosophical vaudevilli/1 he juggles ) su* !mes z a metaphysical ,armida1 ! moon & h] m9ion1 ,pi]rot2 ) cele/ial spasms & ! od\r ( mortality1 or ! univ]sal sigh1 ! autumnal refra9s ( ,*op91 & ! monotony ( love4 ,life is quotidian6 he has sung1 & wom5 are ! v symbol ( sam5ess1 t is _! trag$y--or com$y4 ,/ability ?y "n is ,woman6 exclaims ! ,hamlet ( ?is mo/ spiritual among p>odi/s4 ,"o nev] gets him ) 8 back to ! wall4 ,he vani%es 9 ! %9+ cl\d ( a witty ab/raction :5 corn]$4 ,8 prose is full ( w+$ neologisms1 8 poetry heavy ) ! metaphysics ( ennui4 ,remy de ,g\rmont speaks ( 8 magnific5t "w z ! prelude to an oratorio a*iev$ 9 sil5ce4 ,la=gue1 himself1 call$ x an int]mezzo1 & 9 tru? x is little m4 ,8 intellectual s5sibility & 8 elem5tal s\l make = my/ifications4 ,z if he knew ! frailness ( 8 t5ure on life1 he s\ght azure & elliptical r\tes4 ,he w\ld h welcom$ ,maet]l9ck's te/ "q3 ,are y ( ^? :o "n or ^? :o only repeat names8 ,la=gue 0 ess5tially a nam]--) ,gallic glee he w\ld h enjoy$ r5am+ ! animals z !y left ! ,noa*ian ark2 yes1 & nicknam+ ! humans1 = he is a t]rible disrespect] ( p]sons & rank & ( ! seats ( ! mighty4 ,"s "o has said t a criticism is negative if x se>*es = :at a writ] lacks in/ead ( :at he possesses4 ,we %\ld soon rea* a z]o if we only regi/]$ ! abs5ce ( necess>y traits 9 our poet4 ,he is s unlike 8 contempor>ies--) a solit>y exception--t 8 curi\s g5ius seems compos$ ( a bundle ( negatives4 ,b beh9d ! m9d ( e great writ] !re m>*es a %ad[y mob ( phrases1 :i* mimics 8 writt5 words1 & makes !m untrue indices ( 8 ?\ghts4 ,^! %ad[s are ! unexpress$ ideas ( :i* ! visible s5t5ces are only eidolons2 a cave fill$ ) ,platonic phantoms4 ,! phrase ( ,la=gue has a timbre capable ( inf9ite prolongations 9 ! memory4 ,x is n alone :at he says1 nor ! mann]1 b 8 p[] ( ar\s+ ov]tones f 8 keybo>d4 ,8 /hetic my/icism is alli$ ) a semi-brutal frankness4 ,fea!rs fall5 f ! w+s ( p]i adorn ! heads ( equivocal p]sons4 ,cosmogonies jo/le evil f>ceurs1 & ! silv]y voices ( *ildr5 *ant blasphemies4 ,la=gue c\ld repeat ) ,ar?ur ,rimbaud3 ,i accu/om$ myself to simple halluc9ations3 ,i saw1 q frankly1 a mosque 9 place ( a factory1 a s*ool ( drums kept by ! angels2 po/-*aises on ! road to heav51 a draw+-room at ! bottom ( a lake2 ! title ( a vaudeville rais$ up horrors be=e me4 ,!n ,i expla9$ my magical sophisms by ! halluc9ation ( words6 ,i end$ by f9d+ some?+ sacr$ 9 ! disord] ( my m9d translation by ,ar?ur ,symons4 ,b :ile ,la=gue ) all 8 spiritual dislocation w\ld n d5y ! sacr$ disord]1 he saw life 9 too glacial a mann] to admit t 8 7 m]ely halluc9ations4 ,r1 correspond5ces1 he w\ld say1 = he 0 z mu* a disciple ( ,baudelaire & ,gauti] 9 8 se>* = ! hidd5 aff9ity ( ?+s z he 0 a lov] ( ! antique spl5d\rs 9 ,flaub]t's ,asiatic visions4 ,he1 too1 dream$ ( qu9tess5tials1 ( ! %e] p[] ( gold5 vocables & ! secret al*emy ( art4 ,he1 too1 prom5ad$ 8 inc]titudes1 to use a self-reveal+ phrase ( ,*op9's4 ,an ari/ocrat1 he knew t 9 ! c\ntry ( ! idiot ! imbecile always w be k+1 &1 l _m a "o :o turn$ away f life1 he only turn$ away f ! rabble1 & c>$ n to %>e ) !m well & fire & fruit4 ,8 ,k+dom ( ,gre5 0 consum$ & became grey by ! reg>d ( 8 coldly measur+ eye4 ,= him mod]n man is an animal :o bores himself4 ,la=gue is an essayi/ :o is also a causeur4 ,8 abundance is nev] exub]ance4 ,)\t s5tim5t or romance1 nev]!less1 he does n sugge/ ossification ( ! _s4 ,to d>t a lance at my?omania is 8 delight1 :ile pres]v+ ! impassibility ( a ,p>nassian4 ,8 trave/ies ( ,hamlet1 ,loh5gr91 ,salom1 ,pan1 ,p]seus en*ant1 _! pla/ic yet metallic prose d5otes ! unique arti/2 above all !y are mod]n1 !y graze ! hem ( ! contemporane\s4 ,f ! sublime to ! arabesque is b a semitone 9 8 antic m9d4 ,undulat+ 9 8 desire to escape ! automatic1 d\bt+ ev5 8 own scepticism1 ,jules ,la=gue is a ,hamlet reb\rs4 ,old ,flet*] s+s3 ,!n /ret* our bones 9 a /ill1 gloomy valley1 ,no?+'s s da9ty sweet z lovely melan*oly4 ,,ii ,he seems to h be5 ( an umbrage\s "*4 ,8 life 0 sad & simple4 ,he 0 born ,augu/ #bj1 #ahfj1 at ,montevideo--,ville en amphi?tre1 toits en t]rasses1 rues en daumi]s1 rade enorme--( ,breton p>5tage4 ,he di$ at ,p>is1 #ahhg4 ,gu/ave ,kahn1 ! symboli/ poet1 describes ,la=gue 9 8 ,symboli/es & ,dcad5ts z a s]i\s "y man1 ) sob] ,engli% mann]s & an extreme rectitude 9 ! matt] ( clo!s4 ,n ! metaphysical ,n>cissus t 0 once ,maurice ,b>rs--^: e>ly books %[ ! influ5ce ( ,la=gue4 ,he ador$ ! philosophy ( ! ,unconsci\s z set =? by ,von ,h>tmann1 0 erudite1 collect$ delicate art1 ?\ght mu*1 read widely1 & 0 an ard5t advocate ( ! ,impressioni/ic pa9t]s4 ,i h a pamphlet by ,mdric ,duf\r1 entitl$ ,etude sur l'?tique de ,jules ,la=gue3 une ,philosophie de l',impressionisme1 :i* is int]e/+1 ?\gh f> f conclusive1 be+ an attack on ! det]m9ism ( ,ta9e1 & a def5ce ( ,monet1 ,piss>ro1 & ,sisley4 ,b !n we only =mulate our pref]5ces into laws4 ,! be/ ?+ 9 x is ! phrase3 ,!re are no types1 !re is only humanity1 to ! wisdom ( :i* we mu/ he>tily subscribe4 ,f #ahhj to #ahhf ,la=gue 0 read] to ! ,empress ,augu/a at ,b]l9 & 0 admir$ by ! cultivat$ c\rt circle1 z 8 lett]s to 8 si/] & ,m4 ,ephrussi1 8 fri5d1 te/ify4 ,he 0 mu* at home 9 ,g]many & !re is no d5y+ ! influ5ce ( ,teutonic ?\ght & _s on 8 susceptible nature4 ,naturally prone to pessimism 7he has call$ himself a my/ic pessimi/7 z 0 ,amiel1 ! /udy ( ,hegel1 ,s*op5hau]1 & ,h>tmann solidifi$ ! s5tim5t4 ,he met an ,engli% girl1 ,leah ,lee1 by "n1 & aft] giv+ h] lessons 9 ,fr5*1 fell 9 love1 & 9 #ahhg m>ri$ h]4 ,x is int]e/+ to obs]ve ! s9i/] d&y 9 private life1 z a t5d] lov]1 a lov+ bro!r4 ,?is spiritual di*otomy is n abs5t 9 8 poetry4 ,he holds back no?+ 9 8 self-revelations1 except ! sad side1 ?\gh !re is always an exquisite tremul\s s5sibility 9 8 baffl+ art4 ,a few mon?s aft] 8 m>riage he 0 attack$ by ! fatal malady1 z 0 8 un=tunate wife1 & he 0 buri$ on 8 tw5ty-sev5? bir?day4 ,gu/ave ,kahn notes t few foll[$ him to ! grave4 ,he 0 unkn[n except to "s *oice spirits1 ! doz5 sup]ior p]sons ( ,huysmans1 scatt]$ ?r\gh\t ! univ]se4 ,8 wife surviv$ him only a %ort "t4 ,little has be5 writt5 ( him1 ! mo/ complete e/imate be+ t ( ,camille ,mauclair1 ) an introduction by ,maet]l9ck--:o calls 8 ,hamlet m ,hamlet ?an ,%akespe>e's4 ,9 addition to ^!1 & ,duf\r1 ,kahn1 ,de ,g\rmont & ,felix ,fneon1 we h 9 ,engli% essays by ,george ,moore1 ,ar?ur ,symons1 ,philip ,hale1 ! critic ( music1 & ,al9e ,gorr54 ,mr4 ,moore introduc$ ,la=gue 9 company ) ,rimbaud to ! ,engli% read+ _w & ,mr4 ,symons devot$ to him "o ( 8 s5sitive /udies 9 ,! ,symboli/ ,movem5t 9 ,lit]ature4 ,mr4 ,hale did ! same ye>s ago = ,am]ican read]s 9 a sympa!tic article1 ,! ,fanta/ical ,jules ,la=gue4 ,he also translat$ ) a/oni%+ fidelity to ! lett] & _s ( ! au?or1 8 incomp>able ,loh5gr91 ,fils de ,p>sifal4 ,i regret hav+ x no long] 9 my possession s t ,i might quote f its delici\s prose4 ,z to ! v]se1 ,i "k ( few attempts to translate ! untranslatable4 ,p]haps ,mr4 ,symons has tri$ 8 accompli%$ h& at ! task4 ,h[ r5d] ! sumptu\s assonance & solemn rhy?ms ( ,m>*e ,funbre3 ,o convoi sol5nel des soleils magnifiques8 ,,iii ,je ne suis qu'un viveur lunaire ,qui faits des ronds dans les bass9s ,et cela1 sans autre dess9 ,que dev5ir un lg5daire4444 ,s+s our poet 9 ! silv]-fire v]se ( ,l',imitation de ,notre-,dame la ,lune1 :]e9 he asks--,mais o sont les ,lunes d',antan4 ,?is ,pi]rot lunaire1 ?is buffoon ( new & du/y et]nities1 wrote a sort ( v]s libres1 :i*1 (t5 break+ (f ) a smo!r$ sob1 modulates into prose & s+s ! sorr[s & compla9ts ( a _w peopl$ by fanta/ic s\ls1 cl[ns1 somnambuli/s1 satyrs1 poets1 h>lots1 da9ty girls1 ,*ret po/]s1 pi]rots1 k+s ( pys*opa?ic ta/es1 bli! birds1 & sad-col\r$ cemet]ies4 ,! poet is a mock+ demon :o rides on cl\ds dropp+ epigrams e>?w>d1 ! e>? t grunts & sweats b5ea? ! sun or c[]s & weeps "u ! /ell> prairies4 ,he mock+ly calls himself ,! ,gr& ,*ancellor ( ,analysis4 ,l ,nietzs*e he dances :5 8 he>t is heavy1 & trills 8 r\ndelays & 8 gamut ( rancor\s fl[]s ) an enigmatic smile on 8 lips4 ,x is a /range & disquiet+ music1 a pageantry ( ess5ces1 ?is v]se ) its resonance ( em]ald4 ,appe>+ 9 fugitive fa%ion1 x 0 ga!r$ into a s+le volume ?r\gh ! ef=ts ( fri5ds & ) ! ,moralits lg5daires comprises 8 life-"w1 = we c h>dly include ! ,mlanges po/humes1 :i* consi/ ( scraps & fragm5ts 7publi%$ 9 #aijc7 toge!r ) "s lett]s1 n a v weighty addition to ! dead poet's fame4 ,8 translations ( ,walt ,:itman ,i've n se54 ,p]haps 8 v]se is doom$2 x 0 born ) ! hectic flu% ( e>ly dissolution1 b x is safe to pr$ict t z long z lov]s ( r>e lit]ature exi/ ! volume ( prose w survive4 ,x has = ! g\rmet ( /yle an un5d+ *>m1 ! *>m en s\rd9e ( its creator1 to :om a fall+ leaf or an empire 9 dissolution 0 ( equal value4 ,8 "w1 wrote ,mr4 ,symons1 has ! fatal evasiv5ess ( ^? :o %r9k f rememb]+ ! "o ?+ :i* !y are unable to =get4 ,com+ z he does aft] ,rimbaud1 turn+ ! div9ation ( ! o!r into !ories1 into a*iev$ results1 he is ! et]nally gr[n-up nature to ! po9t ( self-negation1 z ! o!r is ! et]nal enfant t]rible4 ,t\t tait p\r le vieux dans le meilleur des mondes1 ,la=gue w\ld h cri$ 9 ! epigram ( ,paul ,b\rget4 ,! prose ( ,jules ,la=gue recalls to me 8 description ( ! or*e/ra 9 ,salom1 ! f\r? ( ! ,moralits lg5daires4 ,sur un mode allgre et fatali/e1 un or*e/re aux in/rum5ts d'ivoire improvisait une petite ov]ture unanime4 ,t 8 syllables are ( ivory ,i feel1 & improvis$1 b 8 !mes are plurali/ic1 ! imm$icable & colossal ennui ( life ! *iefe/4 ,woman--! ,et]nal ,madame1 z ,baudelaire calls h]--is a be+ bo? magical & m$iocre2 %e is also an escape f ! univ]sal _w-pa94 ,la f9 de l'homme e/ pro*e 444 ,antigone va pass] du mnage de la famille au mnage de la plante 7prophetic words74 ,b :5 lovely woman beg9s to talk ( ! propagation ( ! ideal %e only means ! human species4 ,) ,less+ he believes3 ,!re is1 at mo/1 b "o disagreeable woman 9 ! _w2 a pity !n t e man gets h] = himself4 ,x is r s+ul> to obs]ve 9 ! writ+s ( ,m>9etti1 ! self-elect$ lead] ( ! s-call$ ,futuri/s1 ! hopeless deliquesc5ce ( ! =m inv5t$ by ,l\is ,b]tr& 9 8 ,gasp>d de la ,nuit1 & develop$ ) almo/ miracul\s results 9 ,baudelaire & t]m9at+ ) ,huysmans1 ,maet]l9ck1 & ,francis ,poictev9 7,paysages74 ,rimbaud _h int]v5$4 ,9 8 ,illum9ations we read t s soon z ! ,idea ( ! ,deluge _h sunk back into its place1 a rabbit halt$ amid ! sa9fo9 & ! small sw++ bells1 & said its pray]s to ! ra9b[ ?r\gh ! spid]'s web4 ,oh6 ,! preci\s /ones 9 hid+1 ! fl[]s already look+ out 444 ,madame ,x e/abli%$ a piano 9 ! ,alps4444 ,! c>avans />t$4 ,& ! ,spl5did ,hotel 0 erect$ ^u ! *aos ( ice & night ( ! ,pole 7f ! translation by ,al9e ,gorr574 ,?is1 app>5tly mad sequ5ce ( words & dissociation ( ideas1 has be5 deciph]$ by ,m4 ,kahn1 & ne$ n daunt any "o :o has pati5ce & +5uity4 ,i confess ,i pref] ,la=gue1 :o at 8 mo/ cryptic is nev] s wildly tantalis+ z ,rimbaud4 ,moralits lg5daires conta9s six sections4 ,i don't "k :i* to admire ! mo/1 ! ,hamlet or ! ,loh5gr91 ! ,salom or ! ,p]se et ,&romde4 ,le ,miracle des ,roses is ( an exce$+ *>m1 ?\gh deal+ ) ! obvi\s1 :ile ,pan et la ,syr9x has a quality :i* ,i c recall n[h]e else 9 lit]ature2 p]haps 9 ! cad5ces *>g$ ) ! magic & irony ( ,*op91 or 9 ! half-dreams ( ,watteau1 col\r & gold5 sadness int]m+l$1 may evoke ! spiritual p>odies ( ,la=gue1 b 9 lit]ature !re is no analogue1 ?\gh ,pan is ( classic flav\r despite 8 v mod]n ,weltans*auung4 ,syr9x is a woodl& creature nebul\s & exquisite4 ,pursu$ by ,pan--! ,et]nal ,male 9 rut--%e does n succumb to 8 pipes1 & aft] %e has vani%$ 9 ! l+]+ w9d1 he bl[s sweet] music ?r\gh 8 sev5 re$s4 ,! symbol is n difficult to deciph]4 ,& :o w\ld n succumb to ! languor\s melan*oly ( ,&romde1 n *a9$ to a rock b liv+ on ! be/ ( t]ms ) h] mon/]1 :o calls h] ,bb6 ,! sea bores h] pr(\ndly4 ,%e looks = ,p]seus1 :o doesn't come2 ! sea1 always ! sea )\t a mom5t's weakness2 9 brief1 n ! /uff ( :i* fri5ds are made6 ,:5 ! knight appe>s & kills h] mon/]1 he loses 8 halo = ,&romde1 :o *]i%es h] mon/r\s gu>dian4 ,p]seus1 a prig disgu/$ by ! fickl5ess ( ! ,"y ,p]son1 flees1 & ! dea? ( ! mon/] br+s to life a lovely y\?--put "u ! spell ( malignant p[]s--:o promptly w$s 8 w>d4 ,9 ,loh5gr91 ,son ( ,p>sifal1 ! :ole ma*9]y ( ! ,wagn] op]a is transpos$ to ! key ( lun> p>ody4 ,:at ambrosia f ! ,walhalla ( topsyturvy is ?is ,elsa ) h] eyes hym5eally illum9$ z %e awaits h] savi\r4 ,he appe>s & !y are m>ri$4 ,alas6 ,! pill[ ( ! nuptial c\* becomes a swan t c>ries (f ,loh5gr9 we>y ( ! t>t qu]ies made by 8 little bride conc]n+ love & sex & o!r unimportant que/ions ( daily life4 ,?is ,elsa is a s5sual goose4 ,%e is also a /ubborn believ] 9 ! biblical injunction3 ,crescite et multiplicam9i1 & %e w\ld will+ly all[ ! glitt]+ /rang] ,knight to bris le sceau de ses petites solitudes1 z ! ,vic> ( ,diane-,artemis phrases x4 ,! l&scapes ( ^! tales are fanta/ically beautiful1 & scatt]$ ?r\gh ! n>rative are fragm5ts ( v]se1 vagrant & witty1 t light up ! /ories ) a gl[worm phosphoresc5ce4 ,salom & h] celebrat$ eyebr[s is a spiritual si/] ( ,flaub]t's damsel1 z ,elsa is ne>ly relat$ to 8 ,salammb4 ,%e dwells 9 ! f>-(f ,iles ,blan*es ,esotriques1 & %e1 too1 is annoy$ by ! /upidity ( ! sea1 always new1 always respectable6 ,%e is ! fir/ ( ! ,saloms s9ce ,flaub]t :o has caught "s ( h] prototype's fragrance4 7,osc> ,wilde's attempt prov$ m$iocre4 ,he introduc$ a discordant pa?ological note1 b ! music ( ,ri*>d ,/rauss may save 8 pa/iccio4 ,x int]prets ! exotic prose ( ! ,iri%man ) tongues ( fire2 x laps up ! text1 encircles x1 und]l9es1 amplifies1 comm5ts1 & 9 nodules ( lum9osity1 makes cle> t :i* is d>k1 ennobles mu* t is va91 )al x nev] insi/s on lead+2 ! compos] appe>s to foll[ ! poet47 ,la=gue's ,salom tries to sport ) ! head ( ,john ! ,bapti/1 /umbles1 loses h] foot+1 & falls f ! ma*icolat$ wall on jagg$ rocks bel[1 z ! head floats out to sea1 miracul\sly alight4 ,!re are wit & philosophy & ! h9t ( high ?\ghts 9 ,salom1 ?\gh h] he>t l glass is cold1 empty1 & cry/all9e4 ,! subtitle ( ,hamlet1 :i* heads ! volume1 is--,or1 ! ,results ( ,filial ,devotion--& ! /ory1 z ,mr4 ,hale ass]ts1 is ,la=gue's ma/]piece4 ,"h is a ,hamlet = y1 a pr9ce ^: antics are en\gh to di/urb ! du/ ( ,%akespe>e & make ! angels on high weep ) hy/]ical laught]4 ,n remotely h9t+ at burlesque1 ! "* is delicately et*$4 ,by ! subtle )drawal ( c]ta9 traits1 ?is ,hamlet behaves z a man w\ld :o has be5 trepann$ & 8 moral nature remov$ by an analytical surgeon4 ,he is irony p]sonifi$ & is ! mo/ delightful company = "o we>y ( ! ,great ,good ,game ar\nd & ab\t u1 ! game ( deceit1 trea*]y1 politics1 love1 social int]c\rse1 religion1 & comm]ce4 ,la=gue's ,hamlet sees ?r\gh ! hole 9 ! mundane mill/one & 8 e phrase is l ! fla% ( a scimit>4 ,x is ! irony ( 8 position1 ! irony ( 8 k t he is ,%akespe>e's creation & mu/ live up to 8 arti/ic pat]nity2 ! irony t he is au fond a cabot91 a footlight /rutt]1 a m\!r ( phrases metaphysical & a despis] ( ,ophelia 7*re petite glu he names h]7 t are all s appeal+4 ,intellectual bragg>t1 ?is ,hamlet resides aft] 8 fa!r ,horw5dill's irregul> decease 9 a t[] h>d by ! ,s\nd1 f :i* ,hels+borg may be se54 ,an old1 /agnant canal is b5ea? 8 w9d[s4 ,9 8 *amb] are wax5 figures ( 8 "m1 ,g]u?a1 & 8 uncle-fa!r1 ,f5go4 ,he daily pi]ces _! he>ts ) ne$les aft] a bad old-fa%ion$ m$ival =mula ( wit*craft4 ,b x avails naught4 ,) a f9e t\* he seeks = 8 rev5ge by hav+ enact$ be=e _! ,maje/ies ( ,d5m>k 8 own play4 ,!y incont95tly collapse 9 mortal nausea1 = !y are excell5t critics4 ,su* a play sc5e1 )al ,%akespe>ian6 ,/ability ?y "n is woman6 he exclaims bitt]ly1 = he fe>s love ) ! compromis+ dome/icity ( m>riage4 ,x is 8 rigor\s transvaluation ( all moral values & conv5tionalities t proclaims ?is ,hamlet a man ( ! future4 ,no half-way treaties ) ! obvi\s 9 life1 no crook+ ! pregnant h+es ( 8 op9ions to ! p[]s t be4 ,an an>*1 pure & complex1 he despises all me?ods4 ,:at soliloquies1 replete ) ! bit+1 cynical wisdom ( a disillusionis$ s\l6 ,ah1 he sighs1 !re are no long] "y girls1 !y are all nurses4 ,ophelia loves me because1 z ,hobbes claims3 ',no?+ is m agreeable 9 our own]%ip ( goods ?an ! ?\ght t !y are sup]ior to ! goods ( o!rs4' ,n[ ,i am socially & morally sup]ior to ! 'goods' ( h] little fri5ds4 ,%e wi%es to make me1 ,hamlet1 com=table4 ,ah1 if ,i c\ld only h met ,hel5 ( ,n>bonne6 ,a ,hamlet :o quotes ! au?or ( ,! ,levia?an is a ,hamlet ) a v5geance4 ,to him ent] ! play]s ,william & ,kate4 ,he reads !m 8 play4 ,kate's /age "n is ,ophelia4 ,comm5t6 cries ,hamlet1 encore une ,ophelia dans ma potion6 ,william doesn't l ! play because 8 "p is n sympa!tic4 ,aft] !y retire ,hamlet indulges 9 a passionate outbur/ reproa*+ ! times ) its hypocrisy & des hypocrites et r\t9ires jeunes filles4 ,if wom5 b knew !y w\ld pro/rate !mselves be=e him z did ! weep+ ones ^u ! body ( ! dead ,adonis6 ,! key ( ?is disc\rse is high-pit*$ & cutt+4 ,la=gue1 a philosoph]1 a pessimi/1 makes 8 art ! canvas = 8 ironic temp]am5t4 ,! ,pr9ce's int]view ) ,ophelia is full ( s\ndless mir?4 ,& h[ he lavi%es ^u 8 own d]ang$ head (f5sive abuse3 ,pite\s prov9cial6 ,cabot96 ,pdicure6 ,?is la/ is 8 topmo/ t]m ( contempt4 ,8 p>ley+ ) ! grave-digg]s is ano!r /roke ( wit4 ,"o ( !m tells him t ,polonius is c>ri$ (f by apoplexy--a bu/ has be5 erect$ to 8 memory be>+ ! inscription1 ,words6 ,words6 ,words6 ,he also le>ns t ,yorick 0 8 half-bro!r1 ! son ( a gipsy woman4 ,ophelia dies--he he>s ?is ) mix$ feel+s--& he is in=m$ t ! "y ,pr9ce ,hamlet is q mad4 ,! grave-digg] is a philosoph]1 he ?9ks t ,=t9bras is at h&1 t ! be/ inve/m5t = 8 money w be 9 ,norwegian bonds4 ,! fun]al cortge approa*es4 ,hamlet hides4 ,8 soliloquy ^u ! skull ( ,yorick has be5 p>tly done into ,engli% by ,mr4 ,symons4 ,alas1 poor ,yorick6 ,z "o seems to he> 9 ?is little %ell1 ! multitud9\s ro> ( ! ocean1 s ,i he> ! :ole qu5*less symphony ( ! univ]sal s\l1 ( ^: e*oes ?is box 0 its cross-roads4 ,!re's a solid idea6444 ,p]haps ,i h tw5ty or ?irty ye>s to live1 & ,i %all pass away l ! o!rs4 ,l ! o!rs8 ,o ,totality1 ! mis]y ( be+ !re no long]6 ,ah6 ,i w\ld l to set out to-morr[ & se>* all ?r\gh ! _w = ! mo/ adamant9e processes ( embalm+4 ,!y1 too1 7 ! little p ( ,hi/ory1 le>n+ to read1 trimm+ _! nails1 light+ ! dirty lamp e ev5+1 9 love1 glutton\s1 va91 fond ( complim5ts1 h&%akes1 & kisses1 liv+ on bell-t[n gossip1 say+1 ',:at sort ( wea!r %all we h to-morr[8 ,w9t] has really come4444 ,we h _h no plums ?is ye>4' ,ah6 ,ev]y?+ is good1 if x w\ld n come to an end4 ,& ?\1 ,sil5ce1 p>don ! e>?2 ! little madcap h>dly kn[s :at %e is do+2 on ! day ( ! great summ+-up be=e ! ,ideal1 %e w be labell$ ) a pite\s idem 9 ! column ( ! m9iature evolutions ( ! ,unique ,evolution1 9 ! column ( negligible quantities4444 ,to die6 ,evid5tly1 "o does )\t kn[+ x1 z1 e night1 "o ent]s ^u sleep4 ,"o has no consci\sness ( ! pass+ ( ! la/ lucid ?\ght into sleep1 into swoon+1 into dea?4 ,evid5tly4 ,b to be no m1 to be "h no m1 to be ours no m6 ,n ev5 to be able1 any m1 to press aga9/ "o's human he>t1 "s idle aft]noon1 ! anci5t sadness conta9$ 9 "o little *ord on ! piano6 ,& ?is secul> sadness pursues ! he>tless ,hamlet to ! cemet]y2 he returns aft] d>k 9 company ) ! buxom actress ,kate4 ,!y h elop$4 ,b ! fatal irresolution aga9 ov]takes him4 ,he w\ld see ,ophelia's tomb = ! la/ "t1 & z he attempts to deciph] its inscription1 ,la]tes--idiot d'humanit1 ! av]age s5sible man--approa*es & ! pair hold conv]se4 ,x is a revelation ( ! face ( fooli%ness4 ,la]tes reproa*es ,hamlet4 ,he has by 8 trifl+ ) ,ophelia caus$ h] dea?4 ,la]tes calls him a poor dem5t$ "o1 exclaims ov] 8 lack ( moral s5se1 & w9ds up by bidd+ ! crazy ,pr9ce leave ! cemet]y4 ,qu& on f9it p> folie1 c'e/ qu'on a comm5c p> le cabot9age4 7,:i* is a consol+ axiom = an actor47 ,hamlet ) 8 nave irony calmly inquires3 ,& ?y si/]6 ,?is is too mu* = ! di/ract$ bro!r1 :o poign>ds ! ,pr9ce4 ,hamlet expires ) ,n]o's cry on 8 lips3 ,ah6 ,ah6 ,qualis 444 artifex 444 p]eo6 ,&1 z ! au?or rem>ks3 ,he r5d]$ to immutable nature 8 ,hamletic s\l4 ,william ent]s &1 discov]+ 8 ,kate1 gives h] a s\nd beat+2 n ! fir/ or ! la/1 z %e apprises u4 ,! poem ends ) ?is motto3 ,un ,hamlet de mo9s2 la race n'en e/ pas p]due1 qu'on se le dise6 ,:i* is *illy tru?4 ,! arti/ic beauty ( ! prose1 its haunt+ assonance1 its supple rhy?ms make ?is ,hamlet impossible save 9 ,fr5*4 ,nor c ! f9e edge ( its wit1 its multiple ?\gh mask$ ironies1 its a/\nd+ transposition ( ,%akespe>ian hum\r & philosophy be aught else ?an loosely p>aphras$4 ,la=gue's ,hamlet is ( to-morr[1 = e epo* or*e/rates anew its own vision ( ,hamlet4 ,! eighte5? c5tury _h "o2 ! n9ete5? _h ano!r2 & our g5]ation a fre%]4 ,b we "k ( none s vital z ?is fanta/ic ?9k] ( ,la=gue's4 ,he mu/ h _h 8 e> close to ! ,"t ,_s1 s aptly has he caught ! vibrations ( 8 :irr+ loom1 s closely to ^! vibrations has he attun$ ! key-note ( 8 tw5tie?-c5tury ,hamlet4 ,,iv ,,do/o,,evsky ,,& ,,tol/oy ,,& ,,! ,,y\ng] ,,*oir ,,( ,,russian ,,writ]s ,i ,x is t]rible to wat* a man :o has ! ,incompreh5sible 9 8 grasp1 does n "k :at to d ) x1 & sits play+ ) a toy call$ ,god4 --,lett] to 8 bro!r ,mi*ael4 ,9 8 ,criticism & ,fiction1 ,mr4 ,h[ells wrote3 ,x us$ to be "o ( ! disadvantages ( ! practice ( romance 9 ,am]ica1 :i* ,haw?orne m or less :imsically lam5t$1 t !re 7 few %ad[s & inequalities 9 our broad level ( prosp]ity2 & x is "o ( ! reflections sugge/$ by ,do/oevsky's novel1 ,! ,crime & ! ,puni%m5t1 t :oev] /ruck a note s pr(\ndly tragic 9 ,am]ican fiction w\ld d a false & mi/ak5 ?+--z false & z mi/ak5 9 its way z deal+ 9 ,am]ican fiction ) c]ta9 nudities :i* ! ,lat9 peoples seem to f9d edify+4 ,:o c>es n[adays = ! h>d-&-fa/ classifications ( ideali/1 reali/1 romantici/1 psy*ologi/1 symboli/1 & ! re/ ( ! phrases1 :i* are only s mu* sup]flu\s baggage = lit]>y camp-foll[]s4 ,all great romanc]s are reali/s1 & ! conv]se may be true4 ,y note x 9 ,dumas & 8 gorge\s1 clatt]+ tales--improbable1 b told 9 t]ms ( ! real4 ,= my "p1 ,i (t5 f9d !m too real1 ) _! lu/y w5*es & h]oes smell+ ( ! slaught]-h\se4 ,turn n[ to ,flaub]t1 ma/] ( all ! mod]ns2 y may trace ! romanc] de> to ! he>t ( ,hugo1 or ! psy*ologi/ 9 ,madame ,bov>y1 ! ar*ological novel 9 ,salammb1 or cold1 grey realism z 9 ,l',education ,s5tim5tale1 :ile 8 v /yle1 ) its sumptu\s v]bal e*oes1 its resonant1 rhy?mic p]iods--is n all ?is ! beg9n+ ( t symbolism c>ri$ to su* l5g?s by ,v]la9e & 8 foll[]s8 ,%akespe>e himself rang$ f gross naturalism to ! quir+ ( *]ubim4 ,walt] ,scott 0 a ma/] reali/ if y =get 8 old-fa%ion$ op]atic sc5]y & co/umes4 ,x is to ,jane ,au/5 we mu/ g = ! realism admir$ ( ,mr4 ,h[ells1 & ju/ly4 ,h] "w is all ( a piece4 ,! ,russians are reali/s1 b ) a diff]5ce2 & t deviation =ms ! s*ool4 ,tak+ ,gogol z ! norm ( mod]n ,russian fiction--,leo ,wi5]'s admirable an?ology surprises ) its specim5s ( e>li] m5--we see ! novel /ra9$ ?r\gh ! ri*1 my/ic imag9ation ( ,do/oevsky2 view$ ?r\gh ! m equable1 arti/ic1 & pessimi/ic temp]am5t ( ,turg5ieff1 until x is seiz$ by ,leo ,tol/oy & passionately trans=m$ to s]ve 8 own didactic purposes4 ,realism8 ,yes1 su* z ! _w has nev] be=e se51 & yet at times z ideali/ic z ,%elley4 ,x is n surpris+ t ,mr4 ,john ,m4 ,rob]tson wrote1 z f> back z #ahia3 ,9 t /range c\ntry :]e brute p[] seems to be ?rottl+ all ! highe/ life ( ! p 444 !re yet seems to be no cessation 9 ! production ( tru?ful lit]>y art 444 = ju/ice ( p]ception1 s\ndness & purity ( ta/e1 & skill ( workman%ip1 we 9 ,engl&1 ) all our fre$om1 c (f] no p>allel4 ,p]haps fre$om is ! reason4 ,& :at w\ld ?is critic h said ( ! ,de ,pr(undis ( ,maxim ,gorky8 ,are !re /ill d>k] dep?s to be explor$8 ,little wond] ,mr4 ,rob]tson calls ,kipl+'s ! art ( a great tal5t ) a *eap culture & a fla%y environm5t4 ,!re=e1 to talk ( su* di/9ctions z realism & romance is %e] wa/e ( "t4 ,x is b a recrudesc5ce ( ! old classic vs4 romantic conflict4 ,/5dhal has writt5 t a classici/ is a dead romantici/4 ,x /ill holds good4 ,b "h 9 ,am]ica1 ! col\rless %ad[ l& ( fiction1 is !re no trag$y 9 ,gilead = s\ls n sup9e8 ,"s ye>s ago ,mr4 ,james ,lane ,all51 :o _c be accus$ ( any hank]+s aft] ! fle%-pots ( ,zola1 made an en]getic prote/ aga9/ :at he d5om9at$ ! fem99e pr9ciple 9 our fiction4 ,he did n mean ! books writt5 by wom5--9 soo?1 !y are = ! mo/ "p boil+ ov] ) ! joy ( life--b he meant ! fem9ism ( s mu* ( our novel writ+ put =? by m54 ,! c5sor 9 ,russia by 8 v /r+5cy caus$ a great fictional lit]ature to blossom1 despite 8 =bidd+ blue p5cil4 ,9 ,am]ica ! s5tim5t ( ! etiolat$1 ! bra9less1 ! prudi%1 ! hypocrite is ! c5sor4 7,?\gh some?+ might be said n[ ab\t ! p5dulum sw++ too f> 9 ! opposite direction47 ,n t ,mr4 ,h[ells is /rait-lac$1 prudi%1 n>r[ 9 8 views--b he puts 8 foot d[n on ! expression ( ! tragic1 ! unusual1 ! emotional4 ,) him1 *>m+ arti/1 x is a matt] ( temp]am5t4 ,he admires ) a latitude q =eign to ,engli%-speak+ critics su* div]se g5ius z ,flaub]t1 ,tol/oy1 ,turg5ieff1 ,galdos1 ,jane ,au/51 ,emilia ,p>do ,bzan1 ,ma?ilde ,s]ao--great] ?an any mod]n woman writ] ( fiction--,h5ry ,james1 & ,george ,moore4 ,b he admires ea* on 8 or h] native hea?4 ,t _! p>ticul> me?ods might be giv5 univ]sal application he does n admit4 ,& :5 he wrote ! above ab\t ,do/oevsky ,new ,york 0 n s full ( ,russians & ,poles & p f s\!a/]n ,europe z x is n[4 ,do/oevsky1 if he 7 alive1 w\ld f9d pl5ty ( mat]ial1 trag$y & com$y alike1 on our ,ea/ ,side4 ,! new translation ( ,do/oevsky 9 ,engli% by ,con/ance ,g>nett is significant4 ,a few ye>s ago ,crime & ,puni%m5t 0 ! only "o ( 8 works well kn[n4 ,! ,possess$1 t extraord9>y /udy ( s\ls obsess$ by madness & crime1 ,! ,bro!rs ,k>amazov1 ,! ,h\se ( ! ,dead1 & ,! ,idiot are to-day 9 ! h&s ( ,am]ican read]s :o indorse :at ,nietzs*e said ( ! ,russian ma/]3 ,?is pr(\nd man 444 has p]ceiv$ t ,sib]ian convicts1 ) :om he liv$ = a long "t 7capital crim9als = :om !re 0 no return to society71 7 p]sons c>v$ out ( ! be/1 ! h>de/ & ! mo/ valuable mat]ial to be f\nd 9 ! ,russian dom9ions4444 ,do/oevsky1 ! only psy*ologi/ f :om ,i _h any?+ to le>n4 ,george ,moore once _h dubb$ ! noveli/1 ,gaboriau ) psy*ological sauce4 ,s9ce !n1 ,mr4 ,moore has contribut$ a *>m+ introduction to ,poor ,folk1 yet !re is no d5y+ ! =ce & wit ( 8 ha/y epigram4 ,do/oevsky is (t5 melodramatic & viol5t2 8 psy*ology vague & tortu\s4 ,& 9 ! lett]s ex*ang$ betwe5 ,nietzs*e & ,georg ,br&es1 ! latt] writes ( ,do/oevsky aft] 8 visit to ,russia3 ,he is a great poet b a dete/able fell[1 altoge!r ,*ri/ian 9 8 emotions1 & q sadique at ! same "t4 ,all 8 morality is :at y h *ri/5$ ',slave's' morality4444 ,look at ,do/oevsky's face3 half ! face ( a ,russian peasant1 half ! physiognomy ( a crim9al1 flat nose1 little p5etrat+ eyes1 "u lids trembl+ ) n]v\sness1 ! =ehead l>ge & well-%ap$1 ! expressive m\? tell+ ( tortures )\t c\nt1 ( unfa?omable melan*oly1 ( morbid desires1 endless compassion1 passionate envy4 ,an epileptic g5ius ^: v ext]ior speaks ( ! /ream ( mildness t fills 8 he>t1 ( ! wave ( almo/ insane p]spicuity t gets into 8 head1 f9ally ! ambition1 ! greatness ( endeav\r1 & ! envy t small-m9d$ness begets4444 ,8 h]oes are n only poor & crave sympa?y1 b are half imbeciles1 s5sitive creatures1 noble drabs1 (t5 victims ( halluc9ations1 tal5t$ epileptics1 en?usia/ic seek]s aft] m>tyrdom1 ! v types t we are compell$ to suppose probable among ! apo/les & disciples ( ! e>ly ,*ri/ian era4 ,c]ta9ly no m9d /&s fur!r remov$ f ! ,r5aissance4 ,( all ,do/oevsky's portraits aft] ,sonia1 ! sa9tly pro/itute1 t ( ,na/asia ,philipovna 9 ,! ,idiot is ! mo/ lifelike & a/\nd+4 ,! c>e] ( ?is half-mad girl is s9i/] & tragic2 %e is half-si/] 9 h] temp]am5tal traits to ,paul9a 9 ! same ma/]'s admirable /ory ,! ,gambl]4 ,gru%5ka 9 ,! ,bro!rs ,k>amazov is ano!r woman ( ! demoniac type to :i* ,na/asia belongs4 ,!n !re are high-spirit$1 hy/]ical girls su* z ,kat>9a 9 ,k>amazov1 ,aglaia ,epan*9 9 ,! ,idiot1 or ,liza 9 ,! ,possess$ 7,besi74 ,! bord]-l& ( pub]ty is a fav\rite !me ) ! ,russian writ]4 ,& consid] ! spl5didly fi]ce old wom51 mo!rs1 aunts1 gr&mo!rs 7,granny 9 ,! ,gambl] is a full-l5g? portrait wor?y ( ,hog>?7 & befuddl$ old m5--retir$ f s]vice 9 /ate & army2 ,do/oevsky is a ma/]ly pa9t] ( drunk>ds1 drabs1 & neuropa?s4 ,pr9ce ,mu%k9 7or ,my%k97 ! semi-idiot 9 ,! ,idiot is depict$ ) surpass+ *>m4 ,he is half crack$ & an epileptic1 b is "o ( ! mo/ lovable "y m5 9 fiction4 ,?9k+ ( him1 y recall :at ,nietzs*e wrote ( ,*ri/3 ,"o regrets t a ,do/oevsky did n live 9 ! neighb\rhood ( ?is mo/ int]e/+ decad5t1 ,i mean "s "o :o knew j h[ to p]ceive ! ?rill+ *>m ( su* a mixture ( ! sublime1 ! sickly1 & ! *ildi%4 ,"h is a moral l&scape ( ! d>k ,russian s\l1 & an exemplification 9 ! ,pr9ce ,my%k9 ( ,! ,idiot1 :o is evid5tly an attempt to portray a latt]-day ,*ri/4 ,raskolnikov 9 ,crime & ,puni%m5t1 l ,rogozh9 9 ,! ,idiot1 ,/avrog9 9 ,! ,possess$ 7 sup]m5 be=e ,nietzs*e1 b all half mad4 ,a fam\s ali5i/ has decl>$ t ?ree-f\r?s ( ,do/oevsky's *>act]s are q mad4 ,?is is an exagg]ation1 ?\gh !re are _m ab\t :om ! aura ( madness & melan*oly hov]s4 ,do/oevsky himself 0 epileptic2 pov]ty & epilepsy 7 8 companions ?r\gh a life cr[d$ ) unhapp9ess4 7,born #ahbb1 di$ #ahha47 ,he 0 f\r ye>s 9 ,sib]ia1 condemn$ ?\gh innoc5t z a memb] ( ! ,ptra*evsky gr\p4 ,he tells u t ! exp]i5ce calm$ 8 n]ves4 ,8 recollections ( 8 ,dead ,h\se are h>r[+1 & make ! lit]ature ( prison life1 :e!r writt5 by ,hugo1 ,zola1 ,tol/oy1 or o!rs1 l ! lit]>y ex]cise ( an amateur4 ,x is ?is s5se ( reality1 ( life gr[+ l grass ov] "o's head1 t r5d]s ! novels ( ,do/oevsky human docum5ts4 ,call+ himself a prolet>ian ( lett]s ?is t5d]-he>t$ man d5i$ be+ a psy*ologi/--:i* pre-em95tly he 03 ,!y call me a psy*ologi/2 x is n true4 ,i am only a reali/ 9 ! highe/ s5se ( ! ^w1 i4 e41 ,i depict all ! s\l's dep?s4 ,if he has %[n u ! s\l ( ! madman1 drunk>d1 lib]t9e1 ! /reet-walk]1 he has also expos$ ! psy*ology ( ! gambl]4 ,he knew4 ,he 0 a desp]ate gambl] & 9 ,bad5 actually />v$ 9 company ) 8 devot$ wife4 ,^! exp]i5ces may be f\nd depict$ 9 ,! ,gambl]4 ,he has be5 call$ ! ,bossuet ( ! dtraqus1 b ,i pref] t o!r & m appropriate title1 ! ,dante ( ! ,nor?4 ,8 novels are inf]nos4 ,h[ well ,nietzs*e /udi$ him2 !y 7 fell[ spirits 9 suff]+4 ,all ,do/oevsky is 9 8 phrase3 ,!re are no ugly wom5--put 9 ! m\? ( ! s5ile1 debau*$ ,k>amazov1 a companion portrait to ,balzac's ,b>on ,hulot4 ,8 love = wom5 has a pa?ological ca/4 ,8 "y girls discuss unpleasant matt]s4 ,ev5 ,frank ,w$ek9d is anticipat$ 9 8 ,spr+'s ,awak5+ by ! ,russian 9 ,! ,bro!rs ,k>amazov3 ,h[ c ,kat>9a h a baby if %e isn't m>ri$8 cries "o ( ! y\ng/]s1 a "q :i* is ! v nub ( ! ,w$ek9d play4 ,two p>allel l9es may meet 9 et]nity1 :i* s\nds l ,ibs5's qu]y3 ,two & two may make five on ! planet ,jupit]4 ,he 0 deeply pi\s1 nev]!less a que/ion]4 ,8 books are full ( !ological wrangl+s4 ,consid] ! prose-poem ( ! ,gr& ,inquisitor & ! second com+ ( ,*ri/4 ,or su* an idea z ! crav+ = community ( wor%ip is ! *ief mis]y ( man1 ( all humanity f ! beg9n+ ( "t4 ,we recognise ,nietzs*e 9 ,do/oevsky's ! old morality ( ! old slave man1 & a g5u9e poet 9 ! secret ( ! e>? m+les ) ! my/]y ( ! />s4 ,8 nave conception ( et]nity z a *amb] some?+ l a ba?h\se1 long neglect$1 & ) spid]'s webs 9 its corn]s rem9ds u ( ,nietzs*e :5 he describes 8 doctr9e ( ! ,et]nal ,recurr5ce4 ,! ,russian has told u 9 memorable phrases ( ! bl9d+1 int5se happ9ess1 a c]ebral spasm1 :i* la/s ! fraction ( a second at ! beg9n+ ( an epileptic attack4 ,= x he decl>es1 = t brief mom5t dur+ :i* p>adise is disclos$1 he w\ld sacrifice a lifetime4 ,little wond] 9 ! int]im ( a cold1 grey1 mis]able exi/5ce he suff]$ f :at he calls my/ic fe>1 ! fe> ( fe>1 su* z ,maet]l9ck %[s u 9 ,! ,intrud]4 ,z = ! sociali/s he says _! motto is3 ,don't d>e to believe 9 ,god1 don't d>e to h prop]ty1 frat]nity or dea?1 two millions ( heads6 ,! f\ndational !me ( 8 "w is an ov]:elm+ love = mank9d1 a plea = solid>ity :i* too (t5 deg5]ates into sickly s5tim5talism4 ,he imitat$ ,dick5s1 ,george ,s&1 & ,victor ,hugo--! ,hugo ( ,les ,misrables4 ,he hat$ ,turg5ieff & c>icatur$ him 9 ,! ,possess$4 ,x is true t 9 dialogue he has _h few sup]iors2 8 m5 & wom5 talk z !y w\ld talk 9 life & only 9 special in/ances are m\?pieces = ! au?or's ideas--9 ?is q diff]5t f s _m ( ,tol/oy's *>act]s4 ,m]ejk[ski has said )\t fe> ( contradiction t ,do/oevsky is l ! great dramati/s ( antiquity 9 8 art ( gradual t5sion1 accumulation1 increase1 & al>m+ conc5tration ( dramatic action4 ,8 books are v]itably tragic4 ,9 ,russian music alone may be f\nd a p>allel to 8 poignant pa?os & gloomy imag9+s & %udd]+ climaxes4 ,:at is m wond]ful ?an ,*apt] ,i ( ,! ,idiot ) its adumbration ( ! entire plot & *>act]isation ( ! book1 or ,*apt] ,,xv & its dramatic surprises4 ,8 c>d9al doctr9e ( non-resi/ance is illu/rat$ 9 ! foll[+ anecdote4 ,"o ev5+ :ile walk+ 9 ,/4 ,pet]sburg1 evid5tly 9 m$itation a begg> ask$ = alms4 ,do/oevsky did n answ]4 ,enrag$ by 8 app>5t indiff]5ce1 ! man gave him su* a viol5t bl[ t he 0 knock$ (f 8 legs4 ,on aris+ he pick$ up 8 hat1 du/$ 8 clo!s1 & walk$ away2 b a policeman :o saw ! attack came runn+ t[>d ! begg> & took him to ! lock-up4 ,despite 8 prote/ ,do/oevsky accompani$ !m4 ,he refus$ to make a *>ge1 = he argu$ t he 0 n sure ! prison] 0 ! culpable "o2 x 0 d>k & he _h n se5 8 face4 ,besides1 he might h be5 sick 9 8 m9d2 only a sick p]son w\ld attack 9 su* a mann]4 ,sick1 cri$ ! exam9+ magi/rate1 t drunk5 good-=-no?+ sick6 ,a little re/ 9 jail w\ld d him good4 ,y are wrong1 contradict$ ! accus$1 ,i am n drunk b hungry4 ,:5 a man has eat51 he doesn't believe t ano!r is />v+4 ,true1 answ]$ ,do/oevsky1 ?is poor *ap 0 crazy ) hung]4 ,i %an't make a compla9t4 ,nev]!less ! ruffian 0 s5t5c$ to a mon?'s imprisonm5t4 ,do/oevsky gave him ?ree r\bles be=e he left4 ,n[ ?is k9d man 01 /range z x may seem1 an anti-,semite4 ,8 di>y reveal$ ! fact aft] 8 dea?4 ,9 life he kept ?is prejudice to himself4 ,i always ?9k ( ,do/oevsky z a man 9 %abby clo!s m\nt+ at twilight an obscure /aircase 9 "s ,/4 ,pet]sburg hovel1 ! moon %9+ dimly ?r\gh ! dirty w9d[-panes1 & cobwebs & gloom ab\nd+4 ,i love to he> s++ to a /reet organ2 ,i l x on cold1 d>k1 damp autumn ev5+s1 :5 all ! pass]s-by h pale1 gre51 sickly faces1 or :5 wet sn[ is fall+ /raight d[n2 ! night is w9dless 444 & ! /reet lamps %9e ?r\gh x1 said ,raskolnikov4 ,"h is ! ess5tial ,do/oevsky4 ,& 8 t5aci\s love ( life is exemplifi$ 9 ,raskolnikov's mus+3 ,:]e is x ,i've read t "s "o condemn$ to dea? says or ?9ks an h\r be=e 8 dea?1 t if he _h to live on "s high rock1 on su* a n>r[ l$ge t he w\ld only h room to /&1 & ! ocean1 ev]la/+ d>kness1 ev]la/+ solitude1 ev]la/+ tempe/ ar\nd him1 if he _h to rema9 /&+ on a squ>e y>d ( space all 8 life1 a ?\s& ye>s1 et]nity1 x 7 bett] to live ?an to die at once4 ,we feel ! rep]cussion ( 8 angui% :5 dea? 0 imm95t = alleg$ p>ticipation 9 a nihili/ic conspiracy4 ,or1 aga91 t horrid picture ( a box$ et]nity3 ,we always imag9e et]nity z some?+ beyond our conception1 some?+ va/1 va/6 ,b :y mu/ x be va/8 ,in/ead ( all t1 :at if x's "o little room1 l a ba?-h\se 9 ! c\ntry1 black & grimy & spid]s 9 e corn]1 & t's all et]nity is8 ,i sometimes fancy x is t4 ,! grotesque & ! s9i/] (t5 nudge elb[s 9 ^! morbid1 mon/r\s pages4 ,8 belief 9 ! un*ang+ nature ( mank9d is pure fatalism4 ,aft]w>ds ,i und]/& 444 t m5 won't *ange & t nobody c alt] x & t x's n wor? wa/+ ef=ts ov] x4444 ,:oev] is /rong 9 m9d & _s w h p[] ov] !m4 ,he :o despises mo/ ?+s w be a lawgiv] among !m1 & he :o d>es mo/ ( all w be mo/ 9 "r4 ,any "o :o is greatly d>+ is "r 9 _! eyes4 ,s x has be5 till n[1 & s x always w be4 ,?us ,rodion1 ! /ud5t to ! devot$ ,sonia4 ,x s\nds l ,nietzs*e avant la lettre4 ,or ! cynicism (3 ,e "o ?9ks ( himself1 & he lives mo/ gaily :o kn[s be/ h[ to deceive himself4 ,he speaks ( 8 imp5d+ exile to ,sib]ia3 ,b ,i wond] %all ,i 9 ^? fifte5 or tw5ty ye>s gr[ s meek t ,i %all humble myself be=e p & :imp] at e ^w t ,i am a crim9al4 ,yes1 t's x1 t's x1 t's :at !y are s5d+ me !re =1 t's :at !y want4 ,look at !m runn+ to & fro ab\t ! /reets1 e "o ( !m a sc\ndrel & a crim9al at he>t1 & worse /ill1 an idiot4 ,b try to get me (f & !y'd be wild ) righte\s indignation4 ,oh1 h[ ,i hate !m all6 7,! above exc]pts are f ! admirable translation by ,con/ance ,g>nett47 ,z = 8 own m5tal condition1 ,do/oevsky gives u a picture ( x 9 ,injury & ,insult3 ,z soon z x grew dusk ,i gradually fell into t /ate ( m9d :i* s (t5 ov]ma/]s me at night s9ce ,i've be5 ill1 & :i* ,i %all call my/ic fe>4 ,x is a cru%+ anxiety ab\t some?+ :i* ,i c nei!r def9e nor ev5 conceive1 :i* does n actually exi/1 b :i* p]haps is ab\t to be realis$1 at ?is v mom5t1 to appe> & rise up be=e me l an inexorable1 horrible mis%ap5 fact4 ,?is fr5zi$ angui% is a famili> /igma ( epilepsy4 ,its pres5ce d5otes ! approa* ( an attack4 ,b ! sacr$ malady _h1 9 ! case ( ,do/oevsky1 its comp5sations4 ,?r\gh ?is fissure 9 ! walls ( 8 neurotic s\l he pe]$ & saw its /range p]turbations1 div9$ _! orig9s 9 ! v roots ( 8 be+1 & record$--z did ,poe1 ,baudelaire1 & ,nietzs*e--! fluctuations ( 8 sick w4 ,) ?is ,russian1 8 ,hamlet-l introspection becomes v]tigo1 & life itself fades into a dream comp\nd$ ( febrile melan*oly or blood lu/4 ,x 0 n )\t w>rant t he all[s ,rogosz91 9 ,! ,idiot1 to murd] ,na/asia ,philipovna1 because ( h] physical *>ms4 ,! aura ( ! man =$oom$ to morbid crime is unmi/akable4 ,! lett]s ( ,fyodor ,mi*ailovit* ,do/oevsky came z a revelation to 8 admir]s4 ,we ?9k ( him z ov]fl[+ ) s5tim5t = 8 fell[ man1 a sociali/1 "o :o w5t to ! p long be=e ,tol/oy dream$ ( ! adv5ture1 a man f\r ye>s 9 prison 9 ,sib]ia1 & six m 9 t bleak c\ntry "u (ficial inspection2 truly1 a m>tyr to 8 c\ntry1 an epileptic & a g5ius4 ,y may be disappo9t$ to le>n f ^! telltale docum5ts--translat$ by ,e!l ,colburn ,mayne--t ! ,russian writ] :ile 9 exile avoid$ 8 fell[ convicts1 0 v unpopul> ) !m1 & t ?r\gh\t 8 correspond5ce !re are num]\s contemptu\s ref]5ces to socialism & go+ to ! p4 ,he pref]r$ solitude1 he ass]ts m ?an once1 to ! company ( common folk or m$iocre p]sons4 ,he gives ,tol/oy at 8 true rat+1 b is cruel to ,turg5ieff--:o nev] wi%$ him h>m4 ,! ,do/oevsky c>icature portrait ( ,turg5ieff--inf9itely ! sup]ior arti/ ( ! two--9 ,! ,possess$ is absurd4 ,turg5ieff =gave1 b ,do/oevsky nev] =gave ,turg5ieff = ?is =giv5ess4 ,ano!r m]it ( ^! lett]s is ! light !y %$ on ! true "* ( ,tol/oy1 :o is %[n 9 8 prop] environm5t1 nei!r a prophet nor a heav5-/orm+ re=m]4 ,do/oevsky inv5t$ ! phrase3 l&-proprietor lit]ature1 to describe ! fiction ( bo? ,tol/oy & ,turg5ieff4 ,he 0 abjectly poor1 gambl$ :5 he got ! *ance 7:i* 0 seldom71 hat$ ,we/]n ,europe1 ,france & ,g]many 9 p>ticul>1 b admir$ ! novels ( ,george ,s&1 ,victor ,hugo1 & ,*>les ,dick5s4 ,he tells u mu* ( 8 pa9ful me?ods ( writ+ 7:at d ,i want ) fame :5 ,i'm writ+ = daily bread8 he bitt]ly asks 8 bro!r71 & ! ov]%ad[+ necessity t compell$ him to turn 9 copy :5 he lack$ food1 fire1 fri5ds4 ,no wond] ?is private correspond5ce %[s u any?+ b a lov] ( mank9d1 no matt] h[ suffus$ 9 humanit>ianism are 8 books1 ) _! drabs1 tramps1 crim9als1 & drunk>ds4 ,turg5ieff div9$ 9 him ,sadi/ic pr$ispositions2 he 0 c]ta9ly a morbid man2 :ile ,tol/oy wrote ( him3 ,x nev] ent]$ my head to comp>e myself ) him4444 ,i am weep+ n[ ov] ! news ( 8 dea? 444 & ,i nev] saw ! man4 ,do/oevsky 0 a pr(\nd influ5ce on ! art & life ( ,tol/oy4 ,x may int]e/ musical p]sons to le>n t x 0 ?r\gh ! ef=ts ( ,adolphe ,h5selt1 piano virtuoso & compos]1 t ,do/oevsky 0 f9ally all[$ to leave ,sib]ia & publi% 8 writ+s4 ,h5selt1 :o 0 at ! "t c\rt piani/ & tea*] ( ! ,cz>9a1 appeal$ to h]1 & ?us ! ball 0 set roll+ t end$ 9 ! clem5cy ( ! ,cz>4 ,to ,h5selt1 !n1 ,russian lit]ature is indebt$ = ! great] ,do/oevsky4 ,:y he 0 ev] s5t to ,sib]ia is /ill a my/]y4 ,he _h av[$ 8 disbelief 9 ! tea*+s ( ! ,ptra*evsky gr\p1 & only frequ5t$ _! meet+s because advanc$ ,european lit]ature 0 read al\d4 ,do/oevsky 0 nev] a nihili/1 & 9 8 op5 lett] to "s ,/4 ,pet]sburg /ud5ts he gives !m s\nd advice z to ! results ( revolution4 ,poor man6 ,he knew f h>% exp]i5ce4 ,,ii ,?anks to ! ,c\nt ,mel*oir de ,vog1 :o introduc$ ,tol/oy to ! ,fr5* 9 ,le ,roman ,russe 7conta9+ /udies ( ,pu%k91 ,gogol1 ,turg5ieff1 ,do/oevsky7 lit]>y ,p>is 0 = a "t saturat$ 9 ,russian my/icism1 & :at ! cle>-head$ ,alphonse ,daudet call$ ,russian pity4 ,x 0 ,c\nt de ,vog1 memb] ( ! ,academy & ,neo-,ca?olic 7z ! gr\p head$ by ,erne/ ,lavisse elect$ to /yle itself71 :o compress$ all ,tol/oy 9 an epigram z hav+ 7! m9d ( an ,engli% *emi/ 9 ! s\l ( a ,h9doo ,buddhi/7 ,on dirait l'esprit d'un *imi/e anglais dans l'me d'un buddhi/e h9d\4 ,! modulation ( a s\l1 at fir/ /agnant1 !n plung$ into ! gulf ( hopelessness1 & at la/ cat*+ a glimpse ( light1 is mo/ cle>ly express$ by ,leo ,nikolaievit* 9 8 ,resurrection4 ,t by ?r[+ y\rself aga9 into ! mire y may atone = e>ly transgressions--! muddy s9s ( y\r y\?--is "o ( ^? deadly ideas born 9 ! craz$ bra9 ( an ,ea/ ,indian jungle-haunt+ fanatic4 ,x possibly grew out ( ! b>b>\s cu/om ( blood sacrifices4 ,waiv+ ! tales told ( 8 ins9c]ity by ,frau ,anna ,seuron1 we "k t ,tol/oy wre/l$ ) ! five ?\s& devils ( d\bt & despair1 & f\nd light1 8 light1 9 a mo/ peculi> fa%ion4 ,b he is (t5 ! victim ( 8 own illusions4 ,t1 ,vog1 a great admir]1 po9t$ out "s ye>s ago4 ,turg5ieff und]/ood ,tol/oy2 s did ,do/oevsky1 & s does latt]ly ! noveli/ ,dmitri ,m]ejk[ski4 ,turg5ieff's appeal to ,tol/oy is become hi/oric1 & all ! m pa!tic because writt5 on ! eve ( 8 dea?4 ,de> & belov$ ,leo ,nikolaievit*3 ,i h n writt5 to y = a long "t1 = ,i lie on my dea?b$4 ,i _c get well2 t is n to be ?\ght (4 ,b ,i write 9 ord] to tell y h[ glad ,i am to h be5 y\r contempor>y1 & to make my la/ e>ne/ reque/4 ,my fri5d1 return to lit]>y "w4 ,?is tal5t ( y\rs has come f :]e all else comes4 ,oh1 h[ happy ,i %\ld be c\ld ,i believe t my entreaty w\ld prevail ) y4 ,my fri5d1 our great national writ]1 grant my reque/4 ,?is may be f\nd1 if we rememb] aright1 9 ! ,halp]9e-,kam9sky memoir4 ,turg5ieff1 :o 0 ! great] arti/ ( ! pair1 knew t ,tol/oy 0 on ! wrong pa? ) 8 crack-bra9$ religi\s & social notions2 knew t 9 8 becom+ ! writ] ( illogical tracts & pamphlets1 ,russia 0 los+ a great arti/4 ,:at w\ld he h said if he _h liv$ to read ! sad recantation & arti/ic suicide ( ,tol/oy3 ,i consign my own arti/ic productions to ! category ( bad art1 except ! /ory1 ,god ,sees ! ,tru?1 :i* seeks a place 9 ! fir/ class1 & ,! ,prison] ( ! ,caucasus1 :i* belongs to ! second4 ,also spra* ,tol/oy 9 t madman's book call$ ,:at is ,art8 a "w :]e9 he tri$ to outvie ,nordau's abuse ( beautiful art4 ,! ,n9? ,symphony ( ,bee?ov51 ,hamlet1 ,macbe?1 ,dante1 & ,goe!1 are all consign$ to ! limbo ( bad art2 bad because n und]/&$ ( ! p4 ,! peasant1 ! m\jik1 is to be ! crit]ion ( art1 an art :i*1 9 t case1 ought to be a cross betwe5 fireworks & ! sign-writ+ ( ! ,aztecs4 ,vog decl>$ t ,tol/oy _h1 l an intrepid explor]1 leap$ into an abysm ( philosophical contradictions4 ,ev5 ! mod]ate ,fr5* critic ,faguet becomes enrag$ at ! pu]ilities ( ! ,russian4 ,he wrote3 ,tol/oy1 comme crateur1 comme romanci]1 comme pote pique1 p\r mieux dire1 e/ un des quatre ou c9q plus gr&s gnies de notre sicle4 ,comme p5seur1 il e/ un des plus faibles esprits de l',europe4 ,n all t1 replies ,remy de ,g\rmont2 ,tol/oy may be wildly mi/ak51 b he is nev] weak-m9d$4 ,we ?9k x is 8 /r5g?1 8 int5sity t s5ds him c>acol+ on a doz5 diff]5t roads 9 se>* ( salvation4 ,h[ a man lack+ ! critical faculty may be misl$ is to be se5 9 ,:at is ,art8 ,to ma/] 8 subject ! delud$ noveli/ read all ! essays1 disquisitions1 & works he c\ld f9d on ! !me ( /hetics4 ,?is z a prep>ation = cle> ?9k+4 ,x rem9ds "o ( t comical arti/ ,pell]91 9 ,flaub]t's ,l',education ,s5tim5tale1 :o dev\r$ all ! /hetic treatises1 anci5t & mod]n1 9 se>* ( a true !ory ( ! beautiful be=e he pa9t$ a picture2 & he _h s ?or\ghly absorb$ ! me?ods ( v>i\s pa9t]s t he c\ld n sit d[n at 8 easel 9 ! pres5ce ( 8 model )\t ask+ himself3 ,%all ,i d h] la ,ga9sbor\gh1 or1 bett] /ill1 9 ! romantic & my/]i\s mann] ( ,m4 ,delacroix1 ) fi]ce sunsets1 melt+ moons1 guit>s1 blood%$1 balconies1 & ! cries ( !m t are assass9at$ = ! love ( love8 ,tol/oy rea*es1 aft] _m hundr$ pages ( 8 essay1 ! a/\nd+ly orig9al !ory t art is to e/abli% bro!rly union among m51 :i* 0 bett] said by ,ari/otle1 & probably fir/ he>d by him z a ,socratic pe>l ( wisdom4 ,x rema9$ = ,m]ejk[ski to set "r ! ,we/]n _w 9 its e/imate ( ,tol/oy z man & arti/4 ,9 8 frank /udy1 ! facts 9 ! case are laid b>e by a skill$1 imp>tial h&4 ,:at he writes is well kn[n among ,russians2 x may %ock ,engli%-speak+ wor%ipp]s1 :o d n accept ,tol/oy z a great arti/1 b z ! prophet ( a new disp5sation--& x may be said1 )\t beat+ ab\t ! bu%1 he r lik$ ! ni*e 9 :i* he 0 plac$ by ^! uncritical zealots4 ,! fate ( ! eng9e] hoi/ by 8 own pet>d is ,tol/oy's4 ,! peasants ( 8 c\ntry und]/& him z little z !y und]/& ,bee?ov51 t ,bee?ov5 he s bitt]ly1 s unju/ly assail$ 9 ,! ,kreutz] ,sonata4 7,poor ,bee?ov54 ,:y did n ,tol/oy select ,tri/an & ,isolde if he wi%$ "s fle%ly music1 "s s5suali/ic cat]waul+1 z ,huxley phras$ x8 ,b a melodi\s viol9 & piano sonata67 ,tol/oy may g b>efoot1 dig = potatoes1 we> 8 bl\se hang+ outside1 b ! peasantry w nev] accept him z "o ( _! own4 ,he has writt5 volumes ab\t go+ to ! p1 & ! p d n want him1 d n compreh5d him4 ,& t is ,tol/oy's trag$y1 z x 0 ! trag$y ( ,walt ,:itman4 ,curi\s /ud5ts c f9d all !y wi% ( ,tol/oy's psy*ology 9 ,m]ejk[ski's book4 ,"o ?+ we _c =be> dwell+ ^u--,do/oevsky's significance 9 any discussion ( ,tol/oy4 ,do/oevsky 0 a pr(\nd] nature1 great] ?an ,tol/oy1 ?\gh he 0 n ! f9i%$ lit]>y arti/4 ,all t ,tol/oy tri$ to be1 ,do/oevsky 04 ,he did n g to ! p 7t pose ( dilettanti% an>*y7--he 0 born ( !m2 he did n write ab\t ,sib]ian prisons f he>say1 he liv$ 9 !m2 he did n attempt to dive into ! deep1 social wat]s ( ! subm]g$ t5?1 because he himself seldom em]g$ to ! surface4 ,9 a ^w1 ,do/oevsky is a pr(\nd] psy*ologi/ ?an ,tol/oy2 8 fai? 0 firm]2 8 attacks ( epilepsy gave him glimpses ( ! und]world ( ! s\l1 t]rify+ visions ( 8 subconsci\s self1 ( 8 sublim9al p]sonality4 ,& he _h ! c\rage ( 8 *im]a4 ,tol/oy fe>$ art z be+ too artificial1 &1 z ,m]ejk[ski %[s3 ,f ! dread mask ( ,caliban peeps out ! famili> & by no means awe-inspir+ physiognomy ( ! ob/9ate ,russian democrat squire1 ! g5tleman ,positivi/ ( ! sixties4 ,he nev] took writ+ z s]i\sly z ,do/oevsky2 9 ,tol/oy !re is a /rong leav5 ( ! ari/ocrat1 ! man :o r despises a m]e p5 work]4 ,contra/ ,do/oevsky's attitude be=e 8 "w1 recall ! pa9ful p>turition ( books1 8 sweat+1 remorseful days & nights :5 he c\ld n produce4 ,& n[ ,tol/oy tells u t ,uncle ,tom's ,cab9 is great] ?an ,%akespe>e4 ,is x any wond] ,turg5ieff remon/rat$ ) him8 ,is x any wond] if1 aft] read+ "o ( 8 latt]-day tracts1 we are rem9d$ ( ,! ,wa%]woman ( ,f9*ley ,common1 t classic 9 ! polemics ( sniffl+ piety8 ,! tru? is t ,tol/oy1 a wond]ful arti/ 9 pla/ic portraiture1 consci\sly or unconsci\sly fa%ion$ ! ,tol/oy leg5d1 z did ,ri*>d ,wagn] ! ,wagn] leg5d1 ,victor ,hugo ! ,hugo leg5d4 ,m5 ( g5ius & imag9ation are ne>ly all play-actors 9 matt]s autobiographical4 ,x is to ,do/oevsky1 once ! despis$ outca/1 t we mu/ g = ! human docum5ts ( mis]y1 ! nak$ s\l1 ! he>t ( man buffet$ by fate4 ,if y ?9k ,resurrection /rong1 !n read ,do/oevsky's ,! ,h\se ( ! ,dead4 ,if ,anna ,k>59a has woo$ y--z x mu/--take up ,! ,idiot2 & if y are impress$ by ! epical magnitude ( ,w> & ,peace1 /udy t o!r epic ( s\ls1 ,! ,bro!rs ,k>amazov1 :i* illum9ates1 z if ) gha/ly fla%es ( lightn+1 ! /ormy he>ts ( mank9d4 ,tol/oy wrote ( life2 ,do/oevsky liv$ x1 drank its s\r dregs--= he 0 a man accurs$ by luck &1 l ! apocalyptic dream] ( ,patmos1 a se] ( visions d5i$ to ! robu/1 ev] fle%ly ,tol/oy4 ,8 influ5ce on ,tol/oy 0 m ?an ,/5dhal's--,/5dhal :om ,tol/oy call$ 8 ma/]4 ,tol/oy d5ies life1 ev5 hates x aft] hav+ enjoy$ x to ! full4 ,8 religion 9 ! la/ analysis is nihilism1 & if c>ri$ to its logical conclusion w\ld turn ! civilis$ _w into a des]t4 ,our great man1 aft] 8 family 0 9 b$1 sometimes ate =bidd5 slices ( beef1 & he _h be5 se5 enjoy+ a sly cig>ette1 all ( :i* %\ld ende> him to u1 = x proves 8 unqu5*able humanity4 ,yet t roa/-beef s&wi* %ook ! fai? ( ?\s&s4 ,no--x w n d to take ,tol/oy s]i\sly 9 8 attempts at evolv+ a p>ody ( e>ly ,*ri/ianity4 ,he is d\btlessly s9c]e1 b s9c]ity is (t5 ! cloak = a multitude ( errors4 ,8 ,katu%a--,maslova1 z %e is m famili>ly kn[n 9 ,resurrection--is a f> less appeal+ figure ?an ! /reet-walk] ,sonia 9 ,do/oevsky's ,crime & ,puni%m5t4 ,! latt] lives1 :ile poor ,maslova1 a crude silh\ette 9 comp>ison1 z soon z %e beg9s ! m>* to ,sib]ia is trans=m$ into a clo!s-horse ^u :i* ,tol/oy drapes 8 moral platitudes4 ,%e is at fir/ mu* m vital ?an h] betray]1 :o is an unreal bundle ( !ories2 b 9 company ) ! re/ ( ! *>act]s %e soon goes up 9 metaphysical smoke4 ,walizewski ass]ts t all ,tol/oy's lat] life 0 a regrettable pose4 ,b ?is is ! usual price ( e k9d ( human greatness1 & 9 ! case ( ?is v great man1 x is an atavi/ic feature ( ! national 444 education1 :i* 9 8 case 0 orig9ally ( ! mo/ ha/y & sup]ficial description4 ,9 ,z ! ,hague ,orda9s1 ! anonym\s au?or attacks our great re=m] & humbug1 ,c\nt ,leo ,tol/oy4 ,%e claims t !re 0 h>dly a village 9 ,*9a s ab\nd+ 9 fil? & ignorance z ! ,tula village ( ,yasnaya ,polyana1 beside ,tol/oy's c\ntry home4 ,i wond]1 %e writes1 :y ! procession ( =eign visitors :o g to ,yasnaya ,polyana1 :o lavi% adulation & hy/]ical praises ^u t crass sociali/ & mis*ief-mak] ( 8 day1 nev] ?9k to look ar\nd !m & use _! reason+ p[]s4 ,w\ld x n be ! logical ?+ = ,yasnaya ,polyana to be ! model village ( ,russia8 ,some?+ clean] ?an ,edam or ,m>k58 ,a little ( 8 magnific5t humanit>ianism & b5evol5ce p\r$ ^u t unsanit>y village on 8 own e/ate w\ld be m practical1 x seems to me1 ?an ! ?9 treacle ( x spread ov] ! :ole univ]se4 ,talk is *eap 9 ,yasnaya ,polyana1 & ! ,gr& ,poseur plays 8 "p magnific5tly4 ,e visitor goes away completely hypnotis$1 especially ! ,am]icans1 ) _! fro?+ ab\t equality & ! univ]sal bro!rhood ( man4 ,univ]sal gr&mo!r6 ,all m5 are j z equal z all noses or all m\?s are equal4 ,! _w gets old]1 b le>ns no?+1 & x *]i%es delusions1 & ! same ones1 j z x did 9 ! "t ( ! ,greek philosoph]s4 ,leo ,tol/oy might well h liv$ 9 a tub or c>ri$ a lant]n by day1 l ! mo/ s5sational & !atrical ( ! anci5ts4 ,he is only a pa/ ma/] ( rclame1 ( ! art ( adv]tis+4 ,! ,m\jik bl\se & ^? delightful tableaux ( a real nobleman %oemak+ & haymak+ make 8 books sell4 ,t is all4 ,&1 "u ! unsuspect+ bl\se ( ! humanit>ian is ! f9e & p]fum$ l95 ( ! d&y4 ,leo ,tol/oy1 ! ,beau ,brummel ( 8 corps 9 my fa!r's day--! d&y 9 dom9o to-day4 ,,iii ,tol/oy ! arti/6 ,:5 8 vag>ies are =gott51 :5 all 8 books are rags1 :5 8 v "n %all be a vague memory1 !re w live ! portrait ( ,anna ,k>59a4 ,h[ dw>f$ are 8 o!r a*ievem5ts comp>$ ) ! creation ( ?is woman1 & to create a liv+ "* is to be z ! gods4 ,tol/oy has pa9t$ "o ( ! ?ree wom5 9 ! fiction ( ! n9ete5? c5tury4 ,if ! roll-call ( ! c5tury is ev] s\nd$1 ^! ?ree wom5 %all h endur$ ! drums & trampl+s ( _m conque/s1 & ! contigu\s du/ ( ^? fictional creatures n built = immortality4 ,balzac's ,valrie ,m>neffe1 ! ,emma ,bov>y ( ,flaub]t1 & ! ,russian's ,anna ,k>59a are ^! daught]s ( e>?--fle% & blood1 te>s & lu/1 & ! pride ( life t kille?4 ,despite ,tol/oy's religi\s mania1 ,i h nev] d\bt$ 8 s9c]ity = a mom5t4 ,x is a my/]i\s yet pot5t factor 9 ! psy*ology ( su* an arti/ z he t :atev] he did he did ) trem5d\s s9c]ity4 ,t is ! reason 8 fiction is ne>] reality ?an all o!r fictions1 & ! reason1 too1 t 8 realities1 i4 e41 8 decl>ations ( fai?1 are ne>] o!r m5's fictions4 ,:5 he writes ( 8 conv]sion1 l ,john ,bunyan1 he lets y see across ! v sill ( 8 s\l4 ,& he does x arti/ically4 ,he is n consci\s t art ent]s into ! me*anism ( ?is spiritual evisc]ation2 b x does4 ,/4 ,augu/9e1 ,john ,bunyan1 ,john ,h5ry ,newman wrote ( _! adv5tures ( ! _s 9 lett]s ( fire1 & 9 all ?ree !re is a t\* ( ! sublime navet ( *ildhood's outp\r+s4 ,i agree ) ! e/imate ( ,tol/oy by ,m]ejk[ski4 ,! ma9 po9ts ( ?is /udy h be5 kn[n to /ud5ts :o foll[$ ,tol/oy's extraord9>y c>e] = ! pa/ qu>t] ( a c5tury4 ,ibs5's individualism appeals4 ,bett] 8 torp$o explod+ a ?\s& times "u ! social ark ?an ! ,ori5tal passivity ( ! ,russian4 ,!re is hope 9 ! message ( ,br&2 none 9 ,tol/oy's nihilism4 ,"o glorifies ! w1 ! o!r d5ies1 rejects x4 ,no comp>ison c be made betwe5 ! two wond]ful m5 z playwrights4 ,yet ,tol/oy's ,p[]s ( ,d>kness is brutal melodrama :5 comp>$ to ,ibs5's complex dramatic organisms4 ,b :at a n]ve-%att]+ revelation is ,! ,dea? ( ,ivan ,ilyit*4 ,?is is ! real ,tol/oy4 ,h[ amateuri% is ! attitude ( ! ,tol/oy disciple :o cavils at 8 ma/]pieces4 ,:at is m]e art comp>$ to ! message6 ,& ,i say3 :at are all 8 vap\r+s & fatidical croon+s on ! tripod ( pseudo-prophecy z comp>$ to ,anna ,k>59a8 ,!re is implicit drama1 implicit morality 9 its noble pages1 & a segm5t ( ! life ( a nation 9 ,w> & ,peace4 ,) prea*]s & savi\rs ) quack no/rums ! _w is already well /ock$4 ,great arti/s are r>e4 ,e day a new religion is born some:]e--& x always f9ds foll[]s4 ,b art endures1 x outlives dyna/ies1 religions1 div9ities4 ,x is ) ,tol/oy ! arti/ we are enam\r$4 ,he may deliv] 8 message ( w>n+ to a c>eless _w--:i* only pricks up its e>s :5 t message takes on que/ionable col\r1 z 9 ! unpalatable ,kreutz] ,sonata4 7,yes2 t 0 eag]ly dev\r$ = its morbid eroticism47 ,we pref] ! au/]] ,ibs51 :o pres5ts 8 m5 & wom5 )9 ! frame ( ! drama1 absolutely )\t p]sonal comm5t or p>ti pris--z be=e 8 decad5ce did ,tol/oy 9 8 novels4 ,ibs5 is ! type ( ! philosophical an>*1 ! believ] 9 man's individuality1 9 ! /ate = ! individual1 n ! individual = ! /ate4 ,x is at lea/ m dignifi$ ?an ! o!r's flood ( confessions1 ( hy/]ical self-accusations1 ( p5it5tial v[s1 & abundant lack ( re/ra9t4 ,yet no "o d\bts ,tol/oy's rep5tance4 ,l ,v]la9e's x c>ri$ ) x its own pro(s4 ,b :y publi% to ! _w ^! intimate s\l processes1 fasc9at+ z !y are to laym5 & psy*ologi/s alike8 ,:y n keep wat* ) 8 ,god 9 sil5ce & alone8 ,! reason 0 7only complicat$ ) a ?\s& o!r ?+s1 = ,tol/oy 0 a complex be+ & a ,slav71 ! pla9 reason 01 we repeat1 because ,leo ,nikolaievit* 0 an arti/4 ,he obey$ t demon kn[n to ,socrates & ,goe!1 & m9utely record$ 8 m5tal & emotional fluctuations4 ,& ) ,ri*>d ,wagn] & ,do/oevsky1 ,tol/oy is "o ( ! ?ree mo/ emotional temp]am5ts ( ! n9ete5? c5tury4 ,unlike ,ibs5 or ,nietzs*e1 he does n belong to ! tw5tie? c5tury2 8 religion1 8 social doctr9es are atavi/ic1 are ( ! pa/4 ,tol/oy is :at ! ,fr5* call un crbral1 :i*1 z ,ar?ur ,symons po9ts out1 is by no means a man ( intellect4 ,un crbral is a man :o feels ?r\gh 8 bra91 9 :om emotion trans=ms itself into idea1 r ?an 9 :om idea is trans=m$ by emotion4 ,h[ well t phrase fits ,tol/oy--! fev] ( ! s\l6 ,he has _h ! fev] ( ! s\l1 has subdu$ x1 & 8 recital ( 8 /ruggles makes brea?less read+4 ,!y are depict$ by an arti/1 an emotional arti/1 &1 despite 8 prote/ations1 by "o :o w die an arti/ & be rememb]$1 n z ! pontiff ( a new disp5sation1 b z a great _w arti/4 ,an admir] has said ( him t confession has become 8 second nature2 r x 0 a psy*ological necessity4 ,! voice t cri$ f ! com=table wild]ness ( ,yasnaya ,polyana furni%$ unique copy = newspap]s4 ,alas6 ! pity ( x all4 ,! moral dyspepsia t ov]took ,c>lyle 9 middle life 0 ! result ( a lean1 spoil$1 half-/>v$ y\?2 ! moral dyspepsia t seiz$ ! s\l ( ! wond]ful ,tol/oy 0 ! outcome ( a riot\s y\?1 a y\? ov]fl[+ ) ! joy ( life4 ,ibs51 l ,c>lyle1 battl$ 9 8 e>ly days ) pov]ty2 b 8 message--if y w h a def9ite message 7,oh1 ^! lit]al1 unimag9ative folk ( ! ,gradgr9d sort1 :o w\ld wr+ f ! dumb my/]i\s beauty ( nature def9ite mean+s--z if %e] exi/5ce itself is n its own glori\s v9dication67--may be a hopeful "o4 ,! individual is all 9 all2 he is ! evangel ( ! future2 8 belief is buoyant & ,nor!rn2 :]eas ,tol/oy's s\r outlook1 8 con/ant gird+ at ! vanities ( life 7aft] he _h1 ,solomon-l1 ta/$ ( !m to ! full7 is ,ea/]n2 8 is ! ,ori5tal fatalism1 ! hopeless doctr9e ( det]m9ism4 ,he discov]s a new s9 e day4 ,bett] "o h\r ( ,nietzs*e's danc+ madness ?an a cycle ( ,tol/oy's pessimi/ic r5unciations4 ,& all 8 e?ical propag&a does n %ake 9 ! lea/ our conviction ( ! tru? & gr&eur ( ,tol/oy's art4 ,( ! disciples ! son ( ,tol/oy1 ,c\nt ,ilya1 tells u 9 no unc]ta9 acc5ts3 ,my fa!r _h good reason = say+ t ! ,tol/oyites 7 to him ! mo/ incompreh5sible sect & ! fur!/ remov$ f 8 way ( ?9k+ t he _h ev] come across4 ,i %all soon be dead1 he sadly pr$ict$1 & p w say t ,tol/oy taught m5 to pl\gh & reap & make boots2 :ile ! *ief ?+ t ,i h be5 try+ s h>d to say all my life1 ! ?+ ,i believe 9 ! mo/ important ( all1 !y w =get4 ,,iv ,,! ,,y\ng] ,,*oir ,let u believe t ,gogol1 ,pu%k91 ,l]montov1 ,nekrasov1 ,do/oevsky1 ,turg5ieff1 & ,tol/oy are classics4 ,z long z ,russian1 sonor\s & beautiful tongue1 is spok51 !y w nev] die4 ,& _! successors8 ,:at is ! actual condition ( ,russian lit]ature at ! pres5t "t8 ,x is ! b>e tru? to say t a p]iod ( /agnation set 9 dur+ ! decade aft] ,turg5ieff's dea?4 ,emigration c>ri$ ) x ! be/ bra9s ( ! l&4 ,we ne$ n dwell ^u ! publici/s1 nor yet /ir ! muddy /ream ( agitation4 ,x has be5 ! mis=tune ( ,russian lit]>y m5 to be involv$ 9 dang]\s political s*isms & revolution>y movem5ts2 _! mis=tune1 & p]haps _! good luck4 ,= dramatic mat]ial !y h nev] be5 at a loss1 ?\gh _! art has suff]$1 & dep? ( feel+ has be5 ga9$ at a sad wa/e ( o!r qualities4 ,t gr& old hum\ri/ ,gogol has _h no successors4 ,hum\r 9 ,russia is a suspect$ ?+4 ,ev5 if !re 7 a second ,gogol he w\ld nev] be all[$ to put on ! bo>ds a second ,revizor4 ,we d n mean to ass]t t hum\r has di$ out altoge!r 9 lit]ature1 b x is n ! special gift ( ^? :o write n[adays4 ,s9ce ,gogol or coeval ) him1 only m5 ( second>y importance h be5 hum\ri/s3 ,usp5ski1 ,o/rovski1 ,saltykov 7,*t*dr9e71 or ! au?or ( ! novel ,oblomov1 ,gont*>ov by "n4 ,maikov1 ,nadsohn1 ,polonski1 ,g>*91 ,korol5ko1 ,t*ekov 7 all m5 ( tal5t2 ! la/ 9 p>ticul>1 preceptor & fri5d to ,gorky 9 8 days ( want1 0 a noveli/ ( high arti/ic if morbid p[]s4 ,he is dead4 ,x is :5 we turn to ! liv+ t we realise :at a flatl& is ,russian lit]ature n[4 ,a writ] & critic1 ,madame ,z4 ,hippius1 attempt$ 9 ! ,p>is ,m]cure de ,france to give an idea ( ! situation4 ,%e admitt$ ! inadequacy ( h] sket*4 ,! tr\bl$ political map ( ,russia has n be5 conducive to ripe arti/ic production4 ,z %e says1 ev5 ! writ]s :o refus$ to m$dle ) politics are m>k$ m52 politics 9 ! %ape ( ! secret police comes to !m4 ,madame ,hippius makes ! ass]tion t lit]ature 9 ,russian has nev] exi/$ 9 ! s5se ( a lit]>y milieu1 z an organic art possess+ traditions & cont9uity2 = h]1 ,tol/oy1 ,do/oevsky1 & ,turg5ieff are b isolat$ m5 ( g5ius4 ,a glance back at ! times & writ+s ( su* critics z ,biel9ski1 ,dobroliubov1 & ,nekrasov--a rem>kable poet--disproves ?is /atem5t4 ,)\t a ,gogol ! lat] noveli/s w\ld be r 9 ! air4 ,he fir/ fa%ion$ ! bricks & mort> ( native fiction4 ,read ,kropotk91 ,osip-,luri1 ,e4 ,sem5ov1 ,walizewski1 ,mel*ior de ,vog1 & ,leo ,wi5] if y d\bt ! weal? & v>iety ( ?is lit]ature4 ,among liv+ prose writ]s two names are enc\nt]$3 ,maxim ,gorky & ,lonide ,&reiev4 ,( ! neurotic ,gorky !re is naught to be said t is enc\rag+4 ,he 0 physically ill :5 9 ,am]ica & z an arti/ 9 pla9 decad5ce4 ,he _h %ot 8 bolt 9 8 tales ab\t 8 belov$ vagabonds4 ,he _h n ! long-brea!d pati5ce or arti/ic skill = a novel4 ,8 novels1 disfigur$ by tirades & dry attempts at philosophical excursions1 are all failures4 ,:5 8 tramps beg9 to sp\t ,nietzs*e on _! /eppes ! artificial note is too app>5t4 ,8 plays are loose episodes )\t dramatic action or climax1 sometimes mov+1 z 9 ! case ( ,na*tasyl1 & discordant 9 ,! ,*ildr5 ( ! ,sun4 ,gorky _h a natural tal5t2 9 8 /ories a subm]g$ g5]ation became eloqu5t4 ,& he became a doctr9aire4 ,nietzs*e f9i%$ ! ru9 t ,m>x _h begun2 8 art1 *iefly d]iv$ f ,do/oevsky & ,t*ekov1 succumb$ to a s5tim5tal socialism4 ,&reiev is /ill /rong1 ?\gh envelop$ 9 my/ic an>*ism4 ,he is z naturally gift$ z ,gorky & a ?9k] ( m precision4 ,8 play1 ,les ,tnbres1 reveals ! influ5ces ( ,do/oevsky & ,tol/oy4 ,x is a %ock+ arraignm5t ( self-satisfi$ mat]ialism4 ,a "y revolution>y is ! protagoni/4 ,! woman 9 ! case belongs to ! same pr(ession z ,do/oevsky's ,sonia4 ,n enc\rag+1 ?is4 ,yet high hopes are c5tr$ ^u ,&reiev4 ,= ! re/ !re is ,vladimir ,soloviev1 :o is a poet-metaphysician ) a foll[+4 ,he has my/ic proclivities4 ,scrat* a ,russian writ] & y come ^u a my/ic4 ,he is aga9/ cl]icalism & believes 9 an anti-cl]ical *ur*6 ,!re is a little circle at ,mosc[1 :]e a ,muscovite review1 ,la ,balance 7f\nd$ #aijc71 is ! c5tre ( ! "y m54 ,v4 ,brus(f1 a poet1 is ! editor4 ,balmont & ,sologub write = its pages1 z d ,rosan[ & ,m]ejk[ski4 ,9 #ahih !re 0 a review />t$ call$ ,mir ,isk\s/va4 ,its director 0 ,s]ge ,diaghilev1 & x endur$ until #aijd4 ,sologub is "o ( ! mo/ promis+ poets4 ,block1 ,remisov1 ,ivanov are also poets ( mu* ability4 ,!re are romanc]s su* z ,z5sky1 ,kuzm91 ,ivanov1 ,rop%91 ,*apyg91 ,s]afimovit*1 ,zaitzeff1 ,voln(f2 "s ( ^! wrote on risky !mes4 ,b :5 ! works ( ^! new writ]s are closely scrut9is$ _! lack ( orig9ality & pov]ty ( inv5tion are noticeable4 ,! poison\s honey ( ,fr5* decad5ts & symboli/s has attract$ "o p>ty2 & ! o!rs are be+ swall[$ up 9 ! pessimi/ic nebula ( my/ic an>*y & fatalism4 ,russian pity suffuses _! "w4 ,!re is )\t d\bt a national s5tim5t & a revolt aga9/ we/]n ,european culture1 p>ticul>ly ! ,fr5*4 ,russia = ! ,russians is ! slogan ( ?is gr\p4 ,b ?us f> no?+ 9 p>ticul> has come ( _! patriotic ef=ts2 no ov]:elm+ p]sonality has em]g$ f ! rebelli\s fro? ( new !ories4 ,if ev] ! man on horseback does appe> 9 ,russia1 x is v d\btful if he w be/ride a ,pegasus4 ,( bigg] & /]n] calibre ?an any ( ! productions ( ! o!rs is ,san9e1 a novel by ,mi*ael ,artzibas*ev1 t is be+ widely read n only 9 ,russia b 9 all ! _w4 ,x 0 writt5 z long ago z #aijc ! au?or tells u4 ,he is ( ,t>t> orig91 born #ahgh1 ( p>5ts 9 ^: ve9s fl[$ ,russian1 ,fr5*1 ,georgian1 & ,poli% blood4 ,he is ( humble orig91 z is ,gorky1 & be+ ( a consumptive t5d5cy1 he lives 9 ! ,crimea4 ,he began z a j\rnali/4 ,8 photograph reveals him z a "y man ( a f9e1 s5sitive type1 truly an apo/le ( pity & pa94 ,he passionately esp\ses ! cause ( ! poor & d[ntrodd51 z 8 extraord9>y revolution>y %ort /ories--,! ,millionaire among ! re/--%[4 ,s9ce ,turg5ieff's ,fa!rs & ,sons1 no tale l ,metal ,work] ,s*evyrj[ has appe>$ 9 ,european lit]ature4 ,9 x ! b$rock ( ,slavic fatalism1 an an>*i/ic pessimism is rea*$4 ,x has be5 done into ,fr5* by ,jacques ,povolozky4 ,! ,russian au?or reveals pl5tiful traces ( ,tol/oy1 ,turg5ieff1 ,do/oevsky1 & ,gorky 9 8 pages2 ,t*ekov1 too1 is n abs5t4 ,b ! new note is ! influ5ce ( ,max ,/irn]4 ,mi*ael ,artzibas*ev calmly grafts ! disp>ate ideas ( ,do/oevsky & ,max ,/irn] 9 8 ,san9e1 & ! result is a h]o :o is at once a sup]man & a sc\ndrel--or are ! two fairly synonym\s8 ,?is cle>-ey$1 broad-%\ld]$ ,san9e passes ?r\gh ! little t[n :]e he 0 born1 leav+ beh9d him a trail ( mi%aps & mis=tunes4 ,he is depict$ ) a m>vell\s art1 ?\gh x is impossible to sympa?ise ) him4 ,he upsets a love-affair ( 8 si/]'s1 he qu>rels ) & insults h] lov]1 :o commits suicide2 he also drives to self-de/ruction a wret*$ little ,hebrew :o has become a free?9k] & c't /& ! /ra9 ( 8 apo/asy2 he is ! remote cause ( ano!r suicide1 t ( a weakl+1 a /ud5t full ( mod]n ideas1 b ^: w is q sapp$4 ,turg5ieff's ,fa!rs & ,sons is recall$ m ?an once1 especially ! "* ( ,baz>ov1 ! nihili/4 ,fur!rmore1 :5 ?is /ud5t fails to reap ! b5efit ( a good girl's love1 ,san9e /eps 9 & ru9s h]4 ,ev5 ince/ is h9t$ at4 ,all ?is s\nds incr$ible 9 our b>e recital1 b 9 ! fl[ & gl[ ( ! ri*ly col\r$ n>rative ev]y?+ is plausible1 nay1 ( ! /uff ( life4 ,z reali/s ! ,russians easily lead all o!r nations 9 fiction4 ,!re are descriptions ( woodl&s t recall a little sc5e f ,turg5ieff's ,sportsman's ,sket*es2 !re are episodes1 su* z ! bac*anal 9 ! mona/]y1 a moonlit ride 9 ! canoe ) a reali/ic s$uction episode1 & ! sev]al qu>rels t w\ld h pleas$ bo? ,tol/oy & ,do/oevsky2 !re is an old mujik :o seems to h /epp$ out ( ,do/oevsky1 yet is evid5tly a portrait tak5 f life4 ,! weak "m1 ! passionate si/]1 ! sweet womanly quality ( ! deceiv$ girl1 ^! are portraits wor?y ( a ma/]4 ,san9e is n ! ,rogosz91 & 8 si/] is n ! ,na/asia ,philipovna1 ( ,do/oevsky's ,! ,idiot2 = all t !y are di/9ct & wor?y additions to ! va/ picture-gall]y ( ,russian fiction4 ,san9e himself h>dly appeals to our novel read]s1 = :om a golf-/ick & a motor-c> are symbols ( ! true h]o4 ,9 a ^w1 he is real fle% & blood4 ,he goes z my/]i\sly z he came4 ,! novel t foll[$1 ,break+ ,po9t1 is a lugubri\s orgy ( dea? & erotic madness1 a symphony ( suicide & love & ! disgu/ ( life4 ,artzibas*ev is n[ 9 ,engli% g>b4 ,?us f> ,san9e is 8 ma/]piece4 ,v ,,arnold ,,s*o5b]g ,i ,two decades ago1 m or less1 ,john ,m4 ,rob]tson publi%$ sev]al volumes *iefly conc]n$ ) ! g5tle art ( criticism4 ,mr4 ,rob]tson introduc$ to ! ,engli%-read+ _w ! critical !ories ( ,emile ,h5nequ91 ^: essays on ,poe1 ,do/oevsky1 & ,turg5ieff may be rememb]$4 ,x is a c>d9al doctr9e ( ,h5nequ9 & ,rob]tson t1 z ! p]sonal elem5t plays ! *ief rle 9 ev]y?+ ! critic writes1 he himself %\ld be ! fir/ to submit to a grill+2 9 a ^w1 to be put ?r\gh 8 paces & tell u 9 advance ( 8 likes & dislikes1 8 prejudices & passions4 ,naturally1 x doesn't take long to discov] ! p>ticul> bias ( a critic's m9d4 ,he writes himself d[n :5ev] he puts p5 to pap]4 ,= in/ance1 !re is ! hi/oric duel betwe5 ,anatole ,france1 a free-lance among critics1 & ,f]d9& ,brunetire1 intr5*$ beh9d ! ba/ions ( tradition1 n to m5tion ! ,revue des ,deux ,mondes4 ,t discussion1 :ile amus+1 0 s mu* ?re%+ ( academic /raw4 ,m4 ,france disclaim$ all au?ority--he1 mo/ erudite among critics2 ,m4 ,brunetire prais$ imp]sonality 9 criticism--he1 ! mo/ p]sonal among writ]s--n a pleas+ or expansive p]sonality1 be x und]/ood2 b1 n>r[ z he 01 8 p]sonality %one out f e page4 ,n[1 says ,mr4 ,rob]tson1 :y n ask e critic ab\t to br+ =? an op9ion = a sort ( *>t on :i* w be %[n 8 v>i\s qualities ( m9d1 "*2 yes1 & ev5 8 physical temp]am5t2 :e!r sangu9e or melan*olic1 bili\s or eupeptic1 "y or old1 peaceful or trucul5t2 also 8 ta/es 9 lit]ature1 art1 music1 politics1 & religion4 ,?is rem9ds "o ( an old-fa%ion$ game4 ,& all ?is long-w9d$ preamble is to tell y t ! case ( ,arnold ,s*o5b]g1 musical an>*i/1 & an ,au/rian compos] :o has at once ar\s$ ! ire & admiration ( musical ,g]many1 dem&s j su* a confession f a critic ab\t to hold 9 ! balance ! music or unmusic 7! ,g]mans h su* a h&y ^w7 ( ,s*o5b]g4 ,!re=e1 be=e ,i attempt a critical or uncritical valuation ( ! art ( ,arnold ,s*o5b]g let me make a clean brea/ ( my prejudices 9 ! mann] sugge/$ by ,h5nequ9 & ,rob]tson4 ,besides1 x is a holy & un:olesome idea to purge ! m9d e n[ & !n4 ,fir/3 ,i place pure music above impure1 i4 e41 in/rum5tal above mix$4 ,i dislike gr& op]a z a mis]able mi%ma% ( /yles1 compromises1 & arrant ugl9ess4 ,! mom5t ! human voice intrudes 9 an or*e/ral "w1 my dream-_w ( music vani%es4 ,"m ,*ur* is "r 9 bani%+1 f )9 ! walls ( h] temples ! female voice4 ,! _w1 ! fle%1 & ! devil lurk 9 ! l>ynx ( ! soprano or alto1 & h] place is be=e ! footlights1 n z a vocal /aircase to p>adise4 ,i say ?is1 kn[+ 9 my he>t t no?+ is s ?rill+ z ,tri/an & ,isolde1 & my memory-cells hold m>vell\s pictures ( ,lilli ,lehmann1 ,milka ,t]n9a1 & ,olive ,frem/ad4 ,s1 ,i'm nei!r logical nor s9c]e2 nev]!less1 ,i ma9ta9 ! op9ion t absolute music1 n programme1 n music-drama1 is ! apogee ( ! art4 ,a ,bee?ov5 /r+ qu>tet holds m g5u9e music = me ?an ! entire works ( ,wagn]4 ,!re's a prejudic$ /atem5t = y6 ,second3 ,i fe> & dislike ! music ( ,arnold ,s*o5b]g1 :o may be call$ ! ,max ,/irn] ( music4 ,n[1 ! field be+ cle>$1 let u see :at ! music ( ! new man is l4 ,c]ta9ly1 he is ! h>de/ musical nut to crack ( 8 g5]ation1 & ! %ell is v bitt] 9 ! m\?4 ,e>ly 9 ,decemb]1 #aiab1 ! f\r? p]=mance ( a curi\s composition by ,s*o5b]g 0 giv5 at ! ,*oralionsaal 9 ! ,bellevue/rasse1 ,b]l94 ,! "w is entitl$ ,li$] des ,pi]rot ,lunaire1 ! text ( :i* is a fairly good translation ( a poem cycle by ,alb]t ,guiraud4 ,?is translation 0 made by ! late ,otto ,eri* ,h>tleb51 himself a poet & dramati/4 ,i h n read ! orig9al ,fr5* v]se1 b ! idea seems to be fai?fully repres5t$ 9 ! ,g]man v]sion4 ,?is moon-/rick5 ,pi]rot *ants--r declaims--8 woes & occasional joys to ! music ( ! ,vi5nese compos]1 ^: score requires a recit] 7female71 a piano1 flute 7also piccolo71 cl>9et 7also bass cl>9et71 viol9 7also viola71 & violoncello4 ,! piece is describ$ z a melodrama4 ,i li/5$ to x on a ,sunday morn+1 & ,i confess t ,sunday at noon is n a "t propiti\s to ! mood musical4 ,x 0 also ! fir/ "t ,i _h he>d a note ( ,s*o5b]g's4 ,9 va9 ,i _h tri$ to get "s ( 8 scores2 n ev5 ! six little piano pieces c\ld ,i secure4 ,in/ead1 my inquiries 7 met ) dubi\s or pity+ smiles--y\r music cl]k is a t]rible critic betimes1 & 8 m9d (t takes ^u x ! col\r ( 8 cu/om]'s ord]s4 ,s !re ,i 01 to be pit*$ ov]bo>d into a new sea1 to s9k or float1 & all ! :ile wi%+ myself miles away4 ,a lady ( pleas+ appe>ance1 attir$ 9 a mollifi$ ,pi]rot co/ume1 /ood be=e "s ,japanese scre5s & began to intone--to cantillate1 w\ld be a bett] expression4 ,%e told ( a mon/r\s moon-drunk5 _w1 !n %e describ$ ,columb9e1 a d&y1 a pale wa%]-woman--,e9e blasse ,ws*]9 ws*t zur ,na*tzeit blei*e ,t*]--& always ) a refra91 = ,guiraud employs ! device to excess4 ,a valse ( ,*op9 foll[$1 9 v]se1 ( c\rse 7poor suff]+ ,fr$]ic671 & "p "o--!re are sev5 poems1 ea* 9 ?ree sections--end$ ) "o entitl$ ,madonna1 & ano!r1 ! ,sick ,moon4 ,! musicians 7 conceal$ beh9d ! scre5s 7de> old ,m>k ,twa9 w\ld h said1 to escape ! outrag$ audi5ce71 b we he>d !m only too cle>ly6 ,x is ! decomposition ( ! art1 ,i ?\ght1 z ,i held myself 9 my seat4 ,( c\rse1 ,i meant decomposition ( tones1 z ! slang ( ! ateli]s goes4 ,:at did ,i he>8 ,at fir/1 ! s\nd ( delicate *9a %iv]+ into a ?\s& lum9\s fragm5ts4 ,9 ! welt] ( tonalities t bruis$ ea* o!r z !y pass$ & repass$1 9 ! prelim9>y grip ( enh>monics t almo/ made ! e>s ble$1 ! eyes wat]1 ! scalp to freeze1 ,i c\ld n get a c5tral grip on myself4 ,x 0 new music 7or new exquisitely horrible s\nds7 ) a v5geance4 ,! v ec/asy ( ! hide\s6 ,i say exquisitely horrible1 = pa9 c be at once exquisite & horrible2 consid] too?a*e & its fir/ c\s91 neuralgia4 ,& ! bord]-l& betwe5 pa9 & pleasure is a t]ritory hi!rto unexplor$ by musical compos]s4 ,wagn] sugge/s poetic angui%2 ,s*o5b]g n only ar\ses ! image ( angui%1 b he br+s x home to 8 auditory 9 ! mo/ subjective way4 ,y suff] ! angui% ) ! fictiti\s "* 9 ! poem4 ,y\r n]ves--& rememb] ! por*es ( ! e>s are ! gateways to ! bra9 & ganglionic c5tres--are lit]ally p9*$ & scrap$4 ,i wond]$ t morn+ if ,i 7 n 9 a n]v\s condition4 ,i look$ ab\t me 9 ! sp>sely fill$ hall4 ,p didn't wriggle2 p]haps _! s\ls wriggl$4 ,!y nei!r smil$ nor wept4 ,yet on ! :>f ( hell ! lo/ s\ls disemb>k$ & wept & lam5t$4 ,:at 0 ! matt] ) my own ego8 ,my consci5ce report$ a clean bill ( heal?1 ,i _h gone to b$ e>ly ! previ\s night wi%+ to prep>e = ! ordeal4 ,evid5tly ,i 0 out ( condition 7critics are l prize-fight]s1 !y mu/ keep 9 con/ant tra9+ else !y g /ale74 ,or 0 ! music to blame8 ,s*o5b]g is1 ,i said to myself1 ! crude/ ( all compos]s1 = he m+les ) 8 music %>p dagg]s at :ite heat1 ) :i* he p>es away t9y slices ( 8 victim's fle%4 ,anon he twi/s ! knife 9 ! fre% w\nd & y receive ano!r horrible ?rill1 all ! "t wond]+ ov] ! fate ( ! ,lun> ,pi]rot &--hold on6 ,"h's ! fir/ clew4 ,if ?is new music is s di/ract+ly atroci\s :at "r has a li/5] to bo!r ab\t ,pi]rot8 ,:at's ,pi]rot to him or he to ,pi]rot8 ,p]haps ,s*o5b]g _h caught 8 fi% 9 ! musical net he us$1 & :at m did he want1 or :at m c\ld 8 li/5]s expect8--= to be hook$ or nett$ by ! /rong] volition ( an arti/ is ! object ( all ! sev5 arts4 ,h[ does ,s*o5b]g d x8 ,h[ does he pull (f ! trick8 ,x is n a "q to be lightly answ]$4 ,9 ! fir/ place ! p]sonality ( ! li/5] is b\nd to obtrude itself2 dissociation f "o's ego--if su* a ?+ 7 possible--w\ld be intellectual dea?2 only by ! cle>1 p]si/5t image ( ourselves d we exi/--banal psy*ology z old z ! hills4 ,& ! e>1 l ! eye1 soon accommodates itself to new p]spectives & unrelat$ h>monies4 ,i _h felt1 )\t cle>ly kn[+ ! reason1 t :5 ,alb]t9e ,zehme s eloqu5tly declaim$ ! l9es ( ,madonna1 ! six? /anza ( "p "o1 beg9n+ ,/eig1 o ,mutt] all] ,s*m]z51 auf d5 ,alt> me9] ,tne6 t ! backgr\nd ( poignant noise suppli$ by ! compos] 0 m ?an apposite1 & 9 ! mood-key ( ! poem4 ,! flute1 bass cl>9et1 & violoncello 7 s clev]ly h&l$ t ! col\r ( ! doleful v]se 0 enhanc$1 ! mood exp&$2 p]haps ! ,hebraic /ra9 9 ! compos]'s blood has end[$ him ) ! gift ( express+ sorr[ & desolation & ! abom9ation ( liv+4 ,h[ f> are we "h f ! curr5t notion t music is a consol]1 is joy-bre$+1 or %\ld1 accord+ to ! ,ari/otelian =mula1 purge ! s\l ?r\gh pity & t]ror4 ,i felt ! t]ror1 b pity 0 abs5t4 ,blood-r$ cl\ds swept ov] vague horizons4 ,x 0 a new l& ?r\gh :i* ,i w&]$4 ,& s x w5t on to ! end1 & ,i not$ z we progress$ t ,s*o5b]g1 despite 8 ugly s\nds1 0 ma/] ( m ?an "o mood2 witness ! %ock+ cynicism ( ! gall[s song ,die drre ,dirne mit lang5 ,halse4 ,su* music is %ameful--& t's ! precise effect ,i 0 aft]--c\ld ! compos] triumphantly answ]1 & he w\ld be "r4 ,:at k9d ( music is ?is1 )\t melody1 9 ! ord9>y s5se2 )\t !mes1 yet e acorn ( a phrase contrapuntally develop$ by an adept2 )\t a h>mony t does n smite ! e>s1 lac]ate1 figuratively speak+1 ! e>-drums2 keys =c$ into hateful m>riage t are miles asund]1 or else too closely relat$ = aural matrimony2 no =m1 t is1 9 ! s*ola/ic =mal s5se1 & rhy?ms t are s p]si/5tly v>i$ z to become monoton\s--:at k9d ( music1 ,i repeat1 is ?is t c pa9t a cry/al sigh1 ! blackness ( prehi/oric night1 ! abysm ( a morbid s\l1 ! man 9 ! moon1 ! fa9t sweet od\rs ( an impossible fairy-l&1 & ! /rut ( ! d&y f ,b]gamo8 7,see ! ,guiraud poem47 ,!re is no melodic or h>monic l9e1 only a s]ies ( po9ts1 dots1 da%es1 or phrases t sob & scream1 despair1 explode1 exalt1 blaspheme4 ,i give ! conundrum ! g-by2 ,i only "k t :5 ,i f9ally surr5d]$ myself to ! compos] he work$ 8 w on my fancy & on my raw n]ves1 & ,i foll[$ ! poems1 loa?+ ! music all ! :ile1 ) int5se int]e/4 ,inde$1 ,i c\ldn't let g ! ske9 ( ! /ory = fe> t ,i might fall (f some:]e into a gloomy *asm & be dev\r$ by *romatic wolves4 ,i recall$ "o extraord9>y mom5t at ! close ( ! composition :5 a simple major *ord 0 s\nd$ & h[ to my e>s x _h a sup]nal beauty2 aft] ! p]il\s toss+ & pit*+ on a trea*]\s sea ( no-h>monies x 0 l a field ( firm ice "u ! feet4 ,i told myself t x s]v$ me "r1 t ,i 0 too old to g gallivant+ ar\nd ) ?is y\ng] g5]ation1 t if ,i w\ld eat prickly musical pe>s ,i mu/ n be surpris$ if ,i suff]$ f aural colic4 ,nev]!less1 :5 c]ta9 ( ! ,s*o5b]g compositions rea*$ me f ,vi5na ,i eag]ly fell to /udy+ !m4 ,i saw !n t he _h adopt$ z 8 motto3 ,evil1 be ?\ my good6 ,& t a man :o c\ld portray 9 tone %e] ugl9ess ) su* cry/al cle>ness is to be reckon$ ) 9 ^! topsyturvy times4 ,i h call$ ,arnold ,s*o5b]g a musical an>*i/1 us+ ! ^w 9 its be/ e/ate--an>*os1 )\t a head4 ,p]haps he is a sup]man also1 & ! _w doesn't "k x4 ,8 admir]s & pupils ?9k s1 h[ev]1 & sev]al ( !m h record$ _! op9ion 9 a little book1 publi%$ at ,muni*1 #aiab1 by ,r4 ,pip] ,co4 ,! life ( ,arnold ,s*o5b]g1 its out] side1 has ?us f> be5 unev5tful1 ?\gh d\btless ri* 9 ! psy*ical s5se4 ,he is /ill "y1 born 9 ,vi5na1 ,septemb] #ac1 #ahgd4 ,he liv$ !re till #aija1 !n 9 ! ,decemb] ( t ye> he w5t to ,b]l91 :]e he 0 = a %ort "t conductor 9 ,wolzog5's ,bunt5 ,!atre1 & also tea*] ( composition at ,/]n's ,cons]vatory4 ,9 #aijc he return$ to ,vi5na1 :]e he taught--he is pre-em95tly a p$agogue1 ev5 p$antic z ,i hope to pres5tly prove--9 ! ,k4 ,k4 ,akademie fr ,musik4 ,9 #aiaa ,b]l9 aga9 beckon$ to him1 & z hope ev] burns 9 ! bosom ( compos]s1 "y & old1 he no d\bt believes t 8 day w come4 ,c]ta9ly1 8 disciples1 few z !y may be1 make up by _! en?usiasm = ! public & critical fl\t+4 ,i c't help recall+ ! ,italian ,futuri/s :5 ,i ?9k ( ,s*o5b]g4 ,! same wra? may be not$ 9 ! gall]ies :]e ! "y ,italian pa9t]s exhibit4 ,s x 0 at ! end ( ! conc]t4 ,"o man1 a sane p]son1 0 positively purple ) rage 7evid5tly he _h paid = 8 seat71 & swore t ! compos] 0 v]rckt4 ,8 compositions are n num]\s4 ,s*o5b]g appe>s to be a reflective r ?an a spontane\s creator4 ,"h is an abridg$ li/3 ,opus #a1 #b1 & #c 7compos$1 #ahih-aijj72 ,opus #d1 /r+ sextet1 :i* be>s ! title1 ,v]klrte ,na*t 7#ahii72 ,gurreli$]1 aft] ,j4 ,p4 ,jacobs51 = solos2 *orus & or*e/ra 7#aijj71 publi%$ 9 ! ,univ]sal ,edition1 ,vi5na2 ,opus #e1 ,pellz et ,mlis&e1 symphonic poem = or*e/ra 7#aijb71 ,univ]sal ,edition a=esaid2 ,opus #f1 eight li$] 7ab\t #aije72 ,opus #g1 ,e /r+ qu>tet1 ,d m9or 7#aije72 ,opus #h1 six or*e/ral li$] 7#aijd72 ,opus #i1 ,kamm]symphonie 7#aijf72 two ballads = voice & piano 7#aijg72 ,peace on ,e>?1 mix$ *orus capella 7#aijh71 manuscript2 ,opus #aj1 ,,ii1 /r+ qu>tet1 ,f-%>p m9or 7#aijg-h72 fifte5 li$]1 aft] ,/efan ,george1 a tal5t$ ,vi5nese poet1 "o ( ! ,jung-,wi5 gr\p 7#aijh71 manuscript2 ,opus #aa1 ?ree piano pieces 7#aijh72 five pieces = or*e/ra 7#aiji7 9 ! ,pet]s ,edition2 monodrama1 ,erw>tung 7#aiji72 ,glckli*e ,h&1 drama ) music1 text by compos]1 n yet f9i%$ 7#aiaj72 & six piano pieces 7#aiaa74 ,8 book on h>mony appe>$ 9 #aiaj & 0 univ]sally treat$ z ! production ( a madman1 &1 f9ally1 z f> z ?is *ronicle goes1 9 #aiaa-ab he f9i%$ ,pi]rot ,lunaire1 :i* 0 fir/ produc$ 9 ,b]l94 99 99 99 99 99 ,"o ?+ is c]ta91 & ?is h>dly ne$ assure my musical read]s1 ! old tonal ord] has *ang$ = ev]2 !re are pl5ty ( signs 9 ! musical firmam5t to prove ?is4 ,m\ssorgsky prec$$ ,debussy 9 8 use ( :ole-tone h>monies1 & a contempor>y ( ,debussy1 & an equally gift$ musician1 ,m>t9 ,loeffl]1 0 exp]im5t+ be=e ,debussy himself 9 a d>k b delectable h>monic region4 ,! tyranny ( ! diatonic & *romatic scales1 ! tiresome revolutions ( ! major & m9or modes1 ! critical ,canutes :o sit at ! seaside & say to ! mod]n waves3 ,?us f> & no f>!r2 & !n ha/ily ab&on _! *airs & ru% to safety else be ov]:elm$1 all ^! ?+s are ( ! pa/1 :e!r 9 music1 art1 lit]ature1 &--let ,nietzs*e speak--9 e?ics4 ,ev5 philosophy has become a play?+1 & logic a dodge1 z ,pr(essor ,j[ett puts x4 ,e /ronghold is be+ assail$1 f ! div9e rights ( prop]ty to ! common *ord ( ,c major4 ,) ,s*o5b]g1 fre$om 9 modulation is n only p]missible1 b is an iron rule2 he is obsess$ by ! !ory ( ov]tones1 & 8 music is n only horizontally & v]tically plann$1 b1 s ,i pret5d to he>1 also 9 a circul> fa%ion4 ,!re is no su* ?+ z consonance or dissonance1 only imp]fect tra9+ ( ! e> 7,i am quot+ f 8 ,h>mony1 c]ta9ly a bible = musical sup]m574 ,he says3 ,h>monie fremde ,tne gibt es also ni*t--& a sly dig at ! old-tim]s--sond]n nur dem ,h>moniesy/em fremde4 ,aft] c>efully li/5+ ,i not$ t he too has 8 mann]isms1 t 9 8 *aos !re is a c]ta9 ord]1 t 8 madness is v me?odical4 ,= "o ?+ he abuses ! int]val ( ! f\r?1 & he enjoys juggl+ ) ! *ord ( ! n9?4 ,vagabond h>monies1 9 :i* ! remote/ keys lov+ly hold h&s1 d n prev5t ! s5sation ( a c5tral tonality some:]e--9 ! cell>1 on ! ro(1 9 ! gutt]1 up 9 ! sky4 ,! inn] e> tells y t ! ,d-m9or qu>tet is really ?\ght1 ?\gh n altoge!r play$1 9 t key4 ,z = =m1 y mu/ n expect x f a man :o decl>es3 ,i decide my =m dur+ composition only ?r\gh feel+4 ,e *ord is ! outcome ( an emotion1 ! emotion ar\s$ by ! poem or idea :i* gives bir? to ! composition4 ,su* antique ?+s z ! cyclic =m or community ( !mes are n to be expect$ 9 ,s*o5b]g's bright lexicon ( an>*y4 ,he boils d[n ! classic =m to "o movem5t &1 s x seem$ to my he>+1 he beg9s develop+ 8 idea z soon z x is ann\nc$4 ,su* polyphony1 su* int]weav+ ( voices--elev5 & twelve & fifte5 are a matt] ( c\rse--z w\ld make envi\s ! old tonal weav]s ( ! ,ne!rl&s6 ,!re is1 lit]ally1 no wa/e ornam5t or fill+ 9 8 scores2 e !me1 e subsidi>y figure1 is set sp9n+ s t y dream ( fireworks sp\t+ 9 e direction1 only ! fire is vitriolic & burns ! tympani ( ! e>s4 ,s]i\sly1 l all complex effects1 ! ,s*o5b]g scores soon become legible if scrut9is$ )\t prejudice4 ,! /r+ sextet1 if comp>$ to ! lat] music1 is sunny & ,moz>tian 9 its melodic & h>monic simplicity4 ,!y tell me t ,s*o5b]g once wrote freely 9 ! normal mann]1 b f9d+ t he c\ld n attract att5tion he delib]ately set himself to make abnormal music4 ,i don't "k h[ true ?is may be2 ! same sort ( ?+ 0 said ( ,mall>m & ,paul ,czanne & ,ri*>d ,/rauss1 & 0 absolutely )\t f\ndation4 ,s*o5b]g is an autodidact1 ! lessons 9 composition f ,alex&] von ,zeml9sky n affect+ 8 future pa?-break+ prop5sities4 ,8 mission is to free h>mony f all rules4 ,a man doesn't hit on su* comb9ations1 especially 9 8 acrid in/rum5tation1 )\t h]oic lab\r4 ,8 k mu/ be enorm\s1 = 8 scores are z logical z a highly wr\ght mosaic2 t is1 logical1 if y grant him 8 premises4 ,he is p]v]se & he wills 8 music1 b he is a ma/] 9 del9eat+ c]ta9 moods1 ?\gh ! means he employs revolt our e>s4 ,to call him crazy1 is m]ely amus+4 ,no man is less crazy1 few m5 are s consci\s ( :at !y are do+1 & few mod]n compos]s boa/ su* a faculty ( att5tion4 ,conc5tration is ! key-note ( 8 "w2 conc5tration--or cond5sation =mal1 conc5tration ( !matic mat]ial--to ! vani%+-po9t2 & concis5ess 9 treatm5t1 al?\gh e lic5se is all[$ 9 modulation4 ,e compos] has 8 aura2 ! aura ( ,arnold ,s*o5b]g is1 = me1 ! aura ( subtle ugl9ess1 ( hatr$ & contempt1 ( cruelty1 & ( ! my/ic gr&iose4 ,he is nev] petty4 ,he s9s 9 ! gr& mann] ( ,nietzs*e's ,sup]man1 & he has ! c\rage ( 8 *romatics4 ,if su* music-mak+ is ev] to become accept$1 !n ,i long = ,dea? ! ,releas]4 ,m %ock+ /ill w\ld be ! suspicion t 9 "t ,i might be p]suad$ to l ?is music1 to embrace1 aft] abhorr+ x4 ,z = ,s*o5b]g1 ! pa9t]--he pa9ts1 too6--,i won't take ev5 ! gu>d$ praise ( su* an accompli%$ arti/ z ,k&9sky z suffici5t evid5ce4 ,i've n se5 any ( ! compos]'s purple c[s1 & hope ,i nev] %all see !m4 ,8 black-&-:ite reproductions look pretty bad1 & n ne>ly z orig9al z 8 music4 ,! portrait ( a lady 7:o seems to be li/5+ to ,s*o5b]gian h>monies7 hasn't mu* col\r1 a critic tells u1 only a sickly rose 9 h] dress4 ,he also pa9ts grey-gre5 l&scapes & visions1 ! latt] dug up f ! abysmal dep?s ( 8 subconsci\sness4 ,s*o5b]g is1 at lea/1 ! object ( consid]able curiosity4 ,:at he w d next no man may say2 b at lea/ x won't be l ! "w ( any "o else4 ,! only di/9ct rem9isc5ce ( an old] compos] t ,i c\ld discov] 9 8 ,pi]rot 0 ,ri*>d ,wagn] 7t\j\rs ,wagn]1 :e!r ,franck or ,hump]d9ck or ,/rauss or ,debussy71 & ( him1 ! fir/ page ( ! ,introduction to ! la/ act ( ,tri/an und ,isolde1 m ! mood ?an ! actual !mes4 ,s*o5b]g is always atmosph]ic4 ,s is a tornado4 ,he is ! poet ^: fl[]s are evil2 he is ! _s t d5ies2 nev] a reali/1 l ,/rauss1 +5i\sly imitat+ natural s\nds1 he may be tru?fully describ$ z a musical symboli/4 ,,ii ,,music ,,( ,,to-,,day ,,& ,,to-,,morr[ ,despite ! fact t he play$ ! flute & rank$ ,ross9i above ,wagn]1 ,ar?ur ,s*op5hau] said "s notable ?+s ab\t music4 ,art is ev] on ! que/1 is a wise obs]vation ( 81 a que/1 & a div9e adv5ture2 ?\gh ?is re/less se>* = ! new (t5 ends 9 pla9 reaction1 progress may be crab-wise & /ill be progress4 ,i fe> t progress z usually und]/ood is a glitt]+ g5]al idea t bl9ds u to ! tru?4 ,re=m 9 art is n l re=m 9 politics2 y c't re=m ! ,/4 ,mat!w ,passion or ! ,fif? ,symphony4 ,is ,p>sifal a re=mation ( ,gluck8 ,?is talk ( re=m is only confus+ ! hi/oric ) ! /hetic4 ,art is a tricksy quantity & l quicksilv] is ev] mobile4 ,z 9 all g5u9e revolutions ! p]sonal equation c\nts ! heavie/1 s 9 deal+ ) ! conditions ( music at ! pres5t "t "o mu/ /udy ! temp]am5t ( our music-mak]s & let prophecy sulk 9 its t5t z x may4 ,if ,rusk9 _h writt5 music-criticism1 he might h amplifi$ ! mean+ ( 8 once-fam\s phrase1 ! pa!tic fallacy1 = ,i consid] x a pa!tic fallacy--?\gh n 9 ! ,rusk9ian s5se--9 criticism to be ov]-%ad[$ by ! fe> t1 because "s ( our critical pr$ecessors misjudg$ ,wagn] or ,manet or ,ibs51 we %\ld be too m]ciful 9 criticis+ our contempor>ies4 ,"h is ! pa?os ( di/ance run to s5tim5tal se$4 ,! music ( to-day may be ! music ( to-morr[1 b if x is n1 :at !n8 ,x may satisfy ! emotional ne$s ( ! mom5t1 yet to-morr[ be a /ale =mula4 ,b :at does t prove8 ,?\gh ,ba* & ,bee?ov5 built _! "w on ! bases ( et]nity 7employ+ ?is trem5d\s t]m 9 a limit$ s5se71 "o may nev]!less enjoy ! m5 ^: music is ( slight] texture & mod]n4 ,nor is ?is a plea = m$iocrity4 ,m$iocrity we %all always h ) u3 m$iocrity is mank9d 9 ! normal1 & normal man dem&s ( art :at he c read )\t runn+1 he> )\t ?9k+4 ,e c5tury produces arti/s :o are =gott5 9 a g5]ation1 ?\gh !y fill ! eye & ! e> = a "t ) _! clev] production4 ,?is has l$ to ano!r g5]al idea1 t ( transition1 ( int]m$iate types4 ,aft] critical p]spective has be5 atta9$1 x may be se5 t ! majority ( compos]s fall into ?is category n a consol+ notion1 b an unavoidable4 ,ri*>d ,wagn] has 8 epigones2 ! same is ! case ) ,haydn1 ,moz>t1 ,bee?ov54 ,m5delssohn 0 a delightful fem99e v>iation on ,ba*1 & aft] ,s*umann came ,brahms4 ,! ,wagn]-,liszt tradition ( music-drama1 s-call$1 & ! symphonic poem h be5 cont9u$ ) p]sonal modifications by ,ri*>d ,/rauss2 ,max ,reg] has p9n$ 8 fai? to ,brahms & absolute music1 ?\gh n )\t a m>k$ individual v>iation4 ,9 consid]+ 8 ,s9fonietta1 ! ,s]5ade1 ! ,hill] ,v>iations1 ! ,prologue to a ,trag$y1 ! ,lu/spiel ,ov]ture1 ! two conc]tos respectively = pian(orte & viol91 we are /ruck n z mu* by ! easy h&l+ ( old =ms1 z by ! />k emotional cont5t ( ^! compositions4 ,reg] began z a ,brahmsian]1 b he has n ?us f> succe$$ 9 fus+ =m & !me z wond]fully z did 8 ma/]4 ,!re is a ,dionysian /ra9 9 8 music t too (t5 is 9 j>r+ discord ) ! intellectual /ructure ( 8 "w4 ,b !re is no d5y+ t ,max ,reg] is ! "o man 9 ,g]many to-day :o is look$ ^u z ! inevitable rival ( ,ri*>d ,/rauss4 ,_! disp>ate t5d5cies br+ to ! lips ! old qu]y1 ,"u :i* k+8 ,"s ?9k t ,arnold ,s*o5b]g may be a possible antagoni/ 9 ! future1 b = ! pres5t x is ,reg] & ,/rauss1 & no ?ird 9 opposition4 ,! ,/rauss problem is a s]i\s "o4 ,9 ,am]ica mu* criticism ( 8 p]=mances has contriv$ to evade ! real issue4 ,he has be5 call$ h>d names because he is money-lov+1 or because he has n foll[$ 9 ! /eps ( ,bee?ov51 because ( a ?\s& & "o ?+s ( no actual critical value4 ,t he is easily ! greate/ te*nical ma/] ( 8 art n[ liv+ !re c be no "q4 ,& he has w\nd up a peg or two ! emotional int5sity ( music4 ,:e!r ?is /riv+ aft] n]ve-%att]+ comb9ations is a dang]\s t5d5cy is q beside ! m>k4 ,let u regi/] ! fact4 ,beg9n+ 9 ! pa? made by ,brahms1 he soon came "u ! influ5ce ( ,liszt1 & we 7 giv5 a *aplet ( tone-poems1 %e] programme-music1 b ca/ 9 a bigg] & m flexible m\ld ?an ! ?rice-famili> ,liszt patt]n4 ,:atev] fate is res]v$ = ,dea? & ,transfiguration1 ,till ,eul5spiegel1 ,also ,spra* ,z>a?u/ra1 ,h]o's ,life1 & ,don ,quixote1 !re is no d5y+ _! significance dur+ ! la/ decade ( ! n9ete5? c5tury4 ,= me x seem$ a decid$ /ep backw>d :5 ,/rauss ent]$ ! op]atic field4 ,"o s conspicu\sly ri* 9 ! gift ( music-mak+ 7= ! titles ( 8 symphonies nev] prev5t$ u f enjoy+ _! col\r+ & eloqu5ce7 might h avoid$ ! m facile triumphs ( ! /age4 ,h[ev]1 ,elektra ne$s no apology1 & ! joy\s ,ros5kavali] is a di/9ct addition to ! rep]tory ( high-class musical com$y4 ,/rauss is an exp]im5t] & no d\bt a man = :om ! visible box-(fice exi/s1 to p>ody a say+ ( ,gauti]'s4 ,b we mu/ judge him by 8 own highe/ /&>d1 ! /&>d ( ,elektra1 ,don ,quixote1 & ,till ,eul5spiegel1 n to m5tion ! beautiful songs4 ,ariadne on ,naxos 0 a n p>ticul>ly successful exp]im5t1 & :at ! ,alp ,symphony w prove to be we may only surmise4 ,probably ?is v]satile tone-poet has said 8 be/4 ,he is n a second ,ri*>d ,wagn]1 n yet has he ! *>m ( ! ,liz/ p]sonality1 b he bulks too l>ge 9 contempor>y hi/ory to be call$ a decad5t1 al?\gh 9 ! precise mean+ ( ! ^w1 )\t its /upid mis9t]pretation1 he is a decad5t inasmu* z he dwells ) emphasis on ! te*nique ( 8 composition1 sacrific+ ! :ole = ! page1 putt+ ! phrase above ! page1 & ! s+le note 9 equal competition ) ! phrase4 ,9 a ^w1 ,ri*>d ,/rauss is a romantic1 & flies ! r$ flag ( 8 fai?4 ,he has n foll[$ ! advice ( ,paul ,v]la9e 9 tak+ eloqu5ce by ! neck & wr++ x4 ,he is no?+ if n eloqu5t & expressive1 magnify+ 8 ,bav>ian song-birds to ! size ( ,alp9e eagles4 ,! new] *oir has avoid$ ! v ?+s 9 :i* ,/rauss has excell$1 = t way lie repetition & satiety4 ,s9ce writ+ ! above1 ,/rauss has giv5 ! _w 8 ballet ,! ,leg5d ( ,joseph1 9 :i* he has said no?+ novel1 b has ) 8 cu/om>y skill mix$ anew ! old comp\nd ( glitt]+ col\rs & sultry1 exotic h>monies4 99 99 99 99 99 ,h[ev]1 ,/rauss is n ! only memb] ( ! po/-,wagn]ian gr\p1 b he is ! *ief "o :o has kept 8 individual head above wat] 9 ! welt] & *aos ( ! s*ool4 ,:]e are ,cyrill ,ki/n]1 ,hans ,somm]1 ,augu/ ,bung]t1 & ! o!rs8 ,hump]d9ck is a m$iocrity1 ev5 m s ?an ,pucc9i4 ,& :at ( ! banalities ( ,bruckn]8 ,8 ,wagn]ian cloak is a _w too l>ge = 8 trifl+ !mes4 ,siegfri$ ,wagn] does n c\nt1 & = any?+ novel we are =c$ to turn our eyes & e>s t[>d ! direction ( ,france4 ,aft] ,b]lioz1 a small fry1 inde$1 yet n )\t int]e/4 ,! visit made by ,claude ,debussy to ,russia 9 #ahgi & dur+ 8 =mative p]iod _h consequ5ces4 ,he absorb$ ,m\ssorgsky1 & built ^u him1 & he _h ,wagn] at 8 f+]-ends2 l ,*>p5ti] he _c keep ,wagn] out ( 8 scores2 ! ,bayreu? compos] is ! ,k+ ,*>les's head 9 8 manuscript4 ,tri/an und ,isolde 9 p>ticul> mu/ h haunt$ ! compos]s ( ,l\ise1 & ,pellz et ,mlis&e4 ,! ,juli5 ( ,*>p5ti] is on a l[] lit]>y & musical level ?an ,l\ise1 :i*1 all said & done1 has 9 c]ta9 episodes a picturesque *>m2 ! new "w is replete ) bad symbolism & worse music-sp9n+4 ,debussy has at lea/ a novel1 ?\gh some:at monoton\s1 mann]4 ,he is preci\s1 & 9 ideas z con/ipat$ z ,mall>m1 ^: ,aft]noon ( a ,faun he s adequately set4 ,nev]!less1 !re is1 at times1 magic 9 8 music4 ,x is ! magic ( sugge/iv5ess1 ( ! h9t$ my/]y :i* only ,huysmans's sup]ior p]sons scatt]$ ?r\gh\t ! univ]se may guess4 ,aft] ,debussy comes ,dukas1 ,ravel1 ,flor5t ,s*mitt1 ,rogi]-,ducasse1 m5 :o seem to h caught anew ! _s ( ! eighte5?-c5tury music & giv5 x to u n ?r\gh ! poetic haze ( ,debussy1 b 9 gleam+1 brilliant phrases4 ,!re is promise 9 ,s*mitt4 ,z to ,v9c5t d',indy1 y diff] ) 8 s*eme1 yet he is a ma/]1 z 0 ,cs> ,franck a ma/]1 z are ma/]s ! two foll[]s ( ,d',indy1 ,alb]t ,r\ssel & ,!odat de ,svrac4 ,p]sonally ,i admire ,paul ,dukas1 ?\gh )\t any w>rant :atev] = plac+ him on ! same plane ) ,claude ,debussy1 :o1 aft] all1 has add$ a novel nuance to art4 ,b !y are all mak]s ( anxi\s mosaics2 nev] d !y c>ve ! block2 exquisite m9iaturi/s1 yet lack ! big bru% "w & epical sweep ( ! prec$+ g5]ation4 ,above all1 ! entire s*ool is m9us virility2 its music is ( ! di/aff1 & has n ! mascul9e r+ ( cross$ swords4 ,x is h>dly necess>y to consid] "h ! fanta/ic fa%ion+s ( ,erik ,satie1 ! newe/ ,fr5* compos]4 ,he seems to h out-,s*o5b]g$ ,s*o5b]g 9 8 little piano pieces be>+ ! allur+ titles ( ,embryons dess*s1 preludes & pa/orales4 ,ap>t f ! extravagant titles1 ! music itself is ludicr\s qua music1 b n )\t subtle irony4 ,t trio ( ,*op9's ,fun]al ,m>* play$ 9 ,c & decl>$ z a citation f ! celebrat$ mazurka ( ,s*ub]t does t\* ! rib risible4 ,!re are nei!r "t signature nor b>s4 ,all is g5tle *aos & is devot$ to ! celebration1 9 tone1 ( c]ta9 sea-plants & creatures4 ,?is s\nds l ,futurism or ! passionate patt]ns ( ! ,cubi/s1 b ,i assure y ,i've se5 & tri$ to play ! piano music ( ,satie4 ,t he is an ar*-humbug ,i %all nei!r ma9ta9 nor d5y4 ,aft] ,s*o5b]g any?+ is possible 9 ?is vale ( agonis+ dissonance4 ,i recall ) positive satisfaction a t9y composition = piano by ,rebik(f1 :i* he calls a sett+ ( ,! ,devil's ,daught]s1 a mural design by ,franz von ,/uck ( ,muni*4 ,to be sure1 ! bass is 9 ,c & ! treble 9 ,d flat1 nev]!less ! effect is almo/ piquant4 ,! hum\r ( ! new compos]s is melan*oly 9 its orig9ality1 b ,gaugu9 has said t 9 art "o mu/ be ei!r a plagi>i/ or a revolutioni/4 ,satie is h>dly a plagi>i/1 ?\gh ! value ( 8 revolution is d\btful4 ,! influ5ce ( ,v]di has be5 supreme among ! ,v]di/s ( "y ,italy1 ?\gh n "o has prov$ knee-high to a gras%opp] :5 comp>$ ) ! compos] ( t incomp>able ,fal/affo4 ,pon*ielli play$ 8 "p1 & "u 8 guidance su* dissimil> tal5ts z ,pucc9i1 ,mascagni1 & ,leoncavallo 7 fo/]$4 ,pucc9i /opp$ ) ,la ,bohme1 all ! re/ is repetition & n altoge!r admirable repetition4 ,t he has be5 ! h]o ( _m phonographs has no?+ to d ) 8 intr9sic m]its4 ,clev]ness is 8 pr$om9at+ vice1 & a m>k$ pr$ilection = "t-s]v+2 t is1 he1 l ! excell5t musical j\rnali/ t he is1 feels ! public pulse1 spreads 8 sails to ! breeze ( popul> fav\r1 & :ile he is nev] z banal z ,hump]d9ck or ,leoncavallo1 he exhibits ?is quality 9 suffusion4 ,above all1 he is n orig9al4 ,if ,mascagni _h only foll[$ ! example ( ,s+le-,spee* ,hamilton1 he w\ld h sp>$ himself _m mortifications & 8 admir]s mu* bor$om4 ,! new m51 su* z ,wolf-,f]r>i1 ,montemezzi1 ,giordano1 & num]\s o!rs are eclectics2 !y belong to any c\ntry1 & _! musical cosmopolitanism1 :ile af=d+ agreeable specim5s1 may be dismiss$ ) ! comm5t t _! art lacks pron\nc$ p]sonal pr(ile4 ,?is does n mean t ,l',amore dei ,tre ,re is less delightful4 ,! same may be said ( ,ludwig ,?uille & also ( ! ,neo-,belgian gr\p4 ,sibelius1 ! ,f9n1 is a compos] ) a m>k$ temp]am5t4 ,among ! ,engli% ,delius %[s /ronge/4 ,he is m p]sonal & m orig9al ?an ,elg>4 ,n "o ( ^! c tie ! %oe-/r+s ( ,pet] ,cornelius1 ! compos] ( %ort ma/]pieces1 ,! ,b>b] ( ,bagdad--! orig9al1 n ! b$evill$ v]sion ( ,mottl4 ,9 ,g]many !re is an active gr\p ( "y m53 ,erne/ ,boehe1 ,walt] ,braunfels1 ,max ,s*ill+s1 ,hans ,pfitzn]1 ,f4 ,klose1 ,k>l ,ehr5b]g1 ,dohnny--born ,hung>ian--,h4 ,g4 ,nor54 ,! li/ is long4 ,fre%1 agreeable1 & indicative ( a high ord] ( tal5t is a new op]a by ,franz ,s*rek]1 ,das ,spielw]k und die ,pr9zess9 7#aiac74 ,s*rek]'s e>li] op]a1 ,d] f]ne ,klang1 ,i miss$1 b ,i enjoy$ ! lat] composition1 *>g$ z x is ) fantasy1 atmosph]e1 bold climaxes1 & fram+ a leg5d>y libretto4 ,! influ5ce ( ,debussy is m>k$4 ,curi\sly en\gh1 ! ,russian ,m\ssorgsky1 ^: "w 0 neglect$ dur+ 8 lifetime1 has prov$ to be a precursor to latt]-day music4 ,he 0 n affect$ 9 8 developm5t by ,franz ,liszt1 ^: influ5ce on ,ts*aikovsky1 ,borod91 ,rimsky-,korsak(1 ,glaz\n(--he less ?an ! o!rs--0 consid]able4 ,l ,do/oevsky1 ,m\ssorgsky is ur-,russian1 n a poli%$ production ( ,we/]n culture1 z are ,turg5ieff1 ,ts*aikovsky1 ,tol/oy1 or ,rub9/e94 ,he is n a romantic1 ?is ,russian be>2 ! entire mod]n s*ool is at "o 9 _! rejection ( romantic moods & attitudes4 ,n[1 music is pre-em95tly a romantic art4 ,i once call$ x a species ( emotional ma!matics1 yet s va/ is its k+dom t x may conta9 ! s5tim5talities ( ,m5delssohn1 ! ,old ,_w romance ( ,s*umann1 ! sublimat$ poetry ( ,*op91 & ! ?und]\s epical acc5ts ( ,bee?ov54 ,m\ssorgsky ,i h /yl$ a primitive1 & ,i fancy x is z good an ascription z ano!r4 ,he is c]ta9ly z primitive z ,paul ,gaugu91 :o accompli%$ ! difficult feat ( %$d+ 8 ,p>isian sk9 z an arti/ & reappe>+ z a modifi$ ,tahitian savage4 ,b ,i suspect !re 0 a pr(\nd] s9c]ity 9 ! case ( ! ,muscovite4 ,little ne$ n[ to s+ ! praises ( ,boris ,godun(f1 ?\gh n hav+ se5 & he>d ,ohaliap9e1 ,new ,york is yet to receive ! fulle/ & %>pe/ impression ( ! rle not)/&+ ! sympa!tic read+ ( ,arturo ,toscan9i4 ,khovan*t*9a is ev5 m rugg$1 m ,russian4 ,he>+ x aft] ,ts*aikovsky's *>m+1 b weak1 sett+ ( ,eug5 ,oneg91 ! =?right & *>act]i/ic qualities ( ,m\ssorgsky are set 9 high] relief4 ,all ! old rhetoric goes by ! bo>d1 & s5tim5t1 9 our s5se ( ! ^w1 is n drawn ^u too heavily4 ,/rav9sky is a new man n to be slight$1 nor are ,kodaly & ,b>tok4 ,i m5tion only ! names ( ^? compos]s ) ^: music ,i am fairly famili>4 ,probably ,/rav9sky & 8 musical fireworks w be call$ a ,futuri/1 :atev] t port5t\s title may mean4 ,h[ev]1 ! music ( ,ts*aikovsky1 ,rimsky-,korsak(1 ,ra*man9(1 & ! o!rs is no long] revolution>y1 b may be consid]$ z evolution>y4 ,aga9 ! !ory ( transitional p]iods & types comes into play1 b ,i notice ?is !ory has be5 appli$ only to m9or ma/]s1 nev] to creators4 ,we don't call ,ba* or ,h&el or ,moz>t or ,bee?ov5 int]m$iate types4 ,p]haps "s day ,wagn] w seem z orig9al to po/]ity z ,bee?ov5 does to our g5]ation4 ,wasn't x ,george ,sa9tsbury :o once rem>k$ t all discussion ( contempor>ies is conv]sation1 n criticism8 ,if ?is be ! case1 !n x is suicidal = a critic to pass judgm5t ^u ! music-mak+ ( 8 day1 a fact obvi\sly at v>iance ) daily practice4 ,yet x is a dictum n to be altoge!r contrav5$4 ,= in/ance1 my fir/ impressions ( ,s*o5b]g 7 nei!r flatt]+ to 8 composition nor to my indiff]5t critical acum54 ,if ,i _h begun by li/5+ to ! comp>atively melliflu\s ,d-m9or /r+ qu>tet1 play$ by ! ,flonzaley ,qu>tet1 z did my ,new ,york colleagues1 in/ead ( und]go+ ! t]rify+ aural tortures ( ,li$] des ,pi]rot ,lunaire1 ,i might h be5 z amiable z ! critics4 ,! /r+ sextet has be5 receiv$ "h ) critical cordiality4 ,its beauties 7 expos$ by ! ,kneisel ,qu>tet4 ,b circum/ances 7 o!rwise1 & x 0 lat] t ,i he>d ! two /r+ qu>tets--! latt] 9 ,f-%>p m9or 7by c\rtesy1 ?is tonality71 ) voices at ! close--! a/\nd+ ,gurreli$] & ! piano pieces4 ,! or*e/ral poem ( ,pellz et ,mlis&e ,i h yet to enjoy or execrate2 !re seems to be no middle t]m = ,s*o5b]g's amaz+ art4 ,if ,i say ,i hate or l x t is only a p]sonal expression1 n a criticism /&+ f\rsqu>e4 ,i fe> ,i subscribe to ! tru? ( ,mr4 ,sa9tsbury's epigram4 ,x may be consid]$ s+ul> t ! mo/ orig9al new music hails f ,au/ria1 n ,g]many4 ,no d\bt t ,/rauss is ! protagoni/ ( ! romantics1 dat+ f ,liszt & ,wagn]2 & t ,max ,reg] is ! protagoni/ ( ! mod]n classici/s1 c\nt+ ,brahms z _! f\nt 7did y ev] read :at ,wagn]1 almo/ a septuag5>ian1 wrote ( ,brahms3 ,d] jdis*e ,cz>das-,aufspiel]874 ,b !y are no long] proclaim$ by ^? ultramod]ns :o d>e to call ,/rauss an int]m$iate type4 ,s rapidly do? music spe$ d[n ! grooves ( "t4 ,f ,vi5na comes ,s*o5b]g2 9 ,vi5na lives & composes ! y\?ful ,eri* ,korngold1 ^: e>li] music seems to well z if f "s m\nta9 spr+1 al?\gh ) all its spontaneity x has no aff9ity ) ,moz>t4 ,x is di/9ctively mod]n1 employ+ ! res\rces ( ! new h>monic displacem5ts & ! multicol\r$ mod]n or*e/ral app>atus4 ,korngold is s receptive t he reveals j n[ ! jo9t influ5ces ( ,/rauss & ,s*o5b]g4 ,yet ,i ?9k ! pa? lies /raight be=e ?is "y g5ius1 a /raight & %9+ pa?4 ,! little ,eri* ,korngold--9 reality a plump1 good-look+ boy--pres5ts few problems = ! critic4 ,i "k 8 piano music1 replete ) y\?ful *>m1 & ,i he>d 8 ov]ture produc$ by ! ,b]l9 ,philh>monic ,or*e/ra 7! fif? conc]t ( ! season7 "u ! lead]%ip ( ,ar?ur ,nikis*4 ,:e!r or n ! y\? is help$ by 8 tea*]1 z "s say1 !re c be no d\bt z to 8 precoci\s tal5t4 ,8 facility 9 composition is ,moz>tian4 ,no?+ lab\r$1 all z spontane\s z ,s*o5b]g is calculat+4 ,he scores conv5tionally1 t is1 latt]-day commonplaces are ! rule 9 8 disposition & treatm5t ( ! in/rum5tal army4 ,l ,moz>t1 he is melodi\s1 easy to foll[1 &1 l ,moz>t1 he beg9s by build+ on 8 imm$iate pr$ecessor1 9 8 case ,/rauss4 ,debussy is n abs5t1 nor is ,fritz ,delius4 ,i he>d n a little ( ,d] ,ros5kavali]4 ,b :o w\ld suspect a lad ( su* a =mal s5se--ev5 if x is only imitative--( su* cle> developm5t1 su* climaxes1 & su* a capital coda6 ,! *ief te/ ( ! music--w\ld y li/5 to x if y did n "k :o compos$ x8--is met4 ,! ov]ture is ent]ta9+1 if n v orig9al4 ,truly a wond] *ild4 ,hugo ,wolf 0 a song writ] :o p]il\sly graz$ g5ius1 b he rott$ be=e he 0 ripe4 ,ne$ we consid] ! respective positions ( ,bruckn] or ,mahl]1 "o all prodigality & diffus5ess1 ! o!r l>gely c]ebral8 ,& ,mahl] )\t ,bruckn] w\ld h>dly h be5 possible4 ,^? huge tonal edifices1 skyscrap]s 9 bulk1 soon prove b>r5 to ! _s4 ,a m\nta9 9 p>turition ) a m\se6 ,nor ne$ we dwell ^u ! ec/atic ,scriab9e :o mimick$ ,*op9 s deftly 9 8 piano pieces1 go+ ,liszt & ,/rauss "o bett]--or t51 if y w--& spilt 8 s\l 9 swoon+1 roseate vibrations4 ,)al1 a man ( ability & va/ ambitions4 7,he di$ 9 #aiae47 ,m ?an two ye>s ago ,i he>d 9 ,vi5na ,s*o5b]g's ,gurreli$]1 a sett+ to a dramatic leg5d by ,j5s ,pet] ,jacobs54 ,?is *oral & or*e/ral "w 0 compos$ 9 #aijb1 b x s\nds new] ?an ! qu>tets or ! sextet4 ,9 magnitude x beats ,b]lioz4 ,x dem&s five solo s+]s1 a dramatic read]1 ?ree *oral bodies1 & an or*e/ra ( "o hundr$ & =ty1 9 :i* figure eight flutes1 sev5 cl>9ets1 six horns1 f\r ,wagn] tubas4 ,little wond] ! impression 0 a /up5d\s "o4 ,!re 7 episodes ( great beauty1 dramatic mom5ts1 & appall+ climaxes4 ,z ,s*o5b]g has decid$ bo? 9 8 tea*+ & practice t !re are no unrelat$ h>monies1 cacophony 0 n abs5t4 ,ano!r ?+3 ?is compos] has temp]am5t4 ,he is c]ebral1 z few be=e him1 yet 9 ?is "w ! bigness ( ! design did n detract f ! emotional quality4 ,i confess ,i did n und]/& at "o he>+ ! curi\s dislocat$ h>monies & spl9t]$ !mes--melodies !y are n--9 ! ,pi]rot ,lunaire4 ,i h be5 in=m$ t ! e> %\ld play a second>y rle 9 ?is new music2 no long] ?r\gh ! por*es ( ! e> mu/ filt] plang5t tones1 woo+ ! tympanum ) ravi%+ accords4 ,x is n[ ! inn] e>1 :i* is symbolic ( a high] type ( musical art4 ,a complete disassociation ( ideas1 h>monies1 rhy?mic life1 ar*itectonic is dem&$4 ,to quote an admir] ( ! ,vi5na revolutioni/3 ,! entire man 9 y mu/ be made ov] be=e y c div9e ,s*o5b]g's art4 ,p]haps 8 /hetik embraces :at ! metaphysicians call ! ,langley-,james hypo!sis2 fe>1 anxiety1 pa9 are ! cont5t1 & 8 he>]s actually suff] z are suppos$ to suff] 8 *>act]s or moods or ideas4 ,! old ord] has *ang$1 *ang$ v mu*1 yet ,i dimly feel t if ?is art is to endure x conta9s1 p]haps 9 precipitation1 ! elem5ts )\t :i* no music is p]man5t4 ,b 8 elliptical patt]ns are int]e/+1 above all bold4 ,!re is no su* ?+ z absolute orig9ality4 ,ev5 ! individual ,s*o5b]g1 ! fabricator ( n]v\s noises1 leans heavily on ,wagn]4 ,wagn] is ! f\nta9head ( ! new s*ool1 let !m mock 8 romanticism z !y may4 ,is all ?is to be ! music ( to-morr[8 ,frankly1 ,i don't "k1 & ,i'm sure ,s*o5b]g doesn't "k4 ,he is said to be guid$ by 8 damon1 z 0 ,socrates2 let u hope t famili> may prompt him to m compreh5sible utt]ances4 ,b he mu/ be c\nt$ ) n[adays4 ,he is significant ( ! reaction aga9/ =mal or romantic beauty4 ,i said ! same m ?an a decade ago ( ,debussy4 ,aga9 ! critical wat*m5 9 ! high t[]s are signall+ ,s*o5b]g's movem5ts1 n )\t dismay4 ,*e] up1 bre?r56 ,pres]ve an op5 m9d4 ,x is too soon to beat reaction>y bosoms1 cry+ al\d1 ,nunc dimittis6 ,rememb] ! mon/r\s fuss made ov] ! me?ods ( ,ri*>d ,/rauss & ,claude ,debussy4 ,i %\ldn't be surpris$ if t5 ye>s h5ce ,arnold ,s*o5b]g proves q z conv5tional a memb] ( musical society z ^? o!r two an>*s ( art4 ,,vi ,,frank ,,w$ek9d ,a v deceptive mask is lit]ature4 ,"h is y\r ,nietzs*e ) 8 w>rior p5 sla%+ away at ! conv5tional lies ( civilisation1 a t]rific figure ( outrag$ manhood1 ?\gh 9 private life he 0 ! g5tle/ ( m51 self-sacrific+1 lovable1 mode/1 & moral to a pa9ful degree4 ,b see :at 8 imitators h made ( him4 ,& 9 all ! tons ( rubbi% t h be5 writt5 ab\t ,tol/oy1 ! /ory told by ,anna ,seuron is ! mo/ significant4 ,b a human be+ is bett] ?an a half-god4 ,be>+ ?is 9 m9d ,i refus$ to be sc>$ 9 advance by ! notori\s reputation ( ,frank ,w$ek9d1 ^: *ief claim to recognition 9 ,new ,york is 8 ,spr+'s ,awak5+1 produc$ at ! ,irv+ ,place ,!atre seasons ago4 ,i _h se5 ?is mov+ drama ( y\? m ?an once 9 ! ,kamm]spielhaus ( ! ,deuts*es ,!atre1 ,b]l91 & e>li] ! same poet's drama ,erdgei/ 79 ! summ]1 #aijc71 & aga9 refus$ to %udd] at its melodramatic atrocities4 ,w$ek9d wore at t "t ! mask ,mephi/ophelian1 & 8 admir]s1 = he _h _m f ! beg9n+1 delight$ 9 :at !y call$ 8 spiritual depravity--=gett+ t ! two qualities _c be bl5d$4 ,n[1 :ile ,i h t]m$ ,frank ,w$ek9d ! naughty boy ( ! mod]n ,g]man drama1 ,i by no means place him among ^? spirits l ,goe!'s ,mephi/o1 :o p]petually d5y4 ,on ! contr>y1 he is "o ( ! mo/ affirmative voices 9 ! new ,g]man lit]ature4 ,he is always ass]t+4 ,if he b[ls away at "s rickety n9ep9 ( a social lie1 he does x ) a gu/o t is exhil>at+4 ,to be sure1 :atev] ! gov]nm5t is1 he is aga9/ x2 :i* only means he is a rebel born1 hat+ con/ra9t & believ+ ) ,/5dhal t "o's fir/ enemies are "o's own p>5ts4 ,no d\bt1 aft] bitt] exp]i5ce1 ,w$ek9d discov]$ t 8 bitt]e/ foe 0 himself4 ,t he is a tricky1 ,puck-l nature is evid5t4 ,he loves to %ock1 a trait common to all romantici/s f ,gauti] d[n4 ,he sometimes says ?+s he doesn't mean4 ,he contradicts himself z d mo/ m5 ( g5ius1 &1 despite 8 poetic temp]am5t1 !re is 9 him mu* ( ! lay prea*]4 ,i h notic$ ?is quality 9 m5 su* z ,ibs5 & ,/r9db]g1 :o cry al\d 9 ! wild]ness ( ,phili/ia = fre$om1 = ! free1 unhamp]$ life & !n devise a new sy/em t is ?rice z irksome z ! old1 t puts "o's s\l into a spiritual bondage4 ,w$ek9d is ( ?is ord]2 a morali/ is conceal$ beh9d 8 %9+ ambuscade ( v]bal immoralism4 ,9 ,g]many e "o sports 8 ,weltans*auung1 8 p]sonal int]pretation ( life & its mean+s4 ,9 a ^w1 a work+ philosophy--& a fe>some ?+ x is to see "y /ud5ts ) fre% sabre cuts on _! hone/ c\nt5ances demoli%+ ,kant1 ,s*op5hau]1 or ,nietzs*e only to set up "s o!r sy/em4 ,always a sy/em1 always ?is comp>tm5tis+ ( ! facts ( exi/5ce4 ,scrat* ! s5tim5talism & /heticism ( a ,g]man1 & y come ^u a p$ant4 ,w$ek9d has n altoge!r escap$ ?is national peculi>ity4 ,b he writes = to-morr[1 n ye/]day2 = y\?1 & n to de/roy ! *]i%$ prejudices ( ! old4 ,8 admir]s speak ( him z a unicum1 a man s orig9al z to be )\t =]unn]s1 )\t foll[]s4 ,a mon/]8 ,= no "o c escape ! common law ( desc5t1 :e!r physical or spiritual4 ,w$ek9d has _h pl5ty ( tea*]s1 n except+ ! mo/ valuable ( all1 p]sonal exp]i5ce4 ,! s9i/] %ad[ ca/ by ,ibs5 fell across ! %\ld]s ( ! "y poet1 & he has read ,max ,/irn] & ,nietzs*e n wisely1 b too well4 ,he is z frank z ,walt ,:itman 7& z %ameless7 conc]n+ ! my/]ies ( life1 & z heal?y 7& z co>se7 z ,rabelais4 ,fur!rmore1 ,/r9db]g play$ a m>k$ rle 9 8 arti/ic developm5t4 ,)\t ! hopeless misogyny ( ! ,sw$e1 )\t 8 pessimism1 ,w$ek9d is q z dra/ic4 ,& ! realism ( ! ,anto9e ,!atre %\ld n be omitt$4 ,he exhibits 9 8 m5ag]ie ( types--_m ( !m new 9 ! !atre--a /rik+ collection ( wild animals4 ,9 ! prologue to "o ( 8 plays he tells 8 audi5ce t to ,w$ek9d mu/ !y come if !y wi% to see g5u9e wild & beautiful bea/s4 ,?is s\nds l ,/irn]4 ,he lays mu* /ress on ! fact t lit]ature1 :e!r poetic or o!rwise1 has become too lit]>y--h>dly a novel idea2 & boa/s t none ( 8 *>act]s has read a book4 ,! curse ( mod]n life is ! multiplication ( books4 ,v true1 & yet ,i f9d t ,w$ek9d is lit]>y1 t he c\ld exclaim ) ,/ephan ,mall>m3 ,la *air e/ tri/e1 hlas6 et j'ai lu t\s les livres4 ,reg>d+ ! mod]n /age he is also positive4 ,he believes t = ! la/ tw5ty ye>s dramatic lit]ature is fill$ ) half-humans1 m5 :o are n fit = fa!rhood1 wom5 :o w\ld escape ! burd5 ( be>+ *ildr5 because ( _! sup]ior culture4 ,?is is call$ a problem play1 ! h]o or h]o9e ( :i* commits suicide at ! end ( ! fif? act to ! great delight ( neurotic1 dissatisfi$ ladies & hy/]ical m54 ,weak wills--9 ei!r sex--h be5 ! trump c>d ( ! latt]-day dramati/2 n a s\nd man or woman :o isn't at ! same "t /upid1 c be f\nd 9 ! plays ( ,ibs5 or ,hauptmann or ! re/4 ,w$ek9d m5tions no names1 b he tweaks sev]al noses prom95t 9 dramatic lit]ature4 ,he is ! y\ng] g5]ation kick+ 9 ! panels ( ! doors 9 ! old h\ses4 ,!re is a helli% racket = a :ile1 & !n :5 ! du/ cle>s away y disc]n ! revolutioni/ calmly ensconc$ 9 ! seats ( ! bygone mighty & passionately prea*+ f ! op5 w9d[ 8 v]sion ( ,new ,life2 he is become re=m] himself & w\ld save a p]i%+ race--spiritually speak+--f damnation by ! gospel ( beauty1 by %att]+ ! %ackles ( love--especially ! latt]2 love to be love mu/ be free1 prea*es ,w$ek9d2 love is /ill 9 ! swaddl+ clo!s ( ,ori5tal prejudice4 ,george ,m]$i? once said ! same 9 ,diana ( ! ,crossways1 al?\gh he said x m epigrammatically4 ,= ,w$ek9d religion is a symbol ( our love ( ourselves2 nev]!less1 outside ( 8 two engross+ !mes1 love & dea?1 he is *iefly conc]n$ ) religion1 n alone z mat]ial = arti/ic treatm5t1 b z a s]i\s problem ( our exi/5ce4 ,a ,lucif] 9 pride1 he tells u t he has nev] made ( good evil1 or vice v]sa2 he1 unlike ,baudelaire1 has nev] delib]ately said3 ,evil1 be ?\ my good6 ,t he has empti$ ^u ! bo>ds f 8 ,p&ora-box imag9ation ! greate/ gang ( sc\ndrels1 %ady ladies1 ma/] sw9dl]s1 social deg5]ates1 circus p1 s]vants1 convicts1 pr(essional /rong m51 half-crazy ideali/s1 irritable ra9b[-eat]s--! demi-monde ( a subt]ranean _w--t ev] an a/oni%$ _w saw p]=m _! antics 9 front ( ! footlights is n to be d5i$1 b x mu/ be confess$ t 8 crim9al sup]m5 & sup]wom5 usually get _! des]ts4 ,l ,octave ,mirbeau1 he faces ! music ( facts1 & !re are none too abhorr5t t he doesn't trans=m into some?+ significant4 ,on ! te*nical side ,/r9db]g has taught him mu*2 he pref]s ! "o-act =m1 or a s]ies ( loosely jo9$ episodes4 ,=mally he is n a ma/]1 nor despite 8 v]satility is he objective4 ,) ,/r9db]g he has be5 call$ ,%akespe>ian--fatal ^w--b he is n2 t 9 ! va/ doma9 ( ,%akespe>e !re is room = !m bo? ,i d n d\bt2 room 9 ! vic9ity ( ! morbid swamps & d>k =e/s1 or h>d by ! h\se ( !m t are melan*oly mad4 ,! (t5] ,i see or read ,w$ek9d ! m ,i admire 8 fund ( hum\r4 ,b ,i feel ! tug ( 8 !ories4 ,! dramati/ 9 him is hamp]$ by ! !ori/ :o w\ld re=m all life--he is nei!r a sociali/ nor an uphold] ( female suffrage--& :5 "s ( 8 admir+ critics talk ( 8 ideals ( beauty & p[]1 !n ,i "k ! game is up--! prophet1 ! dogmati/1 ! p$ant1 n ! poet1 arti/1 & witty obs]v] ( life1 are ?ru/ 9 ! =egr\nd4 ,!re is ,h]mann ,sud]mann1 = example1 ! precise antipodes ( ,w$ek9d--,sud]mann1 ! inexhau/ible bottle ( ! ,g]man !atre1 ! conjur] :o imp]turbably p\rs out any flav\r1 col\r1 or liquid y desire f 8 bottle2 pre/o1 "h is ,ibs51 or ,dumas1 or ,hauptmann1 or ,s>d\2 com$y1 satire1 trag$y1 f>ce1 or ! m>ionettes ( ! fa%ionable _w6 ,frank ,w$ek9d is less ( ! /age pre/idigitator & m s9c]e4 ,we mu/1 p]=ce1 li/5 to 8 creatures z !y p>ade _! agony be=e u1 & we admire 8 clev] rogues--! nev]-to-be-=gott5 ,m>quis ( ,kei? heads ! li/--& smile at _! r\gh hum\r & wisdom4 ,= me1 ! real ,frank ,w$ek9d is n ! prophet1 b ! dramati/4 ,z !re is mu* ( 8 />k p]sonality 9 8 plays1 x w\ld n be amiss to glance at 8 c>e]4 ,he has a long =egr\nd1 z ,em]son said ( ,walt ,:itman4 ,he 0 born at ,hanov]1 ,july #bd1 #ahfd1 & consequ5tly 0 only tw5ty-sev5 ye>s old :51 9 #ahia1 he wrote 8 mo/ orig9al1 if n mo/ f9i%$1 drama1 ,spr+'s ,awak5+4 ,he /udi$ law f\r t]ms at ,muni*1 two at ,zuri*3 b = ?is lawless s\l jurisprud5ce 0 n to be2 x 0 to fulfil a wi% ( 8 fa!r's t he cons5t$ to ! drudg]y4 ,a little poem :i* has be5 reproduc$ 9 leaflet =m1 ,felix & ,gala!a1 is practically 8 e>lie/ (f]+ to ! muse4 ,l mo/ beg9n+s ( fanatics & reali/s1 x fairly swims & %imm]s ) idealism4 ,8 fa!r dead1 a rov+ exi/5ce & a prec>i\s "o began = ! y\?ful ,frank4 ,he liv$ by 8 wits 9 ,p>is & ,london1 le>n$ two languages1 met t und]world :i* lat] 0 to figure 9 8 vital dramatic pictures1 wrote adv]tisem5ts = a cann$ s\p--9 ,hauptmann's e>ly play1 ,fri$5sfe/1 ,w$ek9d is said to figure z ,rob]t1 :o is a rclame ag5t--0 atta*$ to circuses1 v>iety !atres1 & fairs1 0 an actor 9 t+letangles1 cab>ets1 & saw life on its seamie/ side1 :e!r 9 ,g]many1 ,au/ria1 ,france1 or ,engl&4 ,su* exp]i5ces produc$ _! inevitable reaction--disillusionm5t4 ,f9ally 9 #aije ,director ,re9h>dt engag$ him z an actor & he m>ri$ ! actress ,tilly ,niemann-,newes1 ) :om he has s9ce liv$ happily1 ! fa!r ( a son1 8 tr\bl$ _s 9 safe h>b\r at la/1 b n 9 ! lea/ *ang$1 to judge f 8 play1 ,franziska1 a ,mod]n ,my/]y4 ,p]sonally1 ,w$ek9d 0 nev] an extravagant1 exagg]at$ man4 ,a sorr[ful face 9 repose is 81 & :5 he appe>$ on ,hans von ,wolzog5's ,ueb]brettl1 or sang at ! ,muni* cab>et call$ ! ,elev5 ,hangm51 8 songs--he composes at times--,ilse1 ,gold/ck1 ,brigitte ,b1 ,me9 ,lieb*51 to ! accompanim5t ( 8 guit>1 !re 0 a di/9ct individuality 9 8 spee* & ge/ure v attractive to ! public4 ,b z an actor ,w$ek9d is n di/+ui%$1 ?\gh v]satile4 ,i've only se5 him 9 two rles1 z ,k>l ,hetman 9 8 play ( ,hidalla 7n[ r5am$ aft] ! lead+ rle71 & z ,erne/ ,s*oltz 9 ,! ,m>quis ( ,kei?4 ,z ,jack ! ,ripp] 9 ,! ,box ( ,p&ora ,i am glad to say t ,i h n view$ him1 ?\gh he is said to be a gruesome figure dur+ ! few m9utes t he is 9 ! sc5e4 ,8 mimetic me?ods recall$ to me ! simplicity ( ,anto9e--:o is n a great actor1 yet1 someh[ or o!r1 an impressive "o4 ,naturally1 ,w$ek9d is ! poet speak+ 8 own l9es1 act+ 8 own creations1 & !re is1 = t reason1 an intimate note 9 8 int]pretations1 an indescribable sympa?y1 & an und]scor+ ( 8 mean+s t ev5 a mu* sup]ior actor might miss4 ,he is s absolutely unconv5tional 9 8 be>+ & spee* z to seem amateuri%1 yet he secures ) 8 naturalism "s poignant effects4 ,i %an't soon =get 8 ,k>l ,hetman1 ! vision>y re=m]4 ,w$ek9d1 l ,he9e1 has ! faculty ( a cynical1 a consum+ self-irony4 ,he is said to be admirable 9 ,d] ,kamm]sng]4 ,x mu/ n be =gott5 t he has1 because ( a witty lampoon 9 ! publication ,simplicissimus1 done 8 little bit z !y say 9 p5it5ti>y social circles4 ,^! few mon?s 9 prison furni%$ him ) sc5ic opportunities2 !re is m ?an "o ( 8 plays ) a prison set4 ,& h[ he does lay out ! sy/em4 ,he1 l ,baudelaire1 ,flaub]t1 & ,de ,maupassant1 0 summon$ be=e ! b> ( ju/ice = outrag+ public morals by ! publication ( 8 play1 ,! ,box ( ,p&ora1 ! sequel to ,erdgei/4 ,he _h to )draw ! book & expunge c]ta9 (f5sive passages1 b he escap$ f9e & imprisonm5t1 z did 8 publi%]1 ,bruno ,cassir]4 ,he rewrote ! play1 ! second act ( :i* _h be5 orig9ally pr9t$ 9 ,fr5*1 ! ?ird 9 ,engli%1 & its republication 0 p]mitt$ by ! s5sitive au?orities ( ,b]l94 ,if a critic c't become fam\s because ( 8 wisdom he may nev]!less atta9 a sort ( immortality1 or :at we call t elusive ?+1 by writ+ himself d[n an ass4 ,! hi/ory ( critical lit]ature w\ld reveal _m su*4 ,?9k ( su* an accompli%$ practition] z ! late ,m4 ,brunetire1 writ+ z he did ( ,flaub]t & ,baudelaire4 ,& t monum5t to critical ineptitude1 ,deg5]ation1 by ,max ,nordau4 ,a m mod]n in/ance is ! judgm5t ( ,julius ,h>t 9 ! publication1 ,tag 7#aija71 conc]n+ our dramati/4 ,he wrote3 ,9 ,g]man lit]ature to-day !re is no?+ z vile z ! art ( ,frank ,w$ek9d4 ,fe>+ ?is sp>kl+ gem ( criticism might escape ! notice ( po/]ity1 ,w$ek9d pr9t$ x z a sort ( motto to 8 beautiful poetic play 7#aijb71 ,su* ,is ,life4 ,h[ev]1 ! tru? is t our poet is (t5 disconc]t+4 ,8 swift transition f mood to mood di/urbs ! spectator1 especially :5 "o mood is l(ty1 ! next %ock+4 ,he has also be5 call$ ! cl[n ( ! ,g]man /age1 & n )\t reason1 = 8 m5tal acrobatics1 8 gr& & l(ty tumbl+s f %e] transc5d5talism to ! raw realism1 8 elliptical /yle1 are incompreh5sible ev5 to ! be/ tra9$ ( audi5ces4 ,z ,alfr$ ,k]r rightfully puts x1 y mu/ le>n to see anew 9 ! !atre ( ,w$ek9d4 ,all ( :i* is correct1 yet we respectfully submit t ! !atre1 l a picture1 has its optics3 its =egr\nd1 middle di/ance1 backgr\nd1 & =e%ort5+4 ,de/roy ! p]spective & ! /age is trans=m$ into some?+ t resembles />+ po/-,impressioni/ po/]s4 ,! g5tle arts ( developm5t1 ( *>act]isation1 ( ! conduct ( a play may n be fl\t$ ) impunity4 ,! au?or m ?an ! auditor is ! los]4 ,w$ek9d works too (t5 9 bold1 bright prim>y col\rs2 only 9 "s ( 8 pieces is ! modulation arti/ic1 ! "*-draw+ summ>y )\t be+ h>%4 ,8 climaxes usually g (f l pi/ol-%ots4 ,frhl+s ,erwa*5 7#ahia71 ! t\*+ tale ( ,spr+'s ,awak5+ 9 ! he>t ( an innoc5t girl ( f\rte51 a *ild1 ,gret*51 doom$ to tragic end+1 set all ,g]many by ! e>s :5 x 0 fir/ put on 9 ! ,kamm]spielhaus1 ,b]l91 by ,director ,re9h>dt at ! end ( #aijf4 ,dur+ fifte5 ye>s two editions _h be5 sold1 & ! "w 0 virtually unkn[n till its /age pres5tation4 ,mr4 ,%aw is "r 9 say+ t if y wi% to make swift propag&a seek ! !atre1 n ! pulpit1 nor ! book4 ,) ! majority ,w$ek9d's "n 0 ana!ma4 ,a c]ta9 m9ority call$ him ! new ,messiah1 t 0 to lead y\? into ! promis$ l& ( fre$om4 ,= a dramati/ all is gri/ t makes revolve ! sails ( 8 adv]tis+ mill1 & z !re is no?+ z lucrative z notoriety1 ,w$ek9d mu/ h be5 happy4 ,he is a h>d hitt] & de>ly loves a fight--a ,hib]nian trait--& 8 p5 0 soon trans=m$ into a club1 ) :i* he ra9$ bl[s on ! ribs ( 8 adv]s>ies4 ,t he 0 a fanatical morali/ 0 some?+ n ev5 ! broade/-m9d$ among !m suspect$2 !y only knew t he m$dl$ ) a subject t 0 hi!rto consid]$ tac5da1 & ) dire results4 ,n[adays ! !sis ( ,spr+'s ,awak5+ is n s novel4 ,9 ,engl& ,mr4 ,h4 ,g4 ,wells 0 consid]ably ex]cis$ ov] ! problem :5 he wrote 9 ,! ,new ,ma*iavelli su* a />tl+ s5t5ce z ,multitudes ( u are try+ to run ?is complex1 mod]n community on a basis ( 'hu%1' )\t expla9+ to our *ildr5 or discuss+ ) !m any?+ ab\t love or m>riage4 ,i f9d 9 ,spr+'s ,awak5+ a c]ta9 delicate poetic texture t ! poet nev] succe$$ 9 recaptur+4 ,8 maid5 is a dewy creature2 %e is also ! sadde/ little wret* t 0 ev] wept ov] 9 mod]n fiction4 ,h] cry :5 %e confesses ! wor/ to h] daz$ "m is ( a poignancy4 ,z = ! boys1 !y are int]e/+4 ,evid5tly1 ! piece is an au!ntic docum5t1 b e>ly z x 0 compos$ x display$ ! pr9cipal *>act]i/ics ( its au?or3 ,freaki%ness1 an abnormal s5se ( ! grotesque--witness t une>?ly la/ sc5e1 :i* mu/ be tak5 z an halluc9ation--& its swift movem5t2 also a vivid s5se ( c>icature--consid] ! trial sc5e 9 ! s*ool2 b creat$ by a "y poet ( pot5tial gifts4 ,! s$uction sc5e is well manag$ at ! ,kamm]spielhaus4 ,we are n %[n ! room1 b a curta9 slightly divid$ all[s ! voices ( ! y\?ful lov]s to be ov]he>d4 ,a truly mov+ effect is !reby produc$4 ,s9ce ! p]=mance ( ?is play1 ! _w all ov] has se5 a great light4 ,aside f ! prefaces ( ,mr4 ,%aw on ! subject ( *ildr5 & _! education1 plays1 pamphlets1 ev5 legislation h dealt ) ! !me4 ,a reaction 0 b\nd to foll[1 & we d n he> s mu* n[ ab\t sex initiation & co$ucation4 ,suffice x to say t ,frank ,w$ek9d 0 ! fir/ man to put ! "q plumply be=e u 9 dramatic %ape4 ,a fav\rite "o-act piece is ,d] ,kamm]sng] 7#ahii71 :i* might be translat$ z ,! ,wagn] ,s+]1 = !re9 is laid b>e ! s\l ( ! ,wagn]ian t5or1 ,g]>do1 ^: "o week visit to a c]ta9 city results 9 bo? com$y & trag$y4 ,he has conclud$ a brilliantly successful ,ga/spiel1 s++ sev]al ( ! ,wagn]ian rles1 & :5 ! curta9 rises we see him gett+ 8 trunks 9 ord]1 8 room at ! hotel fill$ ) fl[]s & lett]s4 ,he mu/ s+ ,tri/an ! next night 9 ,brussels1 & has b an h\r to sp>e be=e 8 tra9 dep>ts4 ,if he misses x 8 contract w be void1 & 9 ,europe t means bus9ess1 t5or or no t5or4 ,he s5ds ! s]vant to pack 8 co/umes1 snat*es up ! score ( ,tri/an1 & z he hums x1 he is aw>e t "s "o is lurk+ beh9d "o ( ! w9d[-curta9s4 ,x is a "y miss1 presumably ,engli%--%e says3 ,oh1 yes--& %e confesses h] infatuation4 ,va9 z is our h&some s+] he has no "t = idle flirtations4 ,he prea*es a tonic s]mon1 ! girl weeps1 promises to be good1 promises to /udy ! music ( ,wagn] in/ead ( 8 t5ors1 & leaves ) a pat]nal kiss on h] br[4 ,! com$y is excell5t1 ?\gh y dimly recall a little play entitl$3 ,frd]ic ,lematre4 ,x is a p>tial v>iation on t !me4 ,b :at foll[s is ( d>k] hue4 ,an old op]a compos] has sneak$ by ! gu>d at ! door & begs ) te>s 9 8 eyes t ! s+] w li/5 to 8 music4 ,he is met ) an angry refusal4 ,gradually1 aft] he has expla9$ 8 /ruggles ( a half-c5tury1 he1 ! fri5d ( ,wagn]1 to secure a he>+ ( 8 "w1 ! t5or1 :o is bo? brutal & g5]\s1 cons5ts1 ?\gh he is press$ = "t4 ,!n ! trag$y ( ill luck is unfold$4 ,! poor musician doesn't "k :]e to beg91 fumbles 9 8 score1 :ile ! t5or1 :o has j caught ano!r woman beh9d a scre51 a piano tea*]--"h we beg9 to graze ! edge ( burlesque--gr[s impati5t1 f9ally int]rupts ! compos]1 & 9 sca?+ t]ms tells him :at art really means to ! _w at l>ge & h[ useless has be5 8 sacrifice to t idol art ) a capital ,a4 ,i don't "k :5 ,i ev] enjoy$ ! exposition ( ! musical temp]am5t4 ,! ,conc]t1 by ,bahr1 is m]e trifl+ 9 comp>ison1 all sawdu/ & simian ge/ures4 ,we are a luxury = ! b\rgeois1 ! t5or tells 8 li/5]1 :o d n c>e = ! music or words we s+4 ,if !y realis$ ! mean+s ( ,walkre !y w\ld fly ! op]a-h\se4 ,we s+]s1 he cont9ues1 are slaves1 n to our art1 b to ! public2 we h no private life4 ,he dismisses ! old man4 ,!n a knock at ! door1 a fre% int]ruption4 ,?is "t x is surely s]i\s4 ,a "y1 lovely society woman ent]s4 ,%e has be5 8 love = ! week1 ! und]/&+ be+ t ! affair is to t]m9ate z x began1 brusquely1 )\t arrire-p5se4 ,b %e loves ,g]>do4 ,%e clam\rs to be tak5 to ,brussels4 ,%e w des]t husb&1 *ildr51 social position1 %e w ru9 h] future to be ) ! man %e adores4 ,%e is mad ) ! despair ( p>t+4 ,he is inexorable4 ,he g5tly rem9ds h] ( _! agreem5t4 ,8 contract does n p]mit him to travel 9 company ) ladies1 nor may he sc&alise ! community 9 :i* he resides4 ,t5ors1 too1 mu/ be circumspect4 ,%e swe>s %e w kill h]self4 ,he smiles & bids h] rememb] h] family4 ,%e does %oot h]self1 & he s5ds = a policeman1 rememb]+ t an arre/ by sup]ior =ce w b tempor>ily abrogate 8 contract4 ,no policeman is f\nd by ! di/ract$ hotel s]vants1 &1 exclaim+3 ,to-morr[ ev5+ ,i mu/ s+ ,tri/an 9 ,brussels1 ! consci5ti\s arti/ hurries away to 8 tra91 leav+ ! lifeless body ( 8 admir] on ! s(a4 ,play$ by a v]satile actor1 ?is piece ought to make a success 9 ,am]ica1 ?\gh ! bit+ irony ( ! dialogue & ! cold selfi%ness ( ! h]o might n be sympa!tic to our s5tim5t-lov+ audi5ces4 ,! poet has prote/$ 9 pr9t aga9/ ! alt]ation ( ! end ( ?is little piece1 i4 e41 "o act+ v]sion made ! impassion$ lady only a pret5d$ suicide1 :i* q spoils ! motivation4 ,ibs5 mu/ h felt sick :5 su* an arti/ z ,duse ask$ him to let h] make ,nora 9 ,doll's ,h\se return to h] family4 ,b he is said to h cons5t$4 ,w$ek9d cons5t$1 because he 0 ill1 b he made 8 prote/1 & ju/ly s4 ,! ,m>quis ( ,kei? is a l>g] canvas4 ,x is a mod]n rogues' com$y4 ,b>ry ,lyndon is h>dly m ent]ta9+4 ,! m>quis is ! son ( an humble tutor 9 ! h\se ( a c\nt ^: son lat] figures z ,erne/ ,s*oltz4 ,! m>quis is a sw9dl] 9 ! gr& mann]4 ,he is a ,get-,ri*-,quick ,wall+=d1 = he has liv$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 b in/ead ( a lively sket* is a full-l5g? portrait pa9t$ by a ma/]4 ,y l him despite 8 scampi%ness4 ,he is witty4 ,he has a he>t--= 8 own woes--& seems int5sely int]e/$ 9 all ! wom5 he loves & sw9dles4 ,he goes to ,muni*1 :]e he inv5ts a huge s*eme = an exhibition palace & fools sev]al wor?y & weal?y brew]s1 b n ! p[]ful ,consul ,casimir1 ! "o man necess>y to 8 compreh5sive op]ation4 ,:5 8 unhappy wife tells him !re is no bread 9 ! h\se = ! next day1 he retorts3 ,v well1 !n we %all d9e at ! ,hotel ,cont95tal4 ,no?+ depresses 8 m]curial spirits4 ,he borr[s f ,pet] to pay ,paul1 & an h\r lat] borr[s f ,paul to pay himself4 ,8 boyhood fri5d he simply plund]s4 ,?is ,erne/1 9 reality ! ,graf von ,traut5au1 is an ideali/ ( ! type t ,w$ek9d is fond ( del9eat+4 ,he w\ld save ! _w f itself1 rescue x f ! morass ( mat]ialism1 b he relapses into a pa?ological my/icism :i* ends 9 a sanit>ium = n]v\s tr\bles4 ,! m>quis is a ,mephi/o2 he is n )\t a trace ( idealism2 altoge!r a baffl+ nature1 ,fau/-l1 & z *ock-full ( hum\r z an egg is full ( meat4 ,he goes to sma%4 ,8 plans are *eckmat$4 ,8 belov$ des]ts him = ! enemy4 ,8 wife commits suicide4 ,8 life ?reat5$1 & 8 lib]ty prec>i\s1 he takes t5 ?\s& m>ks f ,consul ,casimir1 ^: "n he has =g$ 9 a telegram1 & ) a gr9 />ts = pa/ures new4 ,w he %oot himself8 ,no6 ,aft] all1 life is v mu* l %oot+ ! *utes4 ,! curta9 falls4 ,?is /irr+ & te*nically excell5t com$y has nev] be5 a fav\rite 9 ,g]many4 ,p]haps its cynicism is too crass4 ,x a*iev$ only a few p]=mances 9 ,b]l9 to ! accompanim5t ( catcalls1 hisses1 & d]isive laught]4 ,i wond] :y8 ,x is ent]ta9+1 ) all its revelation ( a rascally mean s\l & its %ady episodes4 ,space1 ,i am sorry to say1 =bids me f fur!r exposition ( su* /rong little pieces z ,musik1 a he>t-break+ drama ( a betray$ girl /udy+ s++ :o goes to jail :ile ! real (f5d]1 ! man1 rema9s at lib]ty 7#aijg71 or ( ,die ,z5sur1 ) its discussion ( art & religion--! poet intrudes--& its t]rible cry at ! close3 ,oh1 ,god6 :y art ?\ s unfa?omable8 ,or ( ! s-call$ ,lulu trag$y 7,erdgei/ & ,! ,box ( ,p&ora7 ( :i* ,i l ! fir/ act ( ! =m] & ! second act ( ! latt]--y are rem9d$ at ?is po9t ( ! gambl+ sc5e 9 ,s>d\'s ,f]n&e--b z ,i d n c>e to sup on su* unmitigat$ horrors1 ,i pref] to let my read]s judge = !mselves f ! pr9t$ plays4 ,k>l ,hetman is an absorb+ play 9 :i* a man loses ! _w b rema9s capta9 ( 8 s\l2 actually he ends 8 life r ?an exhibit himself z motley to ! multitude4 ,z a foil = ! ideali/ ,hetman--:o is a sort ( inv]t$ ,nietzs*e2 also a self-portrait 9 "p ( ! dramati/--!re is ! self-seek+ scamp ,launh>t :o succe$s ) ! v ideas :i* ,hetman c\ldn't make viable1 ideas 9 fact :i* br\ght ab\t 8 disa/]4 ,!y are two f9ely contra/$ portraits1 & :at a grimace ( disgu/ is ar\s$ :5 ,launh>t tells ! woman :o loves ,hetman3 ,o ,fanny1 ,fanny1 a liv+ rascal is bett] = y\r welf>e ?an ! greate/ ( dead prophets4 ,:at ,dead-,sea-fruit wisdom6 ,! pa?os ( di/ance doesn't appeal to ! contempor>y s\l ( ,w$ek9d4 ,he writes = ! "y1 t is1 = to-morr[4 ,! caprice1 ! biz>re1 ! morbid 9 ,w$ek9d are m ?an r$eem$ by 8 ri* humanity4 ,he loves 8 fell[ man ev5 :5 he ca/igates him4 ,he is v emotional1 also pragmatic4 ,! second act ( 8 ,franziska1 a ,k>nevalgroteske1 0 giv5 at ! ,dresd5 ,pressfe/ival1 ,febru>y #g1 #aiac1 ) ! title ( ,matrimony 9 ! ,ye> #bjjj1 ! au?or & 8 wife appe>+ 9 ! lead+ rles ) brilliant success4 ,x conta9s 9 solution ! lead+ motives f all 8 plays & 8 philosophy ( life4 ,x is fanta/ic1 z fanta/ic z ,/r9db]g's ,dream ,play1 b amus+4 ,9 #aiad 8 biblical drama1 ,simson 7,samson71 0 produc$ ) mix$ success4 ,translat$ ,w$ek9d w\ld lose 8 native wood-note wild1 & d\btless mu* ( 8 dynamic =ce--= on ! ,engli% /age he w\ld be emasculat$4 ,& ,i wond] :o w\ld h ! c\rage to produce 8 works4 ,musik1 = example1 if play$ 9 its entirety might create a pr(\nd impression4 ,x is pa!tically mov+ & ! "p ( ! unhappy girl1 :o is half crazy because ( h] passion = h] s++-ma/]1 is a rle = an accompli%$ actress4 ,if ! public c endure ,brieux's ,damag$ ,goods1 :y n ,musik8 ,! latt] is a typical case & is excell5t drama2 ! ,fr5* play is nei!r4 ,= me all ! man is summ$ up 9 ! cry ( "o ( 8 *>act]s 9 ,erdgei/3 ,:o gives me back my fai? 9 mank9d1 w give me back my life4 ,an ideali/1 surely4 ,! la/ "t ,i saw him 0 at ! ,ri*>d ,/rauss fe/ival 9 ,/uttg>t1 ,octob]1 #aiab4 ,he _h *ang$ b little & /ill rem9d$ me ( bo? ,david ,belasco & an ,iri% ,ca?olic prie/4 ,9 8 eyes !re lurk$ ! danc+-madness ( :i* ,rob]t ,l\is ,/ev5son writes4 ,a latt]-day pagan1 ) t\*es ( ! p]v]se1 ! grotesque1 & ! poetic2 ?us seems to me ,frank ,w$ek9d4 ,,vii ,,! ,,magic ,,v]me] ,i ,:o owns ! ?irty-fif? canvas by ,jan ,v]me] ( ,delft8 ,& are !re m ?an ?irty-five works by ?is ma/] ( cool1 cle> daylight8 ,i h se5 ne>ly all ! pictures attribut$ to ! too little kn[n ,dut*man1 & z f> z 0 9 my p[] ,i h read all ! critical writ+s by su* exp]ts z ,hav>d1 ,obre51 ,br$ius1 ,h(/$e de ,groot 7,jan ,v]me] van ,delft en ,c>el ,fabritius1 #aijg71 ,doctor ,bode1 ,waut]s1 ,arsne ,alex&re1 ,g4 ,ge(froy1 ,brg]1 ,ta9e1 ,john ,smi?1 ,gu/ave ,vanzype1 & sev]al o!rs4 ,doctor ,a4 ,br$ius has pr9t$ an article entitl$3 ,a ,pseudo-,v]me] 9 ! ,b]l9 gall]y1 :i* ,i h n be5 able to procure1 b !n ! same wor?y au?ority has conte/$ ! au!nticity ( ! portrait ( a "y man 9 ! ,brussels ,museum4 ,x is n sign$1 ?is beautiful head1 & at "o "t x 0 9 ! ,engli% collections ( ,humphry ,w>d & ,pet] ,norton1 & lat] 9 ! ,collection ,otlet at ,brussels4 ,smi? catalogu$ x z a ,rembr&t2 inde$1 x _h ! false signature ( ! great ma/]4 ,mu* lat] x 0 accr$it$ to ,jan ,victoors1 a ,rembr&t pupil1 & to ,nicolas ,maes1 & "u ?is "n 0 sold 9 ,p>is 9 #aijj4 ,a4 ,j4 ,waut]s f9ally decl>$ x a ,v]me]1 ?\gh nei!r ,br$ius nor ,h(/$e de ,groot are ( 8 op9ion4 ,& n[ we he> ! "q3 ,:o owns ! ?irty-fif? ,v]me]1 ,v]me] ( ! magical blue & yell[8 ,fir/ let u ask3 ,:o 0 ,jan ,v]me]1 or ,van d] ,me]8 ,:at songs did ! sir5s s+8 puzzl$ good old ,sir ,?omas ,br[ne1 & we "k f> m ab\t ,william ,%akespe>e or ,sappho or ,meml+ ?an we d ( ! enigmatic man f ,delft :o di$ a d\ble dea? 9 #afge2 n only ! dea? ( ! body1 b ! dea? ( ! _s1 ( 8 immortal art4 ,= sev]al c5turies he 0 n accord$ ! pat]nity ( 8 own pictures4 ,to ,t]burg1 ,piet] de ,hoo*1 ,nicolas ,maes1 ,metsu !y 7 cr$it$4 ,ev5 ! glori\s ,lett] ,read] ( ! ,dresd5 gall]y has be5 attribut$ to ,de ,hoo*1 & by no less an au?ority ?an ,*>les ,blanc4 ,from5t91 ( all m51 does n m5tion 8 "n 9 8 always admirable book on ! art ( ! ,l[ ,c\ntries2 no d\bt "o cause = 8 neglect4 ,?is is precisely :at we "k ( ,jan ,v]me] ( ,delft1 9 :i* city--oddly en\gh--!re is n a s+le canvas ( 84 ,9 #afcb he 0 born !re4 ,9 #afec he m>ri$ ,ca!r9e ,bolnes2 he 0 j tw5ty-"o ye>s old4 ,8 admission to ! corporation ( pa9t]s z a ma/] occurr$ ! same ye>1 z ! books atte/4 ,9 #affb he 0 elect$ dean ( ! corporation1 & aga9 9 #afgj4 ,9 #afge he di$1 9 8 =ty-?ird ye>1 & at ! apogee ( 8 p[]s4 ,:5 he became a memb] ( ! corporation ( pa9t]s at ,delft he c\ld n pay 9 full ! initiation fee1 six flor9s1 & he gave on acc\nt "o flor9 t5 c5ts--! entry 9 ! books atte/s ?is a/\nd+ fact4 ,he 0 poor1 b he _h y\? & g5ius1 & he lov$4 ,he _h also eight or t5 *ildr5 & liv$ happily--z d mo/ p )\t a hi/ory--on ! ,oude ,lang5dyck1 :]e he became at lea/ a local celebrity1 accord+ to a m5tion ( him 9 ! ,j\rnal des ,voyages1 by ,bal?az> de ,monc\ys 7publi%$ #affe74 ,monc\ys also record$ ano!r int]e/+ fact4 ,at ,delft ,i saw ! pa9t] ,v]me]1 he writes1 b none ( 8 works 7 at 8 ateli]2 at a bak]'s ,i saw a figure--= :i* 0 paid six hundr$ livres4 ,at a bake%op6 ,v]me]1 !n1 lit]ally pa9t$ = 8 bread4 ,9 #afif1 tw5ty ye>s aft] 8 dea?1 c]ta9 ( 8 works 7=ty 9 ! catalogue7 br\ght only #ajj flor9s1 pictures t to-day are wor? hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( doll>s4 ,& 9 #agai ! sup]b ,milk ,girl1 n[ 9 ! ,rijks ,museum1 =m]ly f ! ,six ,collection1 0 sold = #abf flor9s 7x br\ght #ajj1jjj :5 ,mr4 ,six sold x to ! museum71 :ile at ! same sale ! m$iocre ,g]>d ,d\ fet*$ #f1jjj flor9s = a canvas4 ,ev5 n[adays ! public has n be5 conv]t$ to ! idea ( ! greatness ( ,v]me]4 ,g any "t ( ! day into ! ,maurit%uis at ,! ,hague & y w always discov] a cr[d be=e t clumsy1 /upid bull ) ! wood5 legs1 by no means ,paul ,pott]'s ma/]piece1 :ile ! gem ( ,! ,hague gall]y1 ! ,view ( ,delft1 ) its ri* pte1 its fl[+ rhy?ms1 its cle> daylight1 seldom draws a l>ge audi5ce4 ,& ,i d n d\bt t only ! prop9quity ( ,rembr&t's ,"y ,saskia to ,v]me]'s ,m]ry ,company 7o!rwise kn[n z ,! ,c\rtesan7 9 ! ,dresd5 gall]y attracts an o!rwise indiff]5t public4 ,9 #afif !re 7 #ba pictures ( ,v]me] sold at public auction 9 ,am/]dam4 ,( ^! #ba ! exp]ts claim to h discov]$ #af4 ,b ! bo!r ( ! "q is t #ajj o!r pictures 7 also sold at ! same "t2 fur!rmore1 ! sale is said to h tak5 place aft] ! dea? ( a v5]able m$iocrity1 also nam$ ,v]me]1 b hail+ f ,ha>lem4 7,he di$ 9 #afia47 ,?is confusion ( names may h _h some?+ to d ) ! obscur+ ( ! great ,v]me]4 ,b he _h no vogue 9 #afif1 z ! prices at ! sale prove only too well4 ,vanzype gives ! li/1 & its importance 9 any rese>* ( ! ,v]me] pictures is p>am\nt4 ,"h are ! #ba canvases t are extant1 & ! prices paid3 ,no4 #a--;,a "y woman weigh+ gold1 #aee flor9s2 #b--;,a milk girl1 #age flor9s2 #c--,! portrait ( ! pa9t] 9 8 /udio1 #de flor9s2 #d--;,a "y woman play+ ! guit>1 #gj flor9s2 #e--;,a g5tleman 9 8 *amb]1 #ie flor9s2 #f--;,a "y lady play+ ! clavec91 ) a g5tleman :o li/5s1 #cj flor9s2 #g--;,a "y woman tak+ a lett] f h] s]vant1 #gj flor9s2 #h--;,a s]vant :o has drunk too mu* asleep at a table1 #fb flor9s2 #i--;,a m]ry company1 #gc flor9s2 #aj--;,a "y lady & a g5tleman mak+ music1 #ha flor9s2 #aa--;,a soldi] ) a laugh+ girl1 #dd flor9s2 #ab--;,a "y lacemak]1 #bh flor9s2 #ac--,view ( ,delft1 #bjj flor9s2 #ad--;,a h\se at ,delft1 #gb flor9s2 #ae--;,a view ( "s h\ses1 #dh flor9s2 #af--;,a "y woman writ+1 #fc flor9s2 #ag--;,a "y woman1 #cj flor9s2 #ah--,"y woman at a clavec91 #db flor9s2 #ai--;,a portrait 9 antique co/ume1 #cf flor9s2 #bj & #ba--,two p5dants1 #cd flor9s4 ,! subsequ5t hi/ory ( ^! pictures1 :ile too copi\s = transcription "h1 may be skeletonis$4 ,?is may answ] ! "q pos$ at ! beg9n+ ( ?is little /ory4 ,gu/ave ,vanzype asks3 ,:at has become ( ! "y woman weigh+ gold1 :i* reappe>$ at a sale 9 ! ye> #agja1 :i* ,brg] ?\ght he _h f\nd 9 ! canvas1 ,! ,weigh] ( ,gold4 ,& ! ,intoxicat$ ,s]vant8 ,! latt] is 9 ! ,altman collection2 ! =m] at ,philadelphia1 9 ,mr4 ,wid5]'s gall]y4 ,b let u see h[ ! wise doctors ( pa9t dispute among !mselves4 ,h[ _m ,v]me]s are !re 9 exi/5ce1 t is1 kn[n to ! _w1 = !re may be o!rs1 = all we "k1 hidd5 9 ! cab9ets ( collectors or sport+ o!r names8 ,brg]1 :o call$ ,v]me] ! ,sph9x among arti/s1 has g5]\sly attribut$ to him #gf pictures4 ,?is 0 9 #ahff1 & s9ce !n a m savant au?ority has r$uc$ ! numb] to #dj4 ,hav>d admits #ef4 ,! ,v]me] ( ,ha>lem 0 to blame = ?is swoll5 catalogue4 ,br$ius & ,de ,groot h att5uat$ ! li/4 ,! ,morgan ,v]me] 9 ! ,metropolitan ,museum1 a ,v]me] ( fir/-class quality1 is n 9 "s ( ! catalogues1 nor is ! ,woman ,weigh+ ,pe>ls1 n[ 9 ! possession ( ,p4 ,a4 ,b4 ,wid5]1 ( ,philadelphia1 to be f\nd accr$it$ to ,v]me] 9 ,smi?'s ,catalogue ,raisonn4 ,b n mu* weight c be atta*$ to ! op9ions ( ! e>li] critics ( ,v]me]4 ,= !m he 0 ei!r practically unkn[n or else an imitator ( ,t]burg1 ,de ,hoo*1 or ,mi]is1 he ^: "w is nev] tight1 h>d1 or slipp]y4 ,! foll[+ li/ ( ?irty-f\r admitt$ly g5u9e ,v]me]s may cle> up ! my/]y ( ! #afif sale at ,am/]dam4 ,rememb] t ! au!nticity ( ^! works is no long] conte/$4 ,9 ,holl& at ,! ,hague !re are f\r ,v]me]s3 ,! ,toilette ( ,diana1 ! ,head ( a ,"y ,girl1 ,an ,allegory ( ! ,new ,te/am5t1 & ! ,view ( ,delft4 ,at ! ,rijks ,museum1 ,am/]dam1 !re are f\r3 ,! ,milk ,girl1 ,! ,read]1 ,! ,lett]1 & ,a ,/reet 9 ,delft4 7,?is latt] is ! ,h\se 9 ,delft1 :i* sold = sev5ty-two flor9s 9 #afif47 ,9 ,great ,brita9 9 ! ,coats collection at ,ca/le ,skalmorlie 7,scotl&7 !re is ,*ri/ at ! ,h\se ( ,m>?a & ,m>y4 ,9 ! ,national ,gall]y1 a "y woman /&+ 9 front ( h] clavec94 ,9 ! ,beit collection1 ,london1 a "y woman at h] clavec94 ,collection ,salt+1 ,london1 ,! ,piani/4 ,w9dsor ,ca/le1 ,! ,music ,lesson4 ,beit collection1 ,a ,"y ,woman ,writ+4 ,9 ! ,joseph collection1 ,a ,soldi] & a ,laugh+ ,girl4 ,& ! ,sleep+ ,s]vant1 =m]ly ( ! ,kann collection1 ,p>is1 !n 9 ,london1 & lat] sold to ,mr4 ,altman4 ,9 ,g]many we f9d ! foll[+3 ,at ! ,b]l9 ,museum1 ,! ,pe>l ,coll>4 ,! ,drop ( ,w9e1 9 ! same museum1 ,b]l94 ,! ,coquette1 ,brunswick ,museum4 ,! ,lady & ,h] ,s]vant1 9 ! private collection ( ,james ,simon1 ,b]l94 ,! ,m]ry ,company & ,! ,read] 9 ! ,dresd5 gall]y4 ,! ,geograph] at ! ,w9d[1 9 ! ,/del ,in/itute1 ,frank=t4 ,9 ,france1 ,! ,a/ronom] ( ! ,a4 de ,ro?s*ild collection at ,p>is1 & ! little ,lacemak]1 9 ! ,l\vre ,gall]y4 ,9 ,belgium1 !re 0 at ,brussels ! portrait ( a girl1 :i* 0 =m]ly 9 ! ,ar5b]g gall]y4 ,:5 ,i tri$ to see x ,i 0 told t x _h be5 sold to "s "o 9 ,g]many4 ,its type1 judg+ f ! head ( a girl at ,! ,hague1 is n unlike ,! ,geograph]1 9 ! collection ( ,visc\nt ,du ,bus de ,gisegnies1 ,brussels4 ,a ,"y ,girl1 collection ( ,jonkhe] de ,grez1 ,brussels4 ,?is la/ 0 discov]$ by ,doctor ,br$ius 9 #aijf1 & is at ! pres5t writ+ 9 ,new ,york at ! gall]y ( ,mr4 ,kno$l]4 ,9 ,au/ria-,hung>y !re are two noble ,v]me]s2 "o 9 ! private gall]y ( ,c\nt ,cz]n91 ! portrait ( ! pa9t]1 ! o!r 9 ! ,museum ( ,budape/1 ! portrait ( a woman1 ! latt] z solidly modell$ z any ,hals ,i ev] view$4 ,! ,cz]n9 ,v]me] is ! only "o 9 ,vi5na 7! o!r ,v]me] 9 ?is gall]y is by ,r5sse74 ,x is a ma/]piece4 ,9 x he grazes p]fection4 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates is1 consid]+ ! brevity ( ! li/1 well (f 9 ,v]me]s4 ,!re is at ,philadelphia ! ,m&ol9i/e ( ,john ,g4 ,johnson 7)\t d\bt1 z ,m4 ,vanzype po9ts out1 ! ,"y ,woman ,play+ ! ,guit> ( ! #afif sale74 ,at ,bo/on ,mrs4 ,john ,g>dn] owns ,! ,conc]t4 ,at ! ,metropolitan ,museum !re is ! ,woman ) ! ,jug 7,m>qu&72 & ! ,morgan ,lett] ,writ]2 ,h4 ,c4 ,frick boa/s ,! ,s++ ,lesson 7probably kn[n at ! #afif sale z ,a ,g5tleman & ,"y ,lady ,mak+ ,music74 ,s ! importance ( ! #afif catalogue is indisputable4 ,& n[1 aft] wad+ ?r\gh ?is dry =e/ ( figures & dates & haphaz>d or dogmatic attributions1 we are at ! fatal numb]1 ?irty-f\r--only ?irty-f\r au!ntic ,v]me]s 9 exi/5ce4 ,"s "o mu/ be mi/ak54 ,:o owns ! ?irty-fif? ,v]me]8 ,i aga9 ask4 ,,ii ,! works attribut$ only to our ma/] 9 ! li/ compil$ by ,m4 ,vanzype are b six3 ,portrait ( a ,man1 at ! ,brussels ,museum2 ,view ( ,delft1 9 ! collection ( ,mi*el ,van ,geld]1 at ,uccle1 ,brussels2 ,! ,lesson1 at ! ,national ,gall]y1 ,london2 ! ,sleep+ ,s]vant1 ,wid5] collection1 ,philadelphia--ano!r v]sion1 accord+ to ,brg]-,?or2 ,portrait ( a ,"y ,man1 9 ! same collection2 two int]iors1 collection ,w]n] ,dahl at ,dsseldorf & collection ,matavansky at ,vi5na1 respectively4 ,!re is also to be acc\nt$ a small l&scape 9 ! ,dresd5 gall]y1 a ,di/ant ,view ( ,ha>lem 7probably by ,v]me] ( ,ha>lem71 ! ,morgan & ! ,wid5] ,v]me]s4 ,to d5y ! au!nticity ( ei!r ( ^! compositions w\ld be to fly into ! face ( ,v]me] himself4 ,i h enjoy$ ! privilege & pleasure ( view+ ! ,wid5] ,v]me]s1 & ,i believe t ! ,sleep+ ,s]vant--%e may n be intoxicat$1 a jug on ! table be+ ! only evid5ce2 c]ta9ly h] features are placid en\gh2 besides1 ,v]me] did n indulge 9 pa9t+s ( l[ life z did ,t5i]s1 ,o/rade1 or ,jan ,/e5--is ab\t ! same p]iod z ,! ,m]ry ,company1 9 ! ,dresd5 gall]y1 t is1 if pa9t1 texture1 & arrangem5t ( /ill-life be any crit]ion4 ,z = ! ,woman ,weigh+ ,gold1 x is sup]b ,v]me]4 ,!re is little dang] n[adays ( any o!r pa9t] be+ saddl$ ) ! "n ( ,v]me]4 ,x is usually ! o!r way ar\nd1 z we h se54 ,z 0 ! case ) ,diaz & ,monticelli1 s has x be5 ) ,v]me] & ,de ,hoo*1 ,v]me] & ,t]burg 7or ,t] ,bor*74 ,i h ! highe/ admiration = ! vivaci\s & v]aci\s "w ( ^! two o!r m5--possibly associates ( ,v]me]4 ,_! surfaces are impeccably r5d]$4 ,! woman play+ a bass viol 9 ! ,b]l9 gall]y & a c]ta9 int]ior 9 ! ,national ,gall]y display ! art ( repres5tation rais$ to ! highe/ pit*2 realism c g no fur!r4 ,! psy*ology ( a pa9t]'s h\sehold is reveal$ 9 ! ,c\nt ,cz]n9 example 7l',ateli] du ,pe9tre74 ,an arti/ sits ) 8 back to u & on 8 canvas he broid]s ! image ( 8 good wife4 ,aga9 ! miracle is repeat$1 ,let !re be light6 ,"h is n only ! subtle equilibrium betwe5 man & ! ?+s t surr\nd him1 b ! ?+s !mselves--fle%-t9ts1 drap]y1 g>bs1 poli%$ floor1 *airs1 table1 & wall tape/ry--are saturat$ ) light2 absorb$ by ! in]t matt] :i* nev]!less vibrates &1 l ! fle%-tones1 rema9s puissant & individual4 ,humanity is ! c5tral & s\nd+ note ( 8 art4 ,he is nei!r a pan!i/ 9 8 wor%ip ( sun%9e1 nor is he a my/ic 9 8 pursuit ( %ad[s4 ,he is always virile1 always t5d]1 nev] trivial1 nor co>se--an ari/ocrat ( art4 ,9 ! ,dresd5 ,m]ry ,company1 & a l>ge canvas x is--he comes to grips ) ,rembr&t 9 ! matt] ( ! di/ribution ( lights & %ades4 ,! cavali] at ! left ( ! picture--fac+ x--) ! cynical smile1 is m>vell\sly depict$4 ,!re is a c]ta9 %ad[ on 8 wide-m>g9$ coll> :i* also t\*es ! l[] "p ( 8 face--b n[ we are ne>+ ! region ( transc5d5tal virtuosity4 ,i always conv9ce myself :5 9 ! pres5ce ( ! o!r ,dresd5 ,v]me]1 & ! great] ( ! two1 t ?is "y ,dut* lady read+ a lett] at an op5 w9d[ is my fav\rite4 ,& n[ x's high "t to answ] my "q3 ,:o owns ! ?irty-fif? ,v]me]8 ,we /opp$1 y may recall1 at ! ?irty-f\r?1 ,! ,s++ ,lesson1 belong+ to ,mr4 ,frick4 ,t w\ld give ! ?irty-fif? to ! ,portrait ( a ,man 9 ! ,brussels ,museum4 ,b t is a conte/$ canvas1 :ile ! ,lesson 9 ! ,national ,gall]y 7n ! "y woman at h] clavec91 a g5u9e ,v]me]7 is also d\btful1 say ! exp]ts4 ,sett+ aside ! two int]iors & ! second ,view ( ,delft z n be+ 9 ! field ( ! au!ntic1 !re rema9 ! ,morgan & ! ,wid5] ,v]me]s4 ,:i* ( ! pair is ! ?irty-fif? ,v]me]8 ,!y are bo? ma/]pieces1 ?\gh ! ,morgan is black] & has be5 ov]clean$4 ,s9ce writ+ ! above ,i _h on my return to ,am]ica ! pleasure ( read+ ,philip ,l4 ,hale's :olly admirable /udy ( ,v]me]1 & _m d>k places 7 made cle>2 especially conc]n+ ! place 9 ! catalogue ( #afif ( ! ,wid5] picture1 ,lady ,weigh+ ,gold1 (t5 call$ ,lady ,weigh+ ,pe>ls1 because !re are pe>ls on ! table ab\t to be weigh$4 ,mr4 ,hale1 :o1 z a pa9t]1 kn[s :]e( he speaks1 /yles ,v]me] z ! greate/ pa9t] :o ev] liv$1 & meets all ! v natural objections to su* a bold /atem5t4 ,c]ta9ly ) ,velasquez & ,da ,v9ci1 ,v]me] 7! ?ree ,v's7 is ! "o ( ! supreme magicians ( pa9t 9 ! hi/ory ( art4 ,:o d\bts ?is %\ld visit ,b]l91 ,dresd51 ,vi5na1 & ,am/]dam1 & = ev] aft] hold 8 peace4 ,,viii ,,ri*>d ,,/rauss ,,at ,,/uttg>t ,i ,aft] a week ( ,ri*>d ,/rauss at ,/uttg>t "o beg9s to ent]ta9 a pr(\nd respect = ! orig9ality ( ,ri*>d ,wagn]4 ,& ,wagn] dur+ 8 embattl$ c>e] 0 lib]ally accus$ ( plagi>ism1 ( draw+ heavy drafts ^u ! musical bank+ h\ses ( ,bee?ov51 ,web]1 ,m>s*n]1 ,s*ub]t1 & h[ _m o!rs6 ,inde$1 "o ( ! prime requisites ( success = a compos] is to be call$ a borr[] ( o!r m5's ideas4 ,! tru? is t !re are only ?irty-six dramatic situations & only sev5 notes 9 ! scale1 & all ! possible p]mutations w n prev5t c]ta9 figures1 melodic gr\ps1 or musical moods f recurr5ce4 ,!re=e1 to say t ,ri*>d ,/rauss is a delib]ate imitator ( ,wagn] w\ld be to re/ate a v common exagg]ation4 ,he is inconceivable )\t ,wagn]2 nev]!less1 he is individual4 ,all 8 musical life he has be5 dodg+ ,wagn] & sometimes he succe$s 9 :ipp+ 8 devil s f> ar\nd ! /ump t he becomes himself1 ! glori\s ,ri*>d ,/rauss ( ,don ,quixote1 ( ,till ,eul5spiegel1 ( ,h]o's ,life1 & ,elektra4 ,b x may be confess$ )\t mu* fe> ( contradiction t = him ,wagn] is 8 model--ev5 9 ,salome1 :]e ! head ( ,john ! ,bapti/ is *ant$ to ! tune ( ,donn]'s motive f ,rhe+old4 ,at ! ,/uttg>t fe/ival1 9 #aiab1 :i* endur$ a week1 ,i 0 /ruck by ! ,wagn] obsession 9 ! music ( 8 only legitimate successor4 ,to alt] an old quotation1 we may say3 ,he :o /eals my ideas /eals tra%3 ideas are z *eap & pl5tiful z potatoes 9 season2 b he :o /eals my /yle takes f me ! only true ?+ ,i possess4 ,n[1 ,ri*>d ,/rauss 9 addition to be+ a ma/] ( =m1 r ( all musical =ms1 is also ! ma/]-col\ri/ ( ! or*e/ra4 ,no "o1 n ev5 ,wagn]1 o'ertops him 9 ?is respect1 ?\gh ,wagn] & ,b]lioz & ,liszt %[$ him ! way4 ,:y1 !n1 does he lean s heavily on ,wagn]1 n alone on 8 !mes--= ,/rauss is1 above all1 a melodi/--b on 8 moods2 9 a ^w1 ! ,wagn]ian atmosph]e8 ,i not$ t :]ev] a situation analog\s to "o 9 ! ,wagn]ian music-drama pres5t$ itself ! music ( ! protean y\ng] ,ri*>d 0 col\r$ by memories ( ! eld] compos]4 ,= example1 9 ,ariadne at ,naxos1 ! h]o9e is discov]$ out/ret*$ on h] isl& 9 ! v ab&onm5t ( despair4 ,we he> fa9t e*oes ( ! la/ pages ( ,tri/an & ,isolde2 no soon] d ?ree wom5 beg9 to s+ ?an is conjur$ up a vision 7aural1 ( c\rse7 ( ! ,rh9e maid5s4 ,9 ,feu]snot ! leg5d>y tone 0 unavoidable1 yet !re is too mu* ( ,die ,mei/]s+] 9 ?is e>ly "w4 ,does a du5na appe> ) ! h]o9e1 at once y are rem9d$ ( ,eva & ,magdal5a2 & 9 ! balcony sc5e1 s diff]5t 9 situation f ,loh5gr91 ,elsa nev]!less pe]s f beh9d ! figure ( ,diemut4 ,z = ! lov]s1 ,kunrad & ,diemut1 !y1 tak+ advantage ( ! d>kness1 z ,mr4 ,h5d]son once rem>k$ ( ano!r op]a1 ,azrael1 appropriat$ ! musical col\r--let me put ! case mildly--( ! duo ( ,wal!r & ,eva4 ,wagn] dead rema9s ! imp]i\s tyrant1 a case ( musical mortma91 ! lawy]s w\ld put x2 a h& rea*+ f 8 grave dictat+ ! do+s ( ! liv+4 ,! great *orus 9 ,feu]snot1 aft] ! fires are ext+ui%$1 because ( ! ,alb]i*-l curse ( ,kunrad1 is n )\t sugge/ions f ! /reet fight 9 ,die ,mei/]s+]1 & ! wild wail+s ( ! ,walkyrie brood4 ,?us1 if y are look+ = rem9isc5ces1 ,i "k ( few compos]s ^: "w1 va/ & v>i$ z x is1 w af=d su* *ances ( spe>+ a ,wagn] motive z x appe>s = a mom5t on ! swift & boil+ /ream ( ! ,/rauss or*e/ral n>ration4 ,b if y h atta9$ ! age ( discretion y w n ask too mu*1 =get su* *ildi% & s9i/] play1 & enjoy to ! full ! man's extraord9>y gift ( music-mak+4 ,= ,ri*>d ,/rauss is an extraord9>y musician4 ,to beg9 )1 he doesn't look l a disord]ly g5ius ) rumpl$ hair1 b is ! milde/-mann]$ man :o ev] scuttl$ ano!r's score & smok$ ,muni* cig>s or play$ skat4 ,& !n he loves money6 ,:at o!r compos]1 besides ,h&el1 ,haydn1 ,moz>t--yes1 & also ,bee?ov5--,gluck1 ,mey]be]1 ,v]di1 ,pucc9i1 s dot$ on ! box-(fice8 ,:y %\ldn't he8 ,:y %\ld he enri* ! haughty music publi%] or ! /ill haughti] int5dant ( ! op]a-h\se8 ,z a matt] ( fact1 if ,r4 ,/rauss 7 9 su* a hurry to gr[ ri*1 he w\ld write music ( a m popul> "*4 ,x w\ld seem1 !n1 t he is a millionaire malgr lui1 & t1 no matt] :at he writes1 money fl[s into 8 c(f]s4 ,inde$1 an extraord9>y man4 ,despite 8 spiritual dep5d5ce ^u ,wagn]1 & 9 8 ,tone-,poems1 ^u ,liszt & ,b]lioz1 he has a v def9ite musical p]sonality4 ,he has amplifi$1 int5sifi$ ! ,liszt-,wagn] music1 add+ to its /ature1 also exagg]at+ x on ! purely s5su\s side4 ,t he c d :at no o!r compos] has done is prov$ by ! score ( 8 late/ op]a ,ariadne at ,naxos1 giv5 = ! fir/ "t 9 ,/uttg>t4 ,"h1 ) only ?irty-six 9 ! or*e/ra1 a gr& pian(orte & a h>monium includ$1 he produces ! mo/ e>-ravi%+ tones1 ?us giv+ a negative to ^? :o ass]t t )\t a gigantic or*e/ral app>atus he is ineffectual4 ,/rauss receiv$ a s\nd musical education2 he c\ld h&le ! old symphonic =m1 absolute music1 be=e he began writ+ 9 ! ve9 mod]n2 8 evolution has be5 ord]ly & consi/5t4 ,he look$ be=e he leap$4 ,8 songs prove him to be a melodi/1 ! mo/ orig9al s9ce ,brahms 9 ?is =m4 ,o!rwise1 orig9ality is condition$4 ,he is1 = in/ance1 n z orig9al z ,claude ,debussy1 :o has actually said some?+ new4 ,/rauss1 a rhetorician ) enorm\s temp]am5tal p[]1 modifies ! symphonic =m ( ,liszt1 boils d[n ! ,wagn]ian trilogy into an h\r & ?irty m9utes ( see?+1 :ite-hot passion1 & pa9ts all ! moods1 human & inhuman1 ) incomp>able virtuosity4 ,x is a "q ( mann] r ?an matt]4 ,he is ev5 a great] virtuoso ?an ,hector ,b]lioz1 & inf9itely m t5d]2 he is ,mey]be] 9 8 opportunism1 b !re ! comp>ison may be dropp$1 = old ,mey]be] c\ld %ake tunes out ( 8 sleeve ) m facility ?an does ,/rauss--& t is say+ a lot4 ,no1 ! /yle ( ,/rauss is 8 own1 not)/&+ 8 borr[+s f ,liszt & ,wagn]4 ,he is n z orig9al z ei!r "o1 = he employs !m bo? z 8 po9t ( dep>ture2 b :5 y beg9 to measure up ! p[]1 ! scope1 & ! v]satility ( 8 productions y are fill$ ) a :olesale admiration = ! almo/ incr$ible activity ( ! man1 = 8 ambitions1 8 m>vell\s comm& ( e musical =m1 above all1 = 8 skill z a col\ri/4 ,sometimes he hits x & sometimes he doesn't4 ,aft] two he>+s ( ,ariadne at ,naxos 9 ! small] ( ! two new royal op]a-h\ses at ,/uttg>t1 ,i came to ! conclusion t bo? compos] & libretti/1 :ile greatly d>+1 _h attempt$ ! impossible1 & !re=e _! "w1 despite its _m excell5cies1 miss$ fire4 ,9 ! fir/ place1 ,h]r ,hugo von ,h(mann/hal1 ! poet ( ,elektra & ,d] ,ros]cavali]1 conceiv$ ! unhappy idea t ,molire's ,le ,b\rgeois ,g5tilhomme might be but*]$ to make a ,/raussian holiday & s]ve m]ely z a portico = ! "o-act op]a t foll[s4 ,b ! portico turn$ out to be too l>ge = ! op]atic /ructure4 ,! dovetail+ ( play & music is at be/ a p]il\s proce$+4 ,e compos] kn[s t4 ,to give two acts ( spok5 ,molire 7ye gods6 & spok5 9 ,g]man7 ) occasional int]ludes ( music1 & !n top x (f ) a mixture ( op]a s]ia & comm$ia del arte1 is to invite a cata/rophe4 ,to be sure1 ! unfail+ tact ( ,/rauss 9 8 sett+ ( c]ta9 episodes ( ! ,molire play av]t$ a sma%-up1 b n bor$om4 ,9 ! second place1 ! r heavy fool+ ( ! actors1 excell5t arti/s all1 made ,molire z dull z a ,london fog4 ,! piece is ov] two hundr$ & fifty ye>s old2 x mu/ be play$ by ,fr5* actors1 !re=e 9 ! ,g]man v]sion sadly suff]s4 ,i he> t x has be5 /ill fur!r cut d[n1 & at ! pres5t writ+ !re is "s gossip to ! effect t ,ariadne w be sung "s day )\t ! truncat$ v]sion ( ,molire by ! +5i\s ,h]r ,h(mann/hal4 ,,ii ,at ! g5]al rehe>sal1 ! night be=e ! op5+1 :i* 0 att5d$ by ! musical lite ( ,europe 7:atev] t may mean71 poets1 critics1 manag]s1 compos]s1 pr9cely folk1 musical p>asites1 & o!r ea/ w9ds1 z ,nietzs*e has x1 ! p]=mance w5t on lead5 feet4 ,! act+ ( ,victor ,arnold 7,b]l97 z prosy old ,j\rda9 j bord]$ on ! burlesque2 ,camilla ,eib5s*tz1 n unkn[n to ,new ,york1 cle>$ ! air ) h] unaffect$ m]rim5t4 ,/rauss1 aft] a delightful ov]ture 9 ! rococo mann] ( ,grtry1 contributes "s fasc9at+ dance measures1 a m9uetto1 a polonaise1 a gavotte1 & a m>*4 ,! table-music is :olly delightful4 ,a brilliant episode is t ( ! f5c+-ma/]1 :o is musically pictur$ by a trumpet & pian(orte 7) ,max von ,pau] at ! keybo>d74 ,no?+ c\ld be m dazzl+4 ,y he> ! snapp+ ( ! foil 9 ! h& ( ! trucul5t bully4 ,! music t accompanies ! tailor is capital1 z are also ! two dances--p>odies ( ! dances 9 ,salome & ,elektra--= ! kit*5 boy1 :o leaps out ( a huge omelette 7l ! pie-girl ye>s ago 9 naughty ,new ,york71 & = a tailor's appr5tice4 ,^! 7 bo? danc$ ) s$uctive *>m by ! y\?ful ,grete ,wiess5?al 7,vi5na71 & 7 ! bright p>ticul> spot ( ! play4 ,aft] a transition1 n p>ticul>ly well done1 ! curta9s "p & disclose a /age ^u a /age1 a problematic "q "u ! mo/ fav\rable conditions4 ,h]r ,j\rda9 makes by-rem>ks & int]rupts ! mimic op]a4 ,x is all z antique z ! cl[n at ! circus4 ,f9ally ! op]a gets "u way & ,ariadne publi%es h] views4 ,von ,h(mann/hal's figure ( ! des]t$ lady is n a p>ticul>ly mov+ "o4 ,naturally1 mu* mu/ be all[$ = ! obvi\sly artificial "* ( ! piece4 ,max ,re9h>dt1 mak] ( /agecraft & contriv] ( atmosph]e1 has caught ! exact %ades4 ,9 ! d9n] sc5e ( ! play 8 /age 0 *a/ely beautiful4 ,9 ! gaudy foliage ( ! exotic isl&1 ) ! ?ree *&eli]s ( a bygone epo*1 ! %>p dissonance ( /yles is indicat$4 ,aubrey ,be>dsley w\ld h rejoic$ at ?is m+l+ ( g5res2 at ! figures ( ,h>lequ91 ,sc>amuccio2 at ! qua9t & gorge\s co/um+2 at ! ,dryad1 ,naiad1 ,e*o1 & all ! re/ ( sev5te5?-c5tury burlesque appanage4 ,& yet ?+s didn't g z !y %\ld h gone4 ,! music is sp>kl+ = ! m9or *>act]s1 & = ,z]b9etta ,/rauss has plann$ an aria1 ! coloratura ( :i* 0 to h made ,moz>t's fam\s aria = ! ,que5 ( ,night seem l ?irty c5ts4 7,i quote ! exact phrase ( an ov]-seas admir]47 ,well1 if ,moz>t's music is wor? ?irty c5ts1 !n ! ,z]b9etta aria is wor? five2 t is ! proportion4 ,! fact is ! compos] burlesques ! old-fa%ion$ sc5e & air ) trills & o!r vocal pyrote*nics1 b ov]does ! ?+4 ,fri$a ,hempel 0 to h sung ! "p & did n4 ,m>g>e! ,siems 7,dresd57 c\ld n4 ,%e 0 z spiritless z cork$ *ampagne4 ,to give y an idea ( ! clumsy hum\r ( ! aria x is only necess>y to relate t 9 ! middle ( ! music ! s+] comes d[n to ! footlights1 po9ts to h] ?roat1 tells ! conductor t %e is out ( brea?1 t %e mu/ h brea?+ "t if %e is to g on4 ,at ! g5]al rehe>sal ?is vaudeville act f\nd no fav\r & ! s+] 0 )\t d\bt vocally di/ress$4 ,an om9\s noise f ! direction ( ! conductor's desk 7,/rauss himself7 caus$ h] "s emb>rassm5t4 ,%e ev5tually got "u way1 leav+ ! audi5ce 9 d\bt z to ! success ( ! exp]im5t--! score %[s t x is all 9 deadly e>ne/4 ,b ! foot-/amp+ ( ,/rauss & 8 rem>ks rem9d$ me ( ,gumpre*t's description ( ,liszt's ,b-m9or ,sonata z ! ,invitation to ,hiss+ & ,/amp+4 ,z]b9etta's vocal fl[]-g>d5 mu/ be %orn ( _m roses & lilies be=e x w be %apely4 ,mizzi ,j]itza 7:at +ratiat+ names !y h 9 ,vi5na67 0 ! fir/ ,ariadne4 ,9 addition to be+ he>tbrok5 ov] ! p]fidy ( ,!seus %e 0 sc>$ to dea?4 ,x took "s "t be=e h] voice grew w>m1 h] act+ less /iff4 ,h] new woo]1 ,h]mann ,jadl[k] 7,vi5na71 0 ! ,bac*us4 ,z y h se5 & he>d him 9 ,new ,york1 ,i ne$ h>dly add t he didn't look ! "p1 ?\gh he sang ) w>m?4 ,! ?ree ,rh9e maid5s on dry l& 7 %rill & out ( tune4 ,b = ! life ( me ,i c\ldn't become int]e/$ 9 ! sorr[ & ec/asy1 *iefly metaphysical1 ( ?is pair4 ,! s*eme is too remote f our days & ways4 ,^! "y p]sons 7 make-believe1 aft] all1 & :ile !y sonor\sly declaim$ _! passion--h]s = a spe$y dea?1 8 = ! new life--"u a canopy ) "m-(-pe>l l9+ 7,re9h>dt1 too1 c be v ,teutonic71 ,i didn't believe 9 !m1 &1 ,i fe>1 nei!r did ,/rauss4 ,he has writt5 sp>kl+ music1 ,(f5ba*ian music1 ra9b[ music & music %e]ly hum\ri/ic1 yet ! entire production rem9d$ "o ( a ma*9e t w\ldn't "w at e po9t4 ,!re 7 ?ree p]=mances besides ! g5]al rehe>sal giv5 at ! l[ price ( fifty m>ks 7twelve doll>s & fifty c5ts7 a p]=mance4 ,"o ( ! jokes ( ,/rauss is to make music-critics pay = _! seats4 ,screams ( agony 7 he>d all ov] ! ,cont95t z f> nor? z ,b]l91 z f> s\? z ,vi5na4 ,a music-critic de>ly hates to pay = a ticket4 ,h5ce ! ,till ,eul5spiegel hum\r ( ,r4 ,/rauss4 ,h5ce ! num]\s roa/s all 8 new works receive4 ,he is ! mo/ unpopul> compos] alive ) ! critical confrat]nity4 ,no wond]4 ,i simply glory 9 him4 ,talk ab\t blood f a /one6 ,/rauss always makes money1 ev5 :5 8 op]as d n4 ,/uttg>t1 mo/ *>m+ ( resid5cy cities 7x holds ov] two hundr$ & fifty ?\s& s\ls71 0 s cr[d$ :5 ,i arriv$ t ,i 0 glad ,i _h tak5 ! h9t ( a fri5d & engag$ a room 9 advance4 ,! place simply ov]fl[$ ) /rang]s4 ,c]ta9ly1 ,i ?\ght1 !y ord] ^! ?+s bett] 9 ,g]many1 & 0 elat$ because ( ! en?usiasm op5ly display$ ov] ,/rauss & ! two noble op]a-h\ses4 ,all = ,/rauss8 ,alas6 no4 ,! ,gordon ,b5net balloon conte/ _h attract$ ! majority1 & until x 0 f\ght & done = !re 0 no com=t to be _h 9 caf1 re/aurant1 or hotel4 ,,iii ,! p]=mances ( e>li] ,/rauss works 7 9 ! ma9 well att5d$4 ,oddly en\gh ! poore/ h\se--& x 0 f> f empty--0 t ( ,! ,rosecavali]4 ,possibly because ! compos] _h gone ov] to ,tb+5 to conduct a conc]t !re 7he always makes hay :ile ! ,/rauss %9es71 !re 0 s little en?usiasm display$2 possibly also because ,max ,s*ill+s conduct$4 ,he is an excell5t compos]1 a practical conductor1 b he c\ldn't extract ! g+] 9 ! score--& x's full ( x1 full ( fire1 ( *ampagne1 ( dreamy s5tim5t & valses t w\ld turn gray ) envy ! hair ( ,johann ,/rauss if he hadn't ?\ght ( !m be=e 8 namesake ,ri*>d4 ,i didn't gr[ en?usia/ic ov] ! ,/uttg>t production1 ma9ly a local affair4 ,! hon\rs ( ! ev5+ rightfully belong$ to ,alw9 ,swoboda1 :o look$ l ,de ,wolf ,hopp]1 b sang a trifle bett]4 ,a fav\rite !re is ,iracema-,brgelmann2 ano!r1 ,erna ,ellm5rei*4 ,"o c s+1 b acts amateuri%ly2 ! o!r screams1 b is a clev] actress4 ,9 ,salome %e 0 wond]ful1 s++ out ( tune z %e (t5 did4 ,h] pose 0 hi]atic z a sph9x :5 %e wat*$ ! antics ( ! neura/h5ic ,h]od4 ,& h] dance 0 "o ( ! be/ ,i h yet se51 ?\gh ,a9o ,act's is said to rank !m all4 ,witti*1 ,krull1 ,de/9n1 ,rose1 ,wal!r1 ,act1 n "o ( !m ev] sang z sang ,olive ,frem/ad at t memorable dress rehe>sal ( a c]ta9 ,sunday morn+ 9 ! ,metropolitan ,op]a-,h\se4 ,vocally %e 0 ! ,salome ( ,ri*>d ,/rauss1 & %e 0 lovely to behold4 ,salome h]self %\ld be a slight1 cynical "y p]son--half ,flaub]t1 half ,la=gue4 ,"u ,/rauss ! ,salome is nei!r impossible nor vulg>4 ,v int5se1 an app>ition r ?an a human1 %e s\nds ! violet rays ( eroticism 7if ,i may be =giv5 su* a confusion ( t]ms1 ( su* a mix$ metaphor74 ,ano!r ?+3 ! tempi 7 diff]5t f ,campan9i's--i4 e41 ! pla/ic quality ( ! read+ gave u new col\rs1 new sc5ts1 new curves4 ,/rauss is c>eless :5 he directs ! works ( o!rs1 b ) 8 own he is all devotion4 ,take ,elektra1 = in/ance4 ,b ,i mu/ f9i% my ,salome budget4 ,! ,h]od 0 n ! actor t 0 ,k>l ,burrian1 b he sang bett]4 ,8 "n is ,josef ,tyss54 ,! ,john 0 ,h]man ,weil4 ,salome 0 prec$$ by ,feu]snot1 ! folks-tone ( :i* is an admirable foil to ! ov]lad5 t9ts ( ,salome4 7,by ! way1 ! sky 9 ! latt] op]a %[$ ! dipp] con/ellation1 ,*>les's ,wa94 ,n[1 w "s a/ronom] tell u if su* a ?+ is possible 9 ,syrian skies87 ,h]man ,weil 0 ! *ief po9t ( attraction4 ,z = ! s-call$ immoral end+ ( ! composition1 discov]$ by amateur critical prudes1 to be =?right 9 my spee*1 x is all nons5se3 x doesn't exi/4 ,b ,wolzog5 doesn't foll[ ! l9es ( ! ,fam9e ( ,fire4 ,8 is a love sc5e ) a joke = relief4 ,! music is ultra-,wagn]ian1 ! f9ale g5u9e ,/rauss1 ) its swell+ melos1 its almo/ sup]human =c+ ( ! emotional l9e to ! ec/atic po9t4 ,9 ,elektra1 ) ! compos] conduct+1 ,i aga9 m>vell$ at ! noisy1 ineffective read+ ( a ,hamm]/e9 conductor1 ^: "n ,i've =gott54 ,yet ,new ,york has se5 ! be/ ( ,elektras1 ,mme4 ,maz>9--w\ld t %e _h sung & danc$ "h 9 ,/uttg>t6 ,%e might h surpris$ ! compos]--b ,new ,york is yet to he> ,elektra z music-drama4 ,?us f> ,i ?9k 7& x's only "o man's op9ion7 t ,/rauss w endure because ( 8 ,till ,eul5spiegel1 ,don ,quixote1 & ,elektra4 ,! mi/s are ga!r+ ov] ! o!r works2 ,salome is too !atrical1 ,feu]snot a pa/iccio ( ,wagn]1 ,guntram is out ( ! "q 7= t5 ye>s ,i've us$ x to sit on :5 ,i play$ ,ba*'s ,c-major inv5tion71 & ev5 ! mighty major-m9or op5+ ( ,also ,spra* ,z>a?u/ra beg9s to pall4 ,b n ,don ,quixote1 s full ( irony1 hum\r1 & pa?os2 n ,elektra1 9 ! /ricte/ s5se ( ! ^w a melodrama1 & c]ta9ly n ! pranki% & ev] inimitable ,till ,eul5spiegel4 ,^! abide by "o1 :]eas ! head 9 ,salome has become vieux *apeau4 ,:5 ,ellm5rei* sang to x t night x might h be5 a succul5t bo>'s head on a platt] = all ! audi5ce c>$4 7,i fancy !y w\ld h pref]r$ ! bo> to ! sa9t--deadlie/ ( all op]atic bores1 = ev] inton+ a v>iant ( ! op5+ b>s ( ! ,fidelio ov]ture47 ,b ! ,/uttg>t ,elektra p]=mance w live long 9 my memory1 b n because ( ! lady :o assum$ ! title rle1 ,id5ka ,fassb5d]1 ( ,muni*4 7,%e is n to be comp>$ ) ! epileptic ,maz>9 = a mom5t4 ,%e is n ,elektra vocally or hi/rionically47 ,! arti/e ( ! ev5+ 0 ,anna von ,mild5burg 7,vi5na71 ! wife ( ,h]man ,bahr1 noveli/ & playwright1 be/ kn[n to ,am]ica z ! au?or ( ,! ,conc]t1 "o ( ,david ,belasco's productions4 ,! ,mild5burg is a giantess1 ) a voice l an organ4 ,%e is also an unev5 s+]1 be+ hugely temp]am5tal4 ,! night 9 "q %e 0 key$ up to ! occasion1 & = ! fir/ "t ,i realis$ ! impressiv5ess ( ! "p ( ,klytemne/ra1 its horrid tragic =ce1 its abnormal int5sity1 its absolute revelation ( ! abom9ation ( desolation4 ,mild5burg play$ x z a mixture ( ,lady ,macbe? & ,que5 ,g]trude1 ,hamlet's "m4 ,& :5 %e sang =tissimo all ! ,/rauss horses & all ! ,/rauss m5 7 z sup9e1 tonally speak+1 z ,humpty ,dumpty4 ,h] voice is ( a sultry tonal spl5d\r4 ,! two new op]a-h\ses--also !atres--are set 9 a p>k1 z %\ld be art & op]a h\ses4 ,fac+ ! lake is ! l>g]1 a build+ ( noble appe>ance1 ) a capacity = #a1djj p]sons seat$4 ,! small] build+ only holds #hjj1 b x looks z big z ! old ,new ,york ,sub-,treasury1 & is twice z sev]e4 ,max ,re9h>dt calls ! ,h(-,op] ! mo/ beautiful 9 ,europe4 ,he is n exagg]at+4 ,a r\nd #g1jjj1jjj m>ks 7ab\t #a1gej1jjj7 0 ! co/ ( ! build+s4 ,8 ,maje/y ,wilhelm ,,ii1 a lib]al & enlight5$ mon>*1 dipp$ heavily into 8 private bank acc\nt4 ,/uttg>t1 accord+ to ! int5dant1 ,graf zu ,putlitz1 mu/ become ! lead+ op]atic & art city 9 ,g]many4 ,! build+s are !re1 b n yet ! s+]s4 ,dresd5 boa/s its op]a1 & ,b]l9 has bett] s+]s4 ,nev]!less1 ! pretty city1 surr\nd$ by villa-cr[n$ hills1 is to be congratulat$ on su* classic temples ( music & drama4 ,,iv ,/&+ at ! w9d[ ( my hotel 9 ,/uttg>t1 ,i wat*$ a cr[d be=e ! ,c5tral railway /ation4 ,evid5tly some?+ important 0 ab\t to take place4 ,:at6 ,only ! day previ\s all ,/uttg>t _h /ra9$ its neck />+ at a big ,zeppel9 air-%ip4 ,x 0 ! week ( ! ,gordon ,b5nett balloon race & e hotel1 e lodg+-h\se 0 full4 ,x 0 also ! ,ri*>d ,/rauss fe/ival week1 ) ! =mal inauguration ( ! two magnific5t op]a-h\ses 9 ! ,s*lossg>t54 ,s x 0 n difficult to guess t an important visitor 0 due at ! /ation4 ,h5ce ! excitem5t1 :i* increas$ :5 ! ,k+ ( ,wrtemb]g da%$ up 9 an op5 c>riage1 ! royal liv]y & all ! re/ mak+ a brave picture = 8 loyal subjects4 ,i've se5 sev]al k+s & kais]s1 b ,i've nev] se5 "o t look$ e in* a k+4 ,! ,g]man ,kais] outw>dly is a well-groom$ ,engli%man2 ,franz ,josef ( ,au/ria--,i've n met him s9ce #aijc1 :5 our c>riage :eels lock$ & he1 a lovable old man1 gallantly salut$ my companion--he is ev]y?+ b k+ly2 ! late ,k+ ,edw>d :5 at ,m>i5bad 0 v mu* ! portly type ( middle-ag$ man y meet 9 ,wall ,/reet at ?ree o'clock 9 ! aft]noon2 :ile ,william ,,ii ( ,wrtemb]g is a pleasant g5tleman1 ) m]*ant writt5 ov] him4 ,x is true he is an excell5t man ( affairs1 h>d] work+ ?an any ( 8 c\ntrym54 ,he is also m democratic1 & ) 8 belov$ ,que5 daily prom5ades ! /reets1 lift+ 8 hat half ! "t 9 response to ! b[+s & scrap+s ( patriotic ,swabians4 ,! tra9 arriv$4 ,! cr[d grew d5s]4 ,zeal\s policem5 int]cept$ pass]s-by f com+ too close to ! royal equipage2 an old peasant woman c>ry+ a m>ket-basket 0 ne>ly guillot9$ by ! h>% reproa*es ( ! (fic]s4 ,%e /umbl$1 b 0 %unt$ into ! backgr\nd j z ! ,k+ reappe>$ 9 company ) ,pr9ce ,augu/1 greet$ ) wild *e]+4 ,! cr[d1 its appetite increas+ by :at x _h f$ on1 rema9$4 ,:at next8 ,ah6 ,! p]sonal s]vants & valets ( ! y\?ful ari/ocrat f ,b]l9 em]g$ f ! /ation & ent]$ a break4 ,no baggage z yet4 ,drat ! folk6 ,i exclaim$1 :y don't !y cle> out & leave ! way = p$e/rians4 ,b x 0 n to be4 ,a murmur arose :5 f9ally a baggage-wagon deck$ by ! royal col\rs appe>$4 ,trunks 7 pil$ on x1 & only :5 x disappe>$ did ! cr[d melt4 ,i ?\ght ( ,gessl]'s cap on ! pole & ,william ,tell4 ,curiosity is p]haps ! prime root ( patriotism4 ,f9ally1 z too mu* ,/rauss palls1 also too mu* ,/uttg>t4 ,i fir/ visit$ ! pretty city 9 #ahif en r\te to ,bayreu?1 & on my return to ,new ,york ,i rememb] *id+ ,victor ,h]b]t = leav+ ! place :]e he _h complet$ 8 musical education4 ,he m]ely smil$4 ,he knew4 ,s d ,i4 ,a ,resid5z/adt f9ally ends 9 a half-mad desire to escape2 any:]e1 any:]e1 only let x be a big t[n :]e ! inhabitants don't />e at y z if y 7 a wild animal4 ,/uttg>t is full ( />e-cats 7z is ,b]l9 = t matt]74 ,& ^? hills t at fir/ are s attractive--!y hem 9 ! entire city1 :i* is b[l-%ap$1 9 a valley--become monoton\s4 ,!y /ifle y4 ,to live up !re on ! heights is ano!r ?+2 !n ! sky is an accomplice 9 y\r optical pleasures1 b bel[--especially :5 ! days are ra9y & ! nights doleful1 z !y are 9 ,novemb]--oh1 !n y cry3 ,let me see once m summ]-sunlit ,holl& & its wide pla9s punctuat$ only by *ur* spires & w9dmills6 ,o!rwise ,/uttg>t is an easy-go+ spot4 ,x's *eap] ?an ,dresd5 or ,muni* 7?\gh x 0 exp5sive dur+ ! ,/rauss week72 ! eat+ at ! re/aurants is ab\t "o-half ! price ( fir/-rate e/abli%m5ts 9 ,new ,york 7& n z good by a long %ot72 lodg+s are also *eap1 & (t5 na/y--,g]many is n altoge!r hygi5ic1 not)/&+ h] sup]iority ov] ,am]ica 9 matt]s musical2 b ! motor-c>s are simply miracul\s to ! ,new ,york] accu/om$ to ! bullies1 b&its1 & sw9dl]s :o pret5d to be *auffeurs 9 our metropolis4 ,= tw5ty-five c5ts y c ride ne>ly a half-h\r 9 ,/uttg>t 9 c>s faultlessly conduct$4 ,a two & a half h\rs' trip r\nd ! t[n--lit]ally--9 ! hills1 ?r\gh ! p>k co/ sev5 m>ks 7"o doll> & sev5ty-five c5ts7--& ev5 !n ! driv] 0 di/9ctly apologetic :5 he %[$ 8 regi/]4 ,/uttg>t1 oddly en\gh1 is a c5tre = all ! engrav+1 et*+1 & mezzot9t sales4 ,i say1 oddly1 because ! art museum conta9s ! wor/ collection ( alleg$ old ma/]s ,i ev] enc\nt]$ (f ,fif? ,av5ue4 ,h>dly an orig9al 9 ! :ole lot1 & !n a ?ird-rate specim5 at t4 ,b ! engrav+ cab9ets & ! ,rembr&t orig9al draw+s are ju/ly celebrat$4 ,& n[ ) ! two new !atres1 or op]a-h\ses1 ,/uttg>t ought soon to =ge to ! front z an art c5tre 9 ,g]many4 ,?anks to its en]getic ,k+ & cultivat$ ,que54 ,! "q ) :i* ,i began ?is little talk--is ,ri*>d ,/rauss retrograd+ 9 8 art8--may be answ]$ by a curt negative4 ,"o broadside doesn't de/roy su* a record z ,ri*>d's4 ,l t sublime b\rgeois ,rub5s1 l t o!r sublime b\rgeois ,victor ,hugo1 l ,b]n9i1 to ^: rococo m>bles ! music ( ,ri*>d ,,ii is ak91 he has essay$ e dep>tm5t ( 8 art4 ,s expressive is he t he c\ld set a m9ce-pie to music4 7,:y n1 aft] t omelette 9 ,ariadne87 ,s p[]ful is 8 imag9ation t he c pa9t ! hatr$ ( 8 epical ,elektra or ! half-mad dreams ( ,don ,quixote4 ,he is easily ! =emo/ ( liv+ compos]s1 & aft] he is dead ! :irligig ( =tune :i* has s fav\r$ him may pron\nce him dead = ev]4 ,b ,i d\bt x4 ,,ix ,,max ,,lieb]mann ,,& ,,"s ,,phases ,,( ,,mod]n ,,g]man ,,art ,i ,! importance ( ,max ,lieb]mann 9 any critical consid]ation ( mod]n ,g]man art is prime4 ,mei/] ,max1 no long] z active z he 01 = he 0 born 9 #ahdg1 is /ill a "n to conjure ) n only 9 ,b]l91 8 bir?place & pres5t home1 b 9 all ,g]many1 &1 = t matt]1 ! wide _w4 ,he is int5sely national4 ,he is a ,hebrew1 & pr\d ( 8 orig94 ,he is also cosmopolitan4 ,9 a ^w1 he is v]satile4 ,"s ye>s ago1 ?r\gh ! en?usiasm & ent]prise ( ! late ,hugo ,reis+] & sev]al o!r art lov]s1 ,new ,york _h an opportunity ( enjoy+ a peep at ,g]man pa9t+s 9 ! ,metropolitan ,museum4 ,x 0 r a disappo9t+ exhibition1 pr9cipally because ! m5 %[n 7 n repres5t$ at _! be/4 ,l5ba* 0 n1 nor ,boeckl91 nor a doz5 o!rs1 ?\gh ,m5zel 04 ,t is1 we admir$ "o ( ,m5zel's lea/ *>act]i/ic ef=ts b 8 mo/ brilliant ( canvases1 ! /age ( ! ,?tre ,gymnase1 ,p>is4 ,nev] be=e nor s9ce t pictorial p]=mance did ! wond]ful ,kobold ( ,g]man art atta9 su* mell[ness4 ,j z he _h be5 "u ! influ5ce ( ,c\rbet :5 he pa9t$ 8 big iron =ge picture--:i*1 ) ! ,fr5* !atre subject1 hangs 9 ! ,national ,gall]y1 ,b]l9--s he felt 9 ! latt] ! impact ( ! new ,impressioni/ic s*ool ) its devotion to pure col\r1 air1 & rhy?m4 ,max ,lieb]mann 0 be/ se5 9 8 ,flax ,sp9n]s ( ,l>51 an e>ly "w1 ,dut* 9 _s & execution1 & n )\t traces ( ! influ5ce ( 8 fri5d ,josef ,israels4 ,b ( ! real ,lieb]mann1 8 scope1 orig9ality1 v]satility1 ,am]ica1 ,i ?9k1 has n yet _h an adequate idea4 ,v]satility is commonly reg>d$ z an indication ( sup]ficiality4 ,h[1 asks ,mr4 ,worldly ,wiseman1 c t fell[ ,admirable ,cri*ton d s _m ?+s s well :5 x takes all my "t to d "o ?+ badly8 ,!re=e he mu/ be reg>d$ suspici\sly4 ,n[1 !re are no %ort cuts 9 ! doma9 ( ! arts2 ,gradus ad ,p>nassum is always /eep4 ,b1 giv5 by nature a c]ta9 k9d ( temp]am5t 9 :i* curiosity is d\bl$ by m5tal en]gy1 & y may a*ieve v]satility4 ,v]satility is (t5 ma9ly an affair ( en]gy1 ( prolong$ indu/ry4 ,! majority ( arti/s d "o ?+ well1 & = ! rema9d] ( _! c>e] repeat !mselves4 ,:5 ,flaub]t wrote ,madame ,bov>y 8 admir]s dem&$ a replica & 7 disappo9t$ ) ,salammb1 ) ,s5tim5tal ,education1 above all1 ) ,! ,temptation ( ,/4 ,an?ony & ,b\v>d & ,pcu*et4 ,be+ a creative g5ius1 ,flaub]t taught himself to be v]satile4 ,only ?r\gh self-discipl9e1 did he a*ieve 8 s*eme1 beside :i* ! writ+ ( ! ,human ,com$y _c be comp>$4 ,!re is m ?\ght-/uff pack$ 9 8 five ma/]pieces1 ap>t f ! supreme art1 ?an 9 :ole libr>ies3 quality triumph+ ov] quantity4 ,greatly end[$ by nature1 by reason ( 8 racial orig91 & because ( 8 lib]al education1 ,lieb]mann 0 b\nd to become a v]satile arti/4 ,t doesn't mean he is a p]fectioni/ 9 _m ?+s1 t he et*es z well z he pa9ts1 t he composes z well z he draws4 ,z a matt] ( fact he is n z accompli%$ a ma/] ( ! m$ium z is ,&]s ,zorn2 _m a small] man1 arti/ically speak+1 h&les ! ne$le ) m deftness ?an ,lieb]mann4 ,b z a g5]al impression c\nts z mu* z te*nique1 y\r little et*] is soon =gott5 :5 y are confront$ ) su* plates z ! self-portraits1 ! v>i\s be]-g>d5s1 ! h\ses on ! dunes 7) a h9t ( ! ,rembr&t magic71 or ! ba?+ boys4 ,8 skill 9 black & :ite is be/ se5 :5 he holds a p5cil1 *>coal1 or p5 9 8 h&4 ,! lightness1 swiftness1 ela/icity ( 8 l9e1 ! precise effect atta9$ & ! cl>ity ( ! design prove ! ma/] at 8 be/ & unhamp]$ by ! sl[] te*nical processes ( et*+ or li?ography4 ,i /udi$ ,lieb]mann's "w f ,am/]dam to ,vi5na1 & out ( ! v>iety ( /yles set =? ,i endeav\r$ to dis5tangle sev]al lead+ *>act]i/ics4 ,! son ( a well-kn[n ,b]l9 family1 8 fa!r a com=tably situat$ manufactur]1 ! "y ,max 0 br\ght up 9 an atmosph]e ( culture & family affection4 ,8 love = art 0 s pron\nc$ t 8 fa!r1 l ! fa!r ( ,m5delssohn1 let him foll[ 8 b5t1 & at f\rte5 he 0 plac$ "u ! tutelage ( ,/effeck1 an old-tim]1 ^: pictures n[adays seem a relic f "s nightm>e ( art4 ,/effeck _h /udi$ "u ,s*ad[1 ano!r ( ! prehi/oric ,d9osaurs ( ,g]many1 & boa/$ ( x4 ,he once told ,lieb]mann t ,adolf ,m5zel only made c>icatures1 n portraits4 ,y rub y\r eyes & wond]4 ,lieb]mann has said t ?is rigid tra9+ did him good4 ,b he soon =got x 9 actual practice4 ,"s good angel mu/ h protect$ him1 = he came "u ! influ5ce ( ,munkaczy &1 luckily = him1 escap$ ! evil pa9t ( t ov]rat$ m$iocrity4 ,b p]haps ! ,hung>ian help$ him to build a bridge betwe5 ! antique =mula ( ,/effeck & ! mod]n ,fr5*--t is1 ! ,impressioni/s4 ,max _h to burn _m bridges beh9d him be=e he =m$ a /yle ( 8 own4 ,individuality is n always born1 x is sometimes made1 despite :at ! copy-books assure u to ! contr>y4 ,! wit & irony ( ! man & pa9t] come bo? f ,b]l9 & f 8 ,jewi% ance/ry4 ,he looks l a b5evol5t ,mephi/opheles1 & is k9dness p]sonifi$ to "y arti/s4 ,subject+ himself to ! influ5ce ( ,c\rbet1 ,millet1 ,r\sseau1 ,corot1 ,troyon1 he w5t to ,holl&1 & !re fell captive to ! g5ius ( ,rembr&t4 ,! my/ic 9 ,lieb]mann is less pron\nc$ ?an "o might expect4 ,8 cle> picture ( ! visible _w holds few secret1 haunt$ spots4 ,i d n altoge!r believe 9 8 biblical subjects1 9 ! ,samson & ,delilah1 9 ! y\?ful ,*ri/ & ! ,doctors ( ! ,law--! latt] is ( m int]e/ ?an ! =m]--!y /rike "o z academic ex]cises4 ,nev]!less1 ! lion's paw ( ,rembr&t left its impress ^u 8 art4 ,! pr(\nd] note :i* ! ,fr5* pa9t]s sometimes miss is n miss+ 9 ,lieb]mann4 ,he has avoid$ bo? ! pomp & rhetoric ( ! academic s*ool & ! s5tim5tality ( ! latt]-day ,g]mans4 ,lieb]mann is nev] s5tim5tal1 ?\gh pity = ! suff]+ ( life is easily detect$ 9 8 canvases1 p>ticul>ly 9 8 ,old ,m5's ,home1 ,! ,orphans1 ,! ,wid[]1 & a doz5 ma/]pieces ( ! sort4 ,9 ,frans ,hals ,lieb]mann f\nd a cong5ial _s & made _m copies ( 8 pictures to tra9 8 h& & eye4 ,8 portraits reveal ! broad bru% "w ( ,hals4 ,!y are also psy*ological docum5ts4 ,associat$ ) ,josef ,israels1 he 0 9 sympa?y ) him1 b nev] z s5tim5tal z ! ,dut*man4 ,bo? rev]5c$ ,rembr&t & int]pret$ him1 ea* aft] 8 own temp]am5t4 ,:5 ,lieb]mann fir/ knew ,manet1 ,monet1 ,piss>ro1 ,r5oir1 & ,degas 7p>ticul>ly ,degas7 he _h exp]im5t$ 9 e key4 ,ma/] ( 8 mat]ials1 ma/] ( himself1 a cultur$ man ( ! _w & a s9c]e arti/1 ! ,fr5* gr\p %[$ him ! way to lib]ty1 to a deliv]ance f ! ruddy tones ( ,muni*1 f ! dulness ( ,dsseldorf1 f ! bitt] angul>ities ( ,g]man draughtsman%ip & its navet :i* is suppos$ to /& = innoc5ce ( _s--really ! rev]se1 a complete pov]ty ( _s--& ) x all ! romantic my?ology ( ,g]man art1 ! bloat$ fight+ fauns1 le]+ satyrs1 frogm51 fi%wom51 monkeys1 & fairies1 imps1 dryads1 & nymphs4 ,lieb]mann discov]$ ! glories ( light1 ( spac+1 ( pure col\r1 & compreh5d$ ! v>i\s comb9ations by :i* tonalities c\ld be dissociat$ & syn!sis$ anew4 ,he w5t back to ,g]many a pa9t] ( ! fir/ rank & an ard5t col\ri/1 & he mu/ h felt lonely !re--!re 7 no o!rs l him4 ,m5zel 0 a ma/] draughtsman1 ,leibl an admirable del9eator ( "*1 & to "n ^! ?ree is to "n all4 ,h5ce=w>d1 ,lieb]mann's life task 0 to correlate 8 cosmopolitan art ) ,g]man _s1 & he has nobly succe$$4 ,to-day he is /ill ! comm&+ figure 9 ,g]man art4 ,no "o c compete ) him 9 mae/ria1 9 range1 or z a col\ri/4 ,& at la/ ,i h rea*$ ! goal ( my disc\rse4 ,,ii ,a visit to ! ,national ,gall]y ( ,b]l9 makes me gna% my tee?4 ,! sight ( s mu* missp5t lab\r1 ( ! acres ( canvases delug$ ) dirty1 bad pa9t1 raises my bile4 ,we "k t all ?+s are relative1 & because ,g]many has produc$ few pa9t]s wor?y ( ! "n t aft] all x doesn't mu* matt]--!re is ,italy & ,holl& to fall back on2 n to m5tion ! ,spa9 ( ,el ,greco1 ,velasquez1 ,goya1 & ! great ,fr5*m54 ,b !re is some?+ s+ul>ly exasp]at+ 9 ,g]man pa9t+1 :e!r old or new1 t sets u to wond]+ :e!r su* museums z ! ,national ,gall]y1 ,b]l92 ! new ,p9ako!k1 ,muni*1 & o!r repositories ( ugly col\r & absurd my?ologies d n cause a det]ioration 9 public ta/e4 ,x is almo/ pa!tic to see n only ! g5]al visitor b also /ud5ts gaz+ admir+ly at ! mon/r\s art ( ,kaulba*1 ,s*ad[1 ,cornelius 7! ,naz>5e s*ool71 or at ! pu]ilities ( ! ,swiss1 ,arnold ,boeckl9 & 8 foll[]1 ,franz von ,/uck1 ( ,muni*1 :o has simply brutalis$ ! et]nal ,boeckl9 !mes4 ,x is all v well to say t ^! gall]ies1 l ! mod]n collection up/airs 9 ! ,dresd5 gall]y 7) its wond]ful ,rembr&ts & ,v]me]s d[n-/airs7 s]ve to pres]ve ! hi/orical art *a94 ,b bad art %\ld h no significance1 hi/ory or no hi/ory--let su* hi/ory appeal to ! pr(essors ( /hetics & o!r twaddl]s4 ,fur!rmore1 ! evil example ( ,boeckl9 & ! re/1 %[s 9 ,g]man contempor>y pa9t+4 ,i don't mean ! ,cubi/s & o!r freaks1 b 9 curr5t art1 ! art t sells1 t receives respectful critical treatm5t4 ,we are cont9ually =c$ to look at ! m5ag]ie1 m]maids1 & frogs1 & fauns1 pa9t$ 9 imitation ( ! h>d1 viol5t tones ( ,boeckl91 himself a sc5e-pa9t]1 b n a great pa9t]4 ,! critics 9 ,g]many don't bo!r !mselves ov] pa9t quality1 beautiful surfaces1 or h&l+1 b ) books ab\t ! philosophy ( ! pa9t]1 8 weltans*auung1 8 e?ics2 y all ! :ile wond]+ :y he uses su* muddy pa9ts1 :y he is bl9d to ! lovel9ess ( atmosph]e1 pure col\rs1 & %e] pictorial quality4 ,/yle & quality are1 ,i believe1 suspect$ 9 ,g]many z evid5ces ( sup]ficiality1 ( a desire to add ornam5t :]e pla9 spee* %\ld suffice4 ,l ,g]man prose & ,g]man s++--oh1 h[ acrid is ! ,teutonic tone-production1 a lemon 9 ! l>ynx6--,g]man pa9t+ limps heavily4 ,nietzs*e is "r2 9 c]ta9 matt]s ! ,g]mans are ! ,*9ese ( ,europe2 !y refuse to see ! light ( mod]n discov]ies 9 art4 ,"h is a viol5t in/ance3 ,on ! top floor ( ! ,national ,gall]y1 ,b]l91 !re is a room ) f\rte5 ma/]pieces on its walls4 ,no?+ 9 ! gall]ies bel[--n ev5 ,zorn's ,maja--no?+ 9 all ,b]l91 except+ ! old ma/]s 9 ! ,kais] ,fri$ri* ,museum1 c be m5tion$ 9 ! same brea? ) ^! beautiful compositions1 condemn$ to p]petual twilight4 ,!y 7 secur$ by ! late & lam5t$ ,von ,ts*udi1 :o left ! ,national ,gall]y aft] _! pur*ase & retir$ to ,muni*1 :]e he b\ght a great example ( ,el ,greco = ! old ,p9ako!k1 ! ,laocoon1 a s]vice1 ,i fancy1 n q appreciat$ by ! burgh]s ( ,muni*4 ,! ma/]s :o h ?us fall5 "u ! ban ( (ficial displeasure are ,manet1 ,monet1 ,piss>ro1 ,r5oir1 ,sisley1 & ,czanne--! latt] repres5t$ by two ( ! mo/ v]aci\s fruit-pieces ,i ev] saw4 ,! ,manet is ! fam\s ,ho?\se1 & 9 ! semi-d>kness 7n a ray ( artificial light is p]mitt$7 ,i not$ t ! canvas _h mell[$ ) ! ye>s4 ,! ,monets are ( r>e quality4 ,altoge!r a magnific5t object-lesson = "y ,g]many1 9 :i* t5d] col\r1 an exquisite vision 7poetic )\t be+ sloppy-s5tim5tal7 ( ! animate & inanimate _w4 ,:at a lesson = ^? r\gh daub]s :o gr[l at ! d&yism ( ! ,fr5*m51 ^: l&scapes look l diagrams1 surveyors' maps1 or :at-n2 pa9t]s :o1 if !y 7 told t !y are n knee-high to a gras%opp] :5 _! pictures are set side by side ) ,am]ican l&scapi/s1 w\ld ro> z if at a good joke2 & a lesson t w nev] be le>n$ by ! pres5t g5]ation1 :i* believes t ,max ,kl+] is a great et*]1 a great sculptor 7only ?9k ( t t]rify+ ,bee?ov5 /atue 9 ,leipsic71 t ,boeckl9 is a great poet z well z a m>vell\s pa9t]1 t--oh1 :at's ! use6 ,! nation t produc$ su* _w ma/]s z ,albre*t ,dr]1 ,hans ,holbe91 ,lucas ,crana*1 & ! ,g]man ,primitives has seem+ly lo/ its li5 9 s\nd art4 ,rememb]1 ,i am n argu+ ) y1 z ,jemmy ,:i/l] puts x1 ,i'm j tell+ y2 ^! ?+s are n a matt] ( ta/e1 b a matt] ( fact1 ( rott5 bad pa9t4 ,:at ,royal ,cortissoz wrote ( ! ,g]man ,exhibition & ( ! ,sc&9avians :5 9 ,new ,york fits into ?is space ) apposit5ess3 444 an ins5sitiv5ess to ! g5ius ( _! m$ium4 ,!y d n love pa9t & c>ess x ) a s5su\s in/9ct = its exquisite pot5tialities4 ,!y "k no?+ ( ! beauty ( surface4 ,nor1 by ! same tok51 h !y awak5$ to ! lesson :i* ,manet s admirably en=c$ ( ! magic t lies 9 pure col\r = ^? :o really "k h[ to use x4 ,i c he> our ,g]man fri5d disc\rs+ on ! subject ( surface beauty6 ,= him ! und]ly+ philosophic idea1 :atev] t has to d ) pa9t1 is 8 %ibbole?1 & behold ! result4 ,moreov]1 ! ,g]man has n naturally a col\r s5se4 ,x is only su* a man z ,re9h>dt1 ) ! ,ori5tal feel+ = sumptu\s hues1 t has succe$$ 9 emancipat+ ! ,g]man !atre f its g>i% ta/e4 ,"s day ! ,ri*>d ,wagn] music-drama w be r5ovat$ on ! sc5ic side--,roll] 9 ,vi5na has made a decid$ /ep 9 ! "r direction--& ! old ,muni* trave/ies1 :i* ,wagn] ?\ght he want$1 w be relegat$ to ! limbo ( m]etrici\s art4 ,,iii ,fancy+1 p]haps1 t ,i _h n be5 q fair to mod]n ,g]man pa9t]s--lat] ,i may consid] ! gha/ly sculpture :i*1 l t cemet]y ( /one dolls & idols1 ! ,siegesallee 9 ! ,b]l9 ,ti]g>t51 has p>alys$ pla/ic art 9 t c\ntry--,i det]m9$ e>ly 9 ! autumn ( #aiab to visit aga9 ! pr9cipal cities1 go+ z f> d[n z ,vi5na & ,budape/4 ,i d n m9d confess+ t ! ?\ght ( ! glori\s ,jan ,v]me] 9 ! ,national ,museum 9 ! ,magy> capital greatly tempt$ me4 ,& to get an abid+ pictorial flav\r 9 my m9d ,i began visit+ ,! ,hague1 ,ha>lem1 & ,am/]dam4 ,any "o :o c admire mod]n ,g]man art aft] a c\rse ( ,rembr&t1 ,hals1 ,v]me]1 ,josef ,israels1 & ! bro!rs ,m>is 7all ?ree melt+ col\ri/s71 mu/ h ! p[]ful if some:at uncritical /oma* ( an o/ri*4 ,leav+ ,holl&1 ,i f\nd myself 9 ,london1 & !re1 to add fur!r to my di/raction1 ,i sp5t weeks at ! ,national ,gall]y & ! ,wallace ,collection4 ,s ,i 0 ripe = revolt :5 ,i began at ,/uttg>t4 ,:ile /ill 9 ! ri* tonal me%es ( ! ,ri*>d ,/rauss music1 ,i w&]$ "o grey aft]noon into an exhibition ( ! ,/uttg>t] ,kn/l]bund4 ,!re 7 pl5ty ( new names1 b1 alas6 no new tal5t1 only a sea ( muddy pa9t1 )\t nuance1 clumsy draw+1 h>% fle%-t9ts1 & l&scapes ( *emical gre5s4 ,:y m5tion names8 ,n ev5 m$iocrity 0 atta9$1 ?\gh ! next day ,i read 9 ! pap]s t ,pr(essor ,?is & ,pr(essor ,t 7 exhibit+ ma/]pieces full ( pr(\nd ideas4 ,ah6 ^! pa9t pr(essors1 ^! philosophy-soak$ critics1 & t pr(\nd idea6 ,n1 h[ev]1 a ^w ab\t ! pictorial image4 ,9 ,muni*1 beside ! /&>d gall]ies1 ,i visit$ ! ,secession ,gall]y1 & !re ,i saw pictures by ,beck]-,gundhal1 ,l\is ,cor9?1 ,paul ,crodel1 ,josef ,damb]g]1 ,julius ,diez1 ,ei*feld1 ,von ,hab]mann 7a portraiti/ ( di/9ction71 ,h]t]i* 7) mu* decorative ability71 ,von ,heyd5 7deceas$1 & a capital del9eator ( *ick5s71 ,von ,kell]1 ,l&5b]g]1 ,ar?ur ,langhamm] 7deceas$71 ,pietzs*1 ,bruno ,piglhe9 7also deceas$1 ,i am sorry to say1 = he _h g5u9e ability71 ,leo ,samb]g] 7an int]e/+ portraiti/1 monoton\s 9 8 col\r-gamut71 ,s*ramm-,zitau1 ! inevitable ,von ,/uck 7^: productions look l melodramatic po/]s71 ! late ,fritz von ,uhde1 ,w4 ,volz1 & o!rs1 mo/ly dead1 & b rec5tly4 ,! portrait ( ,conrad ,ansorge1 a =m] ,liszt pupil1 by ,l\is ,cor9?1 0 n )\t "*1 ! tempo sl[1 z is ! tempo ( ,ansorge himself4 ,cor9?1 l ,von ,uhde1 ,leopold von ,kalckreu?1 ,o4 ,h4 ,engel1 ,sk>b9a1 ,bantz]1 ,slevogt1 ,waldem> ,rsl]1 is a foll[] ( ,max ,lieb]mann1 ^: influ5ce is easily disc]nible 9 ! "w ( ^! y\ng] m54 ,to be sure1 !re are no l&scapi/s 9 ,g]many1 su* z ,davies1 ,erne/ ,lawson1 ,ald5 ,weir1 ,*ilde ,hassam1 ,metcalf--,i m5tion a few at r&om--b ! y\ng] *aps are gett+ away f ! s5tim5tal panoramas ( ,hans ,?oma & o!r ideali/s :o ought to be writ+ v]se or music1 n pa9t+1 z too _m ideas1 l too _m cooks1 spoil ! pictorial bro?4 ,grant ! ,g]mans f]tility ( fancy1 inv5tion1 sci5ce 9 build+ up a figure1 =ce1 hum\r1 s5tim5t1 philosophy1 & arti/ic ability g5]ally1 yet !y h a defici5cy 9 ! col\r s5se & an abs5ce ( a m>k$ p]sonal /yle4 ,an exhibition ( new art on ! ,odeonplatz1 ,muni*1 did n give me mu* hope4 ,!re 7 "s pictures s bad z to be humor\s2 a danc] by ! ,holl&-,p>isian1 ,kees van ,dong51 _h ! m]it at lea/ ( s9c]ity4 ,erbslh has jo9$ ! extremi/s1 ,kir*n]1 ,guimi1 ,kanoldt1 ,k&9sky1 ,utrello--a good /reet effect2 ,w]efk9 & sev]al ,fr5*m5 7 9 evid5ce4 ,! modell+ 0 bo? grotesque & indec5t4 ,! human figure z an arabesque is well )9 ! compreh5sion ( ! av]age obs]v]1 b obsc5ity is n art--great art is nev] obsc5e4 ,! blacks & :ites t ,i saw 9 ,muni* at ?is p>ticul> %[ 7 n clev]1 only be/ial4 ,i only wi% t ,g]man art ( ! la/ decade _h n gone ov]1 bag & baggage1 to ! side ( vulg> lic5se4 ,c]ta9ly ,mat!w ,arnold c\ld say ( x1 z he once said ( ,p>is1 t ! great goddess ,lubricity reign$ 9 /ate4 ,9 ! ,mod]ne ,gal]ie--,i am /ill 9 ,muni*--,i 0 reassur$2 ,i saw ,israels1 ,gaugu91 ,van ,gogh--:at ma/]s6--,trbn]1 ,hodl]1 ,zgel1 ,von ,uhde1 ,max ,slevogt--a f9e view ( ,frank=t--& "s *ildr5 at ! sea%ore by my fav\rite1 ,max ,lieb]mann4 ,!n !re 7 ,langhamm] & ,reuma9i1 ! clev] ,max ,mayr%(]1 ,be*l] ( ! sn[ sc5es1 ,obwald1 ,tooby1 ,leibl1 ,m>es1 & a v /rongly conceiv$ & s\ndly modell$ nude by ! ,muni* arti/1 ,erne/ ,lieb]mann1 "o ( ! mo/ gift$ ( ! y\ng] m5 & no relation ( ,mei/] ,max ( ! same "n4 ,local art 9 ,vi5na did n give me a ?rill4 ,i att5d$ a retrospective exhibition ( two half-=gott5 m$iocrities1 ,c>l ,rahl & ,josef ,hasslw&]1 & also ! autumn exhibition 9 ! ,kn/l]haus4 ,!re1 amid miles ( glitt]+1 %9y1 hot pa9t1 ,i f\nd ! be/ manipulator ( pa9t to be a man be>+ ! slightly ,am]ican "n ( ,john ,qu9cy ,adams1 ^: resid5ce is giv5 9 ! catalogue z ,vi5na4 ,he has /udi$ ,john ,s>g5t to advantage & kn[s h[ to h&le 8 m$ium1 kn[s values1 an unkn[n art 9 ,g]many & ,au/ria except to a few pa9t]s4 ,! glory ( ,vi5na art is 9 h] museums & 9 ! private collections ( ,pr9ce ,lie*t5/e9 & ,c\nt ,cz]n94 ,despite 8 pat*work ( col\r1 ,ignacio ,zuloaga's exhibition at ,dresd5 7on ! ,prag]/rasse7 gave me ! mod]n ?rill ,i miss$ bo? at ,vi5na & ,prague 7?\gh 9 ! ,bohemian city ,i saw "s rem>kable engrav+s by ! native engrav] ,w5celaus ,holl>74 ,sev]al ( ! ,zuloagas h be5 se5 9 ,new ,york :5 ,ar*] ,m4 ,hunt+ton invit$ ! ,spani% arti/ to exhibit at ! ,hispanic ,museum4 ,n1 h[ev]1 8 ,lassitude1 two half-nudes1 nor 8 p[]ful b unpleasant ,ble$+ ,*ri/4 ,:at a giant ,zuloaga seems :5 mat*$ aga9/ ! insipidity & co>s5ess ( mod]n ,g]man art4 ,! rec5t art ( ,ar?ur ,kampf1 :o is a pa9t] ( m =ce ?an di/9ction1 a "o-man %[ 9 ,unt] d5 ,l9d51 ,b]l91 did n impress me2 nor did ! ?ird jury-free art %[ 9 ,rudolph ,lepkes's new gall]ies 9 ! ,potsdam]/rasse1 except t x 0 mu* less objectionable ?an ! "o 9 #aiaa1 !n held across ! /reet4 ,!re=e ,i don't ?9k ,i exagg]ate ! claims ( ,max ,lieb]mann1 :o is1 = me1 ! mo/ important ( liv+ ,g]man arti/s1 & "o ( ! few great pa9t]s ( to-day 9 any l&4 ,8 boys ba?+1 8 peaceful ,holl& int]iors1 8 sympa!tic pres5tm5t ( poor folk1 sup]annuat$ survivals await+ dea?1 8 spirit$ horses & horsem51 polo pony play]s1 race-c\rse1 8 vivid transcription ( ,b]l9 out-(-door life1 ! conc]t g>d5s1 ! ,zoo1 ! cr[d$ /reets1 8 *ildr51 8 portraits1 8 sonor\s1 sp>kl+ col\r1 8 et*+s & draw+s--! li/ is l>ge2 all ^! v>i\s aspects ( ! _w he has record$ ) a fre%1 unfail+ t\*4 ,8 horses are n z rhy?mic z ^? ( ,degas1 8 l&scapes are n z sun-flood$ z ^? ( ,monet1 nor are 8 ,holl& bits s *>g$ ) homely s5tim5t z ^? ( ,josef ,israels4 ,b ,lieb]mann is ,lieb]mann1 ) a supple1 fl[+1 pregnant l9e1 8 cond5s$ /yle a v]satile conception1 a cynical1 at times1 outlook ^u ! life ab\t him2 enf9--a col\ri/4 ,my admiration = ,lieb]mann's draughtsman%ip %[n 9 ! ,b]l9 ,secession ,gall]y 9 ! ,kurfr/dam 0 reprov$ by a ,g]man fri5d1 :o rem>k$ t ,anselm ,feu]ba* 0 a s\nd] draughtsman4 ,no d\bt1 b ,i pref] ,lieb]mann's m n]v\s graphic l9e1 also m eloqu5t1 = ,feu]ba*1 :o is /ill call$ a ma/] 9 ,muni*--he made grey c>toons--is z frigid & academic z a pa9t$ nude 9 a blizz>d4 ,x ,a ,,musical ,,primitive3 ,,mode/e ,,m\ssorgsky ,"o ne$ n be a ,slavophile to admire ,russian patriotism4 ,! love ( ! ,russian = 8 c\ntry is a passion4 ,& f lips p>*$ by ! desire ( lib]ty--?\gh p]secut$1 exil$1 imprison$--?is passion is /ill voic$ ) unabat$ int5sity4 ,:at eloqu5t apo/rophes h be5 address$ ,russia by h] great writ]s6 ,h[ ,turg5ieff prais$ h] noble tongue6 ,! y\nge/ among ! ,european nations1 h]self a nation ) g5ius1 mu/ possess a mighty p[] ?us to ar\se ! s\ls ( h] *ildr54 ,russia "r or wrong6 seems to be ! slogan1 ev5 ( ^? :om inju/ice & cruelty h driv5 to desp]ation4 ,x is ! l& ( neuroses1 & ! =m t patriotism assumes !re may be "o o!r specim54 ,yet ! ,russian is a cosmopolitan man2 he is m ,fr5* ?an ! ,p>isian1 & a will+ dwell] 9 ! dep?s ( ,g]man ?\ght4 ,! mo/ arti/ic ( ,russia's noveli/s1 ,turg5ieff1 0 cosmopolitan2 & x 0 a frequ5t reproa* made dur+ 8 lifetime t ! music ( ,ts*aikovsky 0 too ,european1 n suffici5tly national4 ,naturally1 ,anton ,rub9/e9 suff]$ ! same criticism2 too ,g]man = ! ,russians1 too ,russian = ! ,g]mans4 ,x 0 altoge!r diff]5t 9 ! case ( ,mode/e ,m\ssorgsky4 ,to ent] into sympa?y ) ,russian music we mu/ rememb] "o ?+3 t ! national _s p]vades its ma/]pieces4 ,ev5 ! s-call$ cosmopolitanism ( ,pet] ,ilit* ,ts*aikovsky is sup]ficial4 ,to be sure1 he lean$ on ,liszt & ! ,fr5*1 b boom+ melan*oly & orgia/ic fr5zy may be f\nd 9 "s ( 8 symphonies4 ,accord+ to ! judgm5t ( ! ,rub9/e9s he 0 too mu* ! ,kalmuck2 ,nicolas ,rub9/e9 sev]ely criticis$ him = ?is trait4 ,b ( all ! little gr\p t ga!r$ ab\t ,mila ,balakirev fifty ye>s ago !re 0 no "o s ,russian z a c]ta9 "y (fic] nam$ ,mode/e ,petrovit* ,m\ssorgsky 7born #ahci1 di$ #ahha74 ,n ,rimsky-,korsak(1 ,borod9e1 ,ces> ,cui 7 s deeply saturat$ ) love ( ! ,russian soil & folk-lore z ?is pleasant "y man4 ,he play$ ! piano skilfully1 b z amateur1 n virtuoso4 ,he came ( good family1 little nobles1 & receiv$ an excell5t b conv5tional education4 ,a bit ( a d&y1 he 0 ! la/ p]son f :om to expect a revolution1 b 9 ,russia any?+ may happ54 ,m\ssorgsky 0 l o!r well-nurtur$ y\?s :o w5t to ,sib]ia = a m]e ge/ure ( diss5t4 ,) ,em]son he might h agre$ t :oso w\ld be a man mu/ be a non-con=mi/4 ,) him rebellion aga9/ law & ord] reveal$ itself 9 an abhorr5ce ( text-books1 h>mony1 & s*ola/ic tra9+4 ,he wi%$ to a*ieve orig9ality )\t ! monoton\s climb to ! peak ( ,p>nassus1 & ?is 0 8 mis=tune4 ,two an>*s ( music1 ,ri*>d ,/rauss & ,arnold ,s*o5b]g1 rea*$ _! goals aft] m>*+ successfully ?r\gh ! e/abli%$ =ms3 & ! prose v]sicles ( ,walt ,:itman 7 a*iev$ only aft] he _h practis$ ! ord9>y rules ( prosody4 ,n s ) ,m\ssorgsky1 & :ile few y\?ful compos]s h be5 s c>efully c\nsell$1 he ei!r c\ld n1 or w\ld n1 take ! tr\ble ( ma/]+ ! rudim5ts ( 8 art4 ,! result almo/ outweighs ! evil--8 op]a1 ,boris ,god\n[4 ,! re/ ( 8 music1 ) a few notable exceptions1 is n wor? ! tr\ble ( resuscitat+4 ,i say ?is al?\gh ,i disagree ) ! en?usia/ic ,pi]re d',alheim--^: book fir/ made me acqua9t$ ) ! ,russian's art--& disagree1 too1 ) ,colvocoressi1 ^: /udy is likely to rema9 ! def9itive "o4 ,i've play$ ! piano music & f\nd x banal 9 =m & idea1 f> less individual ?an ! piano pieces ( ,cui1 ,liad[1 ,/*]bat*ef1 ,ar5sky1 or ,ra*man9(4 ,! keybo>d did n make special appeal to ,m\ssorgsky4 ,) 8 songs x is ano!r matt]4 ,8 lyrics are *>m+ & *>act]i/ic4 ,liszt w>mly prais$ ,la ,*ambre des ,enfants1 "o ( 8 mo/ popul> compositions4 ,m\ssorgsky w\ld n /udy ! elem5ts ( or*e/ration1 & "o ( ! p5alties he paid 0 t 8 fri5d1 ,rimsky-,korsak( edit$ ,boris ,god\n[ 79 #ahif a new edition appe>$ ) *anges1 purely practical1 z ,colvocoressi notes1 b ! or*e/ration1 clumsy z x is1 l>gely rema9s ! "w ( ! compos]7 & ,la ,khovan*t*9a 0 scor$ by ,rimsky-,korsak(1 & no d\bt edit$1 t is1 revis$1 :at picture exp]ts call re/or$4 ,s ! musical baggage :i* is c>ri$ by ,m\ssorgsky d[n ! corridor ( "t is n l>ge4 ,b x is significant4 ,he 0 mu* influ5c$ by ,d>gomyjski1 p>ticul>ly 9 ! matt] ( realism4 ,i insi/ t ! tone w directly translate ! ^w1 0 an axiom ( ?is musician4 ,8 fri5d & foll[] (t5 c>ries ?is precept to ! po9t ( c>icature4 ,!re are num]\s songs :i* end 9 m]e mimicry1 p>ody1 a pantomime ( tone4 ,! realism s mu* emphasis$ by ! critic ,/ass[ & o!rs is really an enorm\s s9c]ity1 & ! r$uction to an almo/ b>e simplicity ( ! musical idea4 ,8 vigor\s rhy?mic s5se enabl$ ,m\ssorgsky to express biz>re motions & unusual situations t are at fir/ blu% extramusical4 ,_m ( 8 re=ms are n re=ms at all1 r ! outcome ( 8 passion = simplification4 ,! framework ( 8 op]a--,boris ,god\n[--is r commonplace1 a ple?ora ( *oral numb]s ! mo/ m>k$ feature4 ,9 ! orig9al draught !re 0 an abs5ce ( ! fem99e elem5t1 b aft] mu* pressure ! compos] 0 p]suad$ to weave sev]al sc5es into ! g5]al texture1 & let x be said t ^! are ! weake/ 9 ! "w4 ,! primal p[] ( ! composition c>ries u away1 n its =m1 :i*1 to tell ! tru?1 is r old-fa%ion$4 ,8 /ubbornness is bo? a failure & a virtue4 ,8 s9c]ity cov]s a multitude ( ineptitudes1 b x is a spl5did s9c]ity4 ,8 pref]5ce = unrelat$ tones 9 8 melodic s*eme l$ to ! dissociat$ h>monies ( 8 op]atic score1 & ?is same ,boris ,god\n[ has mu* influ5c$ ,fr5* music1--z ,i h po9t$ out e>li] 9 ?is volume--a s\rce at :i* ,claude ,debussy drank--n to m5tion ,dukas1 ,ravel1 & o!rs--^: m sophi/icat$ scores prove ?is4 ,( ,m\ssorgsky1 ,debussy has rem>k$ t he rem9d$ him ( a curi\s savage :o at e /ep trac$ by 8 emotions discov]s music4 ,& ,boris ,god\n[ is virg9 soil4 ,t is :y ,i h call$ its creator a ,primitive4 ,he has a*iev$ ! nave attitude t[>d music :i* 9 ! pla/ic arts is ! v ess5ce ( ! ,flemi% ,primitives4 ,nature made him deaf to o!r m5's music4 ,9 8 savage crav+ = absolute orig9ality--! mo/ impossible ( all absolutes--he s\ght to ab/ract f ! art its *ief compon5ts4 ,he w\ld h x 9 its nak$ innoc5ce3 rhy?mic1 undefil$ by cu/om>y treatm5t1 & nev] sw]v+ f ! tru? ( ! poem4 ,8 devotion to ! v]bal text & dramatic action out-,wagn]s ,wagn]4 ,m\ssorgsky did n approve ( ,wagn]'s gigantic or*e/ral app>atus2 he wi%$ to avoid all t w\ld di/ract ! spectator f ! /age--= him ,wagn] 0 too mu* symphoni/1 n en\gh dramati/4 ,action1 above all1 no !matic developm5t 9 ! academic s5se1 7 ! ,russian's wat*words4 ,paul ,czanne is a ,primitive among mod]n pa9t]s1 inasmu* z he disc>ds ! flamboyant rhetoric & famili> po9ts d'appui ( ! s*ools & a*ieves a c]ta9 navet4 ,! ef=ts ( ,m\ssorgsky 7 analog\s4 ,he employ$ lead+ motives *>ily1 & z he dislik$ intricate polyphony1 8 music moves 9 massive blocks1 foll[+ ! semi-deta*$ tableaux ( ! op]a4 ,b a man is nev] entirely ! ma/] ( 8 g5ius1 & :ile ,m\ssorgsky f\ght ! />s 9 _! c\rses1 he nev]!less p\r$ out ^u pap] ! ri*e/ col\rs & images1 creat$ human *>act]s & glorifi$ ! p4 ,he w5t to ! p1 to ! folk-melody1 & 9 ,pu%k9 he f\nd ! hi/orical /ory ( ,cz> ,boris1 neuropa?ic1 crim9al1 & half crazy1 :i* he manipulat$ to s]ve 8 purpose4 ,! *orus is ! protagoni/1 despite ! /irr+ dramatic sc5es allott$ to ,boris4 ,aft] all1 ! p1 t my/ic quantity 9 ,russian art1 mu/ h a spokesman4 ,not)/&+ ?is e tune to be f\nd 9 ,prats*'s ,russian an?ology1 & utilis$ by ! new m51 0 compos$ by an individual man4 ,art is nev] democratic1 b x is all ! /rong] :5 x inc>nates ! woes & joys ( ! p--n q ! same ?+ z be+ compos$ by ! p4 ,! tree is root$ 9 ! soil1 b ! tree /&s alone 9 ! =e/4 ,! m\jik dom9ates ! /age1 ev5 aft] ! g5]\s lopp+ f ! p>tition ( "s ( ! *oruses4 ,! feel+ = com$y :i* is to be f\nd 9 _m ( ! songs is n miss+ 9 ! /age "w4 ,m\ssorgsky lov$ ,gogol1 set 8 ,le ,m>iage to music 7only "o act7 & sav\r$ ! salty hum\r ( ! great writ]4 ,b ! compos] has 8 tragic side1 & !re9 he rem9ds me ( ,do/oevsky--bo? m5 di$ dur+ ! same ye>--:o b ,do/oevsky1 if he _h be5 a compos]1 c\ld h writt5 ! mal$iction sc5e 9 ,boris8 ,z a matt] ( fact he did write a play on ! same hi/orical subject1 b x has disappe>$4 ,!re are _m o!r contacts ) ,do/oevsky--int5se ,slavophilism1 adoration ( ,russia2 its v soil is sacr$2 c>elessness z to ! ext]nals ( _! art--a ,*9ese asymmetry is pres5t 9 _! ar*itectonic2 !y bo? excel 9 portray+ hum\r1 broad1 vulg>1 upro>i\s1 outrage\s1 reckless hum\r2 & also 9 expos+ ! pr(undities ( ! ,russian s\l1 especially ! s\l rack$ by evil & morbid ?\ghts4 ,do/oevsky said3 ,! s\l ( ano!r is a d>k place1 & ! ,russian s\l is a d>k place4444 ,! obsession ( ! abnormal is m>k$ 9 noveli/ & compos]4 ,!y are revolutioni/s1 b 9 ! heav5 ( ! insurg5t !re are _m mansions4 7,bee?ov5--a lett] to ,zmeskell--wrote3 ,might is ! morality ( m5 :o di/+ui% !mselves above o!rs4 ,x is my morality1 anyh[47 ,do/oevsky & ,m\ssorgsky 7 n unlike temp]am5tally4 ,do/oevsky always rep5t$ 9 ha/e only to s9 aga9 at leisure2 ) ,m\ssorgsky x 0 ! same4 ,bo? m5 suff]$ f "s sort ( moral lesion4 ,do/oevsky 0 an epileptic1 & ! nature ( ,m\ssorgsky's my/]i\s n]v\s ailm5t is unkn[n to me2 possibly x 0 a mild or mask$ epilepsy4 ,m\ssorgsky 0 said to h be5 a heavy dr9k]--8 biograph] speaks ( him z be+ ravag$ by alcohol--a fail+ n r>e 9 ,russia4 ,! inspissat$ gloom ( 8 "w1 its t5ebr\s gulfs & musical v]tigoes are true indices ( 8 morbid pa?ology4 ,he 0 ( a pi\s nature1 z 0 ,do/oevsky2 b he might h subscrib$ to ! tru? ( ,remy de ,g\rmont's epigram3 ,religion e/ l'hpital de l'am\r4 ,love1 h[ev]1 does n play a major rle 9 8 life or art1 yet x p]meates bo?1 9 a sultry1 s5sual mann]4 ,boris ,god\n[ 0 successfully produc$ ,janu>y #bd1 #ahgd1 at ! ,/4 ,pet]sburg ,op]a ) a satisfactory ca/4 ,at once its native p[] 0 felt & its appall+ longueurs1 te*nical crudities & m9or %ortcom+s 7 recognis$ z ! inevitable slag 9 ! pr(usion ( ri* ore4 ,a ,russian op]a1 m ,russian ?an ,gl9ka6 ,x 0 ! high noon1 z ,nietzs*e w\ld say1 ( ! compos]--! latt] "p ( ^: c>e] 0 cl\d$ by a morose pessimism & disease4 ,!re is mu* ugly music1 b x is always *>act]i/ic4 ,despite ! ecclesia/ical modes & r>e h>monic progressions ! score is ,muscovite1 n ,ori5tal--! latt] elem5t is a /umbl+-block 9 ! developm5t ( s _m ,russian compos]s4 ,! melan*oly is ,russian1 ! tunes are ,russian1 & ! inn-sc5e1 ap>t f ! diff]5ce ( hi/orical p]iods1 is z ,russian z ,gogol4 ,no op]a ev] p5n$ is less lit]>y1 less op]atic1 or m national ?an ?is "o4 ,rimsky-,korsak(1 :o di$ only a few ye>s ago1 0 ! junior ( ,m\ssorgsky 7born #ahdd71 & prov$ dur+ ! latt]'s lifetime1 & aft] 8 dea?1 an un%ak5 fri5d%ip4 ,! pair dwelt toge!r = "s "t & criticis$ ea* o!r's "w4 ,if ,balakirev laid ! f\ndation ( ,m\ssorgsky's musical education 79 composition1 n piano-play+7 ,rimsky-,korsak( complet$ x2 z f> z he c\ld4 ,! musical gift ( ! latt] 0 m lyrical ?an any ( 8 fell[ /ud5ts' at ,balakirev's4 ,)\t hav+ a novel message1 he develop$ z a ma/]-pa9t] 9 or*e/ration4 ,he belongs 9 ! category ( compos]s :o are m prolific 9 ! co9+ ( images ?an ! creation ( ideas4 ,he play$ ! s$ul\s ape to ,b]lioz & x 0 natural1 ) 8 fanciful imag9ation & full-blood$ temp]am5t1 t 8 !mes are clo!d 9 %9+ or*e/ration1 t 8 =mal s5se w\ld "w to happi] ends )9 ! ela/ic =m ( ! ,liszt symphonic poem4 ,he wrote symphonies & a symphoniette on ,russian !mes1 b 8 g5ius is be/ display$ 9 fre] =ms4 ,8 ?ird symphony1 r$ol5t ( ,haydn1 ) a delightful s*]zo1 8 fugues1 qu>tet1 ballets1 op]as--he compos$ fifte51 "s ( :i* are /ill popul> 9 ,russia--prove him a pa/ ma/] 9 8 te*nical m$ium2 b ! real engag+ & fanta/ic p]sonality ( ! man evaporates 9 8 academic "w4 ,he is at 8 top not* 9 ,sadko1 ) its depiction ( bo? a calm & /ormy sea2 9 ,ant>1 ) its evocation ( va/1 immemorial des]ts2 9 ,s*eh]azade1 & its backgr\nd ( ,bagdad & ! fasc9at+ atmosph]e ( ! ,arabian ,nights4 ,! initial ,sunday 9 ,decemb]1 #ahgh1 at ,p>is1 0 a memorable aft]noon = me4 7,i 0 !n writ+ special /ories to ! ,philadelphia ,ev5+ ,bullet91 & ! r]ead+ ( my article 9 pr9t has refre%$ my memory47 ,i he>d = ! fir/ "t ! music ( ,rimsky-,korsak(1 also ! "n ( ,mode/e ,m\ssorgsky4 ,! symphonic poem1 ,sadko1 0 hiss$ & applaud$ at a ,pasdel\p conc]t 9 ! ,cirque d',hiv]1 = ! new music creat$1 on ! :ole1 a di/urb+ impression4 ,to quiet ! riot+ 9 ! audi5ce--x came to %\ts & fi/icuffs--! conductor1 ,jacques ,pasdel\p 7^: real "n 0 ,jacob ,wolfgang7 play$ ,web]'s ,invitation to ! ,valse1 arrang$ by ,b]lioz1 :i* tribute to a national compos]--neglect$ :5 alive1 glorifi$ aft] dea?--put ! huge ga!r+ ( musical *auv9i/es into bett] hum\r4 ,sitt+ next to me & r amus$1 ,i fancy1 because ( my en?usiasm = ,sadko1 0 a "y ,russian1 a /ud5t at ! ,sorbonne4 ,he lik$ ,rimsky-,korsak( & und]/ood ! new music bett] ?an ,i1 & expla9$ to me t ,sadko 0 too ,fr5*1 too mu* ,b]lioz1 n en\gh ,t>t>4 ,i didn't1 at ! "t1 take all ?is 91 nor did ,i place mu* cr$5ce 9 8 decl>ation t ,russia _h a "y man liv+ 9 ,/4 ,pet]sburg1 its greate/ compos]1 a truly national "o1 z national z ,t>as ,b\lba1 or ,dead ,s\ls4 ,m\ssorgsky 0 8 "n1 & despite 8 impov]i%$ circum/ances1 or probably because ( !m1 he 0 burn+ ! c&le at bo? ends & 9 ! middle4 ,he _h f9i%$ 8 ma/]pieces be=e #ahgh4 ,i 0 n p>ticul>ly impress$ & ,i nev] saw ! ,russian /ud5t aga9 ?\gh ,i (t5 w5t to ! ,sorbonne4 ,i 0 !re=e int]e/$ 9 #ahif :5 ,pi]re d',alheim's monograph appe>$ & ,i recall$ ! "n ( ,m\ssorgsky1 b x 0 only sev]al seasons ago & at ,p>is ,i he>d = ! fir/ "t bo? 8 op]as4 ,9 #ahhi ,rimsky-,korsak( direct$ two conc]ts ( ,russian music at ! ,trocad]o & ,p>is fell 9 love ) 8 compositions4 ,he n only or*e/rat$ ! la/ op]a ( 8 fri5d ,m\ssorgsky1 b also ,d>gomyjski's ,! ,/one ,gue/1 & ) ! assi/ance ( 8 pupil1 ,glaz\n[1 complet$ ! score ( ,pr9ce ,igor1 by ,borod9e4 ,he 0 an indefatigable workman1 & 8 fame w endure because ( h&l+ ( gorge\s or*e/ral t9ts4 ,he is an impressioni/1 a /yli/1 ! rev]se ( ,m\ssorgsky1 & he has ! consci5ce ( ! e> :i* 8 fri5d lack$4 ,prais$ by ,liszt1 admir$ by ,von ,bl[1 he reveal$ ! influ5ce ( ! ,hung>ian4 ,pr(\nd psy*ologi/ he 0 n2 an innovator1 l ,m\ssorgsky he nev] w\ld h be52 ! tragic eloqu5ce v\*saf$ ,ts*aikovsky 0 d5i$ him4 ,b he wield$ a bru% ( incomp>able ri*ness1 he spun ! mo/ evanesc5t & iridesc5t web1 previ\s to ! arrival ( ,debussy3 he is ! ,b]lioz ( ,russia1 z ,m\ssorgsky is its greate/ nationali/ 9 tone4 ,i make ?is discursion because1 = a p]iod1 ! pa?s ( ! two compos]s 7 p>allel4 ,ts*aikovsky did n admire ,m\ssorgsky1 spoke slight+ly ( 8 abilities1 ?\gh he conc$$ t ) all 8 r\ghness he _h p[] ( a repell5t ord]4 ,turg5ieff did n und]/& him4 ,! op]a ,la ,khovan*t*9a1 not)/&+ ! prepond]ance ( ! *orus--9 ,russia *oral s++ is ! f\ndation ( musical culture--,i f\nd m op]atic ?an ,boris ,god\n[4 ,! ,old ,believ]s become z mu* ( a bore z ! ,anabapti/s 9 ,mey]be]2 ! intrigue ( ! second plan n v vital2 b z a composition x is m f9i%$ ?an its pr$ecessor4 ,! wom5 are m attractive1 ! lyric elem5ts bett] develop$1 b ! s5se ( b>b>ic gr&eur ( ,boris is n evok$2 nor is its d>k /ream ( cruelty pres5t4 ,d\btless ! belief t ,mode/e ,m\ssorgsky is a precursor ( mu* mod]n music is f\nd$ on tru?1 & :ile 8 musical g5ius is n to be *all5g$1 yet d ,i believe t he has be5 giv5 too l(ty a position 9 art4 ,at ! be/ 8 "w is una*iev$1 truncat$1 a torso ( :at might h be5 a noble /atue4 ,b x w endure4 ,x is difficult to conceive a "t :51 = ,russia1 ,boris ,god\n[ w cease to ?rill4 ,,xi ,,new ,,plays ,,by ,,hauptmann1 ,,sud]mann1 ,,& ,,s*nitzl] ,i ,9 ! pres5t volume ,i h exam9$1 m out ( curiosity ?an int]e/1 ! figures ( ,zola's book sales4 ,to my a/oni%m5t1 n to say *agr91 ,i not$ t ,nana & ,! ,d[nfall _h bigg] sales ?an ! o!r novels2 ,nana probably because ( its unpleasant co>s5ess1 & ,! ,d[nfall because ( its national "*4 ,n[1 nei!r ( ^! books gives ,zola at 8 be/4 ,huysmans _h n only prec$$ ,nana by two ye>s1 b beat 8 ma/]1 ) ,m>!--! ,p>is edition 0 quickly suppress$--z x is a bett]-writt5 & tru] book ?an ! /ory ( ! big blonde girl1 :o 0 lat] s wond]fully pa9t$ by ,ed\>d ,manet z %e /ood 9 h] dress+-room at ! !atre4 ,h[ f> we are away f ! p[]ful b crass realism ( #ahhj ,i ?\ght z ,i sat 9 ! ,less+ ,!atre1 ,b]l91 & wait$ = ! curta9 to rise on ,g]h>t ,hauptmann's late/ play1 ,! ,flight ( ,gabriel ,s*ill+ 7,gabriel ,s*ill+'s ,flu*t74 ,& yet h[ mu* ?is poet & my/ic owes to ! ,fr5* naturali/ic movem5t ( ?irty odd ye>s ago4 ,x 0 ,arno ,holz & ! "y ,hauptmann :o /ood ! brunt ( ! battle 9 ,g]many = ! new realism4 ,sud]mann1 too1 jo9$ 9 ! fight1 ?\gh lat]4 ,ar?ur ,s*nitzl] 0 !n a m$ical /ud5t 9 ,vi5na1 & x 0 n till #ahhh t he mode/ly deliv]$ himself 9 a volume ( v]se1 :ile ,frank ,w$ek9d1 0 j beg9n+ to /ret* 8 poetical limbs & sav\r life 9 ,p>is & ,london4 7,elev5 ye>s lat] 7#ahia7 he gave u 8 mo/ pregnant drama1 "y z he 01 ,spr+'s ,awak5+47 ,x is only fair1 !n1 to accord to ! rec5t w9n] ( ! ,nobel ,prize1 ,g]h>t ,hauptmann1 ! cr$it due him z a pa? break] 9 ,g]man lit]ature1 = if ,arno ,holz %[$ ! way1 ,hauptmann fill$ ! road ) works ( arti/ic value2 ev5 at 8 l[e/ ebb ( inspiration he is significant & attractive4 ,b ,hauptmann is some?+ m ?an a reali/2 if he 7 only t ,i %\ld n h begun my /ory ) a ref]5ce to ! ,zola book sales4 ,!re 7 publi%$ a %ort "t ago ! complete works ( ,g]h>t ,hauptmann--poems1 social plays1 novels1 & tales 9 six /ately volumes4 ,9 glanc+ at ! figures ( 8 sales ,i c\ld n help ?9k+ ( ,zola4 ,:]eas ,nana /&s high on ! li/1 ,! ,sunk5 ,bell 7,die ,v]sunk5e ,glocke1 translat$ by ,*>les ,h5ry ,meltz]1 & play$ 9 ,engli% by ,julia ,m>l[e & ,edw>d ,so!rn71 has rea*$ its eightie? edition1 & rememb] t ! ,g]man editions are sometimes two ?\s& or ?ree ?\s& an edition4 ,:at ! translation figures are ,i h no idea4 ,! next 9 numb] to ,! ,sunk5 ,bell is ,! ,weav]s1 =ty-?ree editions4 ,its /rong note ( pity1 its picture ( poignant mis]y1 & its eloqu5t cry = social ju/ice1 _h mu* to d ) ! l>ge sales4 ,hannele is numb] ?ree 9 ! ord] ( sales1 tw5ty-?ree editions be+ assign$ to x4 ,! same numb] /&s = ,d] ,arme ,he9ri*1 n ! be/ ,hauptmann1 & = t mo/ mov+ human play1 ,rose ,b]nd--s m>vell\sly enact$ by ,else ,lehmann at ! ,less+ ,!atre--!re are eighte5 editions4 7,^! are #aiac figures47 ,y c't help contra/+ ,p>isian & ,b]l9 ta/e1 ?\gh ! ,g]man capital is 9 ! grip ( pornographic lit]ature & art4 ,b x does indicate t a nation has n lo/ its idealism :5 x reads su* a beautiful "w1 a "w ( su* imag9ation z ,! ,sunk5 ,bell1 does x n8 ,i wi% ,i c\ld admire o!r ( ,hauptmann's "w1 su* z ,mi*ael ,kram]1 ,d] ,bib]palz1 or ! depress+ ,fuhrmann ,h5s*el4 ,& ,i also wi% t ,i c\ld include among 8 big works 8 late/1 ,! ,flight ( ,gabriel ,s*ill+ 7writt5 9 #aijf74 ,x is a drama1 ! /ory ( sl5d] int]e/1 because ! *>act]s d n p>ticul>ly int]e/--! misund]/ood humbug ( a woman--b 9 an orig9al sett+1 a little isl& on ! ea/ coa/ ( ,g]many1 call$ ,fis*mei/]s ,oye1 ! sc5ic side is v effective4 ,! piece plays 9 five acts1 "o act too _m1 & is sl[ 9 action1 & unusually wordy1 ev5 = ! ,g]man /age1 :]e ! public likes dialogues a half-h\r at a /ret*4 ,i %all n bore y ) m ?an a glance at ! *ief situations4 ,gabriel ,s*ill+ is a "y ,b]l9 pa9t] :o is too fond ( ! ,fri$ri*/rasse caf life1 :i* means w9e1 w5*es1 & an occasional song4 ,8 fri5d ! sculptor1 ,pr(essor ,mar]1 has p]suad$ ,gabriel to leave ,b]l9 dur+ ! dog-days1 leave :at ! text calls ! hot1 /9k+ asphalt1 & jo9 him at ! seaside4 ,gabriel has a wife1 to :om he is n exactly nice1 be+ fond ( a ,vi5na lady1 :o be>s ! "n ( ,hanna ,elias4 ,?is ,hanna ,elias has play$1 /ill plays1 ! *ief rle 9 8 mis]able exi/5ce4 ,he has promis$ to give h] up1 %e has promis$ to g back to h] husb& & *ild 7! latt] suppos$ to be ! (fspr+ ( ,gabriel74 ,s 8 flight to ! ea/ coa/ is a g5u9e attempt to ga9 8 lib]ty2 besides1 8 heal? is bad1 he suff]s f he>t tr\ble4 ,! play op5s ) ! sculptor talk+ ( ,s*ill+ 9 ! e>s ( a "y viol9i/1 a de> fri5d1 :o is summ]+ ) him4 ,unconv5tional folk1 all ( !m4 ,hauptmann gets 8 "* relief by sett+ (f ! t[n visitors ) a backgr\nd ( natives1 fi%]m51 work+ p4 ,i wi% !re _h be5 m ( !m1 = ) _! unc\? acc5t1 salt spee*1 & unconsci\s hum\r !y are m refre%+ ?an ! city folk4 ,gabriel arrives4 ,he looks sadly 9 ne$ ( sea air4 ,i suppose ,!odore ,loos1 :o play$ ! "p1 0 coa*$ by ! dramati/1 s ,i d>e n criticise ! validity ( 8 int]pretation4 ,i only "k t he did n make ! "* sympa!tic2 p]haps t 7 an impossibility4 ,9 a ^w1 ) 8 mixture ( vapid idealism & old-fa%ion$ fatalism1 he prov$ monoton\s to me4 ,! sculptor is a =midable bore1 ! antique raisonneur ( ,fr5* drama1 prea*+ at e pore e *ance he has4 ,! actor :o play$ him1 ,hans ,m>r1 made up z a mixture ( ,l5ba* ! pa9t]--:5 he 0 ab\t =ty-five--& ! pa9t]1 et*]1 & sculptor1 ,max ,kl+]4 ,! viol9i/ 0 ,l9a ,loss51 & excell5t 9 ! "p4 ,act ,,ii is a capitally arrang$ int]ior ( ! inn1 ) ! wood5 %oes ( ! s]vant maid clopp+ ar\nd1 :]e ! inevitable happ5s4 ,hanna ,elias1 accompani$ by a "y ,russian girl--^: ,g]man acc5t furni%es mild hum\r--promptly swoops d[n on ! anmic pa9t]4 ,!re is brief resi/ance on 8 "p4 ,%e tells him %e c't1 c't live )\t him--oh1 ?rice-famili> fem99e music6--& ) a d\ble sob t %akes y 9 y\r seat ! pair embrace4 ,curta94 ,! next act is fritt]$ away 9 talk1 ! pr9cipal object seem+ly to %[ h[ mu* ! sculptor hates ,hanna4 ,9 ,act ,,iv ,gabriel is ill4 ,he has _h a fall1 b x is really a he>t attack4 ,a doctor1 an old fri5d1 is summon$ f a neighb\r+ isl&4 ,un=tunately ,mrs4 ,s*ill+1 ! neglect$ wife is in=m$ by ! n v tactful doctor t h] husb& is ill4 ,%e ru%es up f ,b]l91 & ! be/1 inde$ ! only1 dramatic sc5e !n ensues4 ,%e is n p]mitt$ to see ! sick man4 ,%e dem&s ! reason4 ,%e is naturally n told1 = ,hanna is nurs+ him4 ,%e c't und]/&1 & x is ! difficult task ( ,lucie ,heil1 ! viol9i/1 to get h] away be=e ! fat is 9 ! fire4 ,un=tunately1 at t critical mom5t1 ,hanna ,elias walks calmly f ,gabriel's sleep+ *amb]4 ,! r[ is soon on4 ,hanna 0 enact$ by an emotional actress1 ,tilla ,durieux1 ^: p]sonality is =?right1 ^: me?ods are natural4 7,h] ,h$da ,gabl] is /rong47 ,%e dress$ ! "* aft] ! approv$ ,fri$ri*/rasse /yle4 ,y mu/ "k t ! arti/ic ,bohemi5ne we>s h] hair pla/]$ at ! sides ( h] head la ,m]ode4 ,! eyes are always done up1 ! g5]al expression sugge/$1 if ! lady is d>k1 be+ t ( ,franz von ,/uck's picture1 ,s94 ,to look my/]i\s1 s9i/]1 exotic1 ah6 t appeals to ! /\t1 s5tim5tal ,g]man be] h]oes ( ! op]a1 !atre1 & /udio4 ,frule9 ,durieux is entirely successful 9 h] assumption ( a woman :o is emancipat$1 :o has ?r[n (f ! %ackles ( matrimony1 :o dr9ks be] 9 ! morn+1 tea 9 ! aft]noon1 c(fee at night1 & smokes cig>ettes all ! "t4 ,x is a pron\nc$ type 9 ,b]l94 ,%e talks art1 philosophy1 lit]ature1 & %e daubs or plays or models4 ,%e is ! be/ portrait 9 ! play1 ?\gh a ?rice-famili> "o4 ,! poet %[$ ?is misund]/ood woman 9 "o ( 8 e>ly works1 ,be=e ,sunrise4 ,hanna ,elias /&s ! reproa*es & b]at+ ( ,evel9 ,s*ill+ until h] pati5ce fades4 ,!n ! two wom51 despite ! w>n+ ( ! doctor t 8 pati5t mu/ n be di/urb$1 z x might prove fatal1 g = ea* o!r l a pair ( fi%wives4 ,x is excit+1 ?\gh h>dly edify+4 ,if y h ev] se5 two *ick5s1 two h5s1 fight ov] ! possession ( a %9+ slug 9 a b>ny>d1 !n y w "k :at k9d ( a qu>rel ?is is betwe5 ! outrag$ wife1 a feeble creature1 & ! bold1 /rong-will$ ,hanna4 ,& ! disput$ booty is ab\t z wor?less z ! slug4 ,gabriel appe>s4 ,he is half dead f ! excitem5t4 ,a plague on bo? ! wom51 he cries1 & ! sc5e closes ) 8 :isp]$ reque/ to ! doctor = poison to end 8 life4 ,y rememb] ,oswald ,alv+ & 8 cry3 ,! sun1 "m1 give me ! sun6 ,act la/ %[s ! fir/ sc5e1 ! bea*1 & a figurehead f a brig :i* _h /r&$ dur+ a /orm "s ye>s be=e4 ,?is c>v$ head & bu/ ( a woman ) /ream+ hair s]ves z a symbol4 ,gabriel is attract$ by ! wood5 image1 z is ,lucie4 ,! pa9t] is fasc9at$ by ! tale ( ! %ipwreck4 ,he has escap$ ! nurse & is out on ! dunes wat*+ ! figure z x is int]mitt5tly illum9at$ by ! gleam ( a revolv+ ligh?\se fur!r up ! coa/4 ,he is 9 an exalt$ mood4 ,!re is "s comic relief 9 ! grave-digg] mann] betwe5 him & a jo9]1 :o is also ! und]tak] ( ! isl&1 a well-conceiv$ "*4 ,a /orm is ris+4 ,gabriel1 aft] _m wild & :irl+ words1 leaves a message = 8 fri5ds4 ,he is ba?+4 ,& s he makes by suicide 8 la/ flight1 8 escape f ! horns ( ! dilemma1 too weak to decide "o way or ! o!r4 ,! end+ is ineffective1 & ! sudd5 rep5tance ( ! middle-ag$ sculptor 7fat m5 ) =ty-five-in* wai/s nev] d seem wick$71 :o promises to m>ry 8 ,lucie1 ! fiddle play]1 is v flat4 ,nor does ! /orm /rike t]ror z x %\ld4 ,:at ! moral8 ,i don't "k1 except t x is dang]\s to keep late h\rs on ! ,fri$ri*/rasse4 ,a clock c't always /rike twelve1 & ,! ,flight ( ,gabriel ,s*ill+1 not)/&+ "s /rik+ episodes & at mom5ts poetic atmosph]e1 is n a ma/]piece ( ,hauptmann4 ,,ii ,ev] s9ce ,i he>d & saw ,agnes ,sorma 9 ,liebele1 ,i h admir$ ! dramatic writ+s ( ,ar?ur ,s*nitzl]1 &1 rememb]1 t *>m+1 )al sad1 little play 0 writt5 9 #ahie4 ,i hav5't se5 all 8 works1 b ,i h read _m4 ,! late/ adapt$ into ,engli% = ! ,am]ican /age is ! ,anatol "o-act cyclus 7#ahic71 & 8 new play ,i witness$ at ! ,kle9es ,!atre1 ,b]l94 ,x be>s ! s+ul>ly unpromis+ title ,pr(essor ,b]nh>di1 & is a five-act com$y4 ,its p]=mance 0 int]dict$ 9 ,vi5na4 ,! reason giv5 by ! ,au/rian au?orities seems a simple "o1 ?\gh x is speci\s3 = fe> ( /irr+ up religi\s animosities ,pr(essor ,b]nh>di 0 plac$ on ! black books ( ! c5sor4 ,! ,jewi% "q1 x appe>s1 is /ill a live "o 9 ,au/ria1 & ?is new play ( ,s*nitzl]'s1 himself ( ,semitic desc5t1 is ! v frank discussion ( a c]ta9 incid5t :i* occurr$ 9 ,vi5na 9 :i* a ,roman ,ca?olic cl]gyman & a ,jewi% doctor 7 embroil$4 ,! dramati/ is fair1 he holds ! scales ev5ly4 ,at ! end ( ! piece bo? prie/ & surgeon /& alike 9 y\r reg>d4 ,t ! incid5t h>dly sugge/s dramatic treatm5t is beside ! m>k2 ,s*nitzl]1 ) 8 inv>iable deftness ( t\*1 has pa9t$ a doz5 vital portraits2 ! prie/ is sup]b1 ! "* values ( exquisite balance4 ,! h]o1 if h]o he be1 ,pr(essor ,b]nh>di1 is c>v$ out ( a s+le block & ! m9or p]sonalities are ea* & e "o sali5t4 ,i c't altoge!r believe 9 ! !sis4 ,any "o :o has liv$ 9 ,vi5na mu/ "k t1 except 9 c]ta9 re/rict$ circles1 !re is no ,jud5hetz1 no social o/racism = ,hebrews4 ,at ! elev5-o'clock high mass 9 ,/4 ,/efan's ,ca!dral1 ! numb]s ( ,ori5tal faces t "o sees w\ld be surpris+ if we did n he> ( s _m conv]sions4 ,x is consid]$ r fa%ionable 9 ,vi5na to jo9 ! ,*ri/ian fold4 ,& on ! score ( bus9ess c]ta9ly ! ,au/rian ,hebrews h little to compla9 (1 z !y are said to be ! lead+ factors 9 comm]ce4 ,h[ev]1 ,h5ry ,james has w>n$ u n to "q too closely ! !me ( an arti/2 t is 8 own affair2 8 treatm5t %\ld conc]n u4 ,has ,s*nitzl] succe$$ 9 mak+ a play ( het]og5e\s mat]ial8 ,i don't ?9k he has altoge!r1 yet ,i enjoy$ sev]al acts & enjoy$ /ill m ! read+ ( x 9 book =m4 ,pr(essor ,b]nh>di is ! pr(essor ( a m$ical in/itute 9 ,vi5na kn[n z ! ,elizabe?9um4 ,a pati5t1 a "y woman1 is dy+ 9 "o ( ! w>ds1 ! victim ( malpractice4 ,b h] pass+ away w be pa9less4 ,%e is happy because %e believes t %e is on ! road to recov]y1 t %e w live to m>ry h] belov$ "y man4 ,euphoria1 ! doctor calls h] condition4 ,to tell h] ! tru? w\ld be 9 8 eyes crim9al4 ,%e w\ld die 9 angui%4 ,:y n let h] g out ( ! _w 9 bliss8 ,b a female nurse1 a consci5ti\s ,roman ,ca?olic1 ?9ks diff]5tly4 ,) ! aid ( a budd+ /ud5t %e s5ds = ,fa!r ,franz ,r$] 9 ! ne>-by ,*ur* ( ! ,holy ,florian4 ,! prie/ obeys ! summons1 anxi\s to %rive a s9n+ s\l1 & to s5d h] out ( ! _w if n to ,p>adise1 at lea/ to ,purgatory4 ,9 ! (fice he enc\nt]s ,pr(essor ,b]nh>di1 :o tells him politely b firmly t he won't all[ 8 pati5t to be di/urb$4 ,! prie/1 )\t excitem5t b pa9fully impress$1 argues t1 ev5 if !re are a few mom5ts ( sorr[1 ! sav+ ( ! girl's immortal s\l is ( p>am\nt importance4 ,! physician %rugs 8 %\ld]s4 ,8 bus9ess is ) ! body1 n ! s\l1 & he cont9ues to b> ! way4 ,! prie/ makes "o la/ appeal1 uselessly2 b1 unp]ceiv$1 ! nurse has slipp$ out1 & go+ to ! b$side ( ! dy+ woman ann\nces ! adv5t ( ! holy man4 ,! pati5t screams 9 agony3 ,i am dy+6 & %e does die1 f fright4 ,b]nh>di is enrag$1 ?\gh he nev] loses 8 air ( s>donic polit5ess4 ,! act ends4 ,! result ( ! incid5t1 magnifi$ by a p>tisan press1 is s]i\s4 ,a great lady1 an ar*du*ess1 refuses to head ! li/ ( ! ,elizabe?9um annual *>ity ball4 ,%e also snubs ! wife ( an ari/ocratic doctor4 ,! politicians make fuel = _! furnace1 & pres5tly ! in/itution f9ds itself fac+ a grave deficit1 p]haps ru91 = ! m9i/] ( in/ruction does n fav\r fur!r subv5tions1 ?\gh he is a s*ool fri5d ( ,b]nh>di2 worse foll[s1 ! bo>d ( directors is split1 "s ( its ,jewi% memb]s go+ s f> z to say t ,b]nh>di %\ld n h refus$ ! consolations ( religion to ! dy+4 ,wasn't ! ,elizabe?9um ,roman ,ca?olic1 aft] all8 ,!re c be no d\bt t ! reason ,ar?ur ,s*nitzl] enjoy$ h&l+ ! difficulties ( su* a !me is because 8 fa!r 0 a well-kn[n l>yngologi/ ( ! ,univ]sity ( ,vi5na1 & he himself /udi$ m$ic9e & 0 an assi/ant doctor f #ahhf to #ahhh 9 ! pr9cipal hospital ( ,vi5na4 ,) 8 fa!r he help$ to write a book entitl$3 ,! ,cl9ical ,atlas ( ,l>yngology 7#ahie74 ,h5ce 8 opportunity ( /udy+ ! v>i\s types ( ,vi5nese pr(essors 9 a little _w mu/ h be5 excell5t4 ,! v]acity ( 8 *>act]s seems unimpea*able4 ,!re are all k9ds ( ,jews--9 ,europe !re is no su* false s5sitiv5ess if a ,jewi% type is portray$ on ! bo>ds1 s long z x is n (f5sive2 = example1 !re is ! ,jew :o believes himself ! victim ( anti-,semitism1 &1 :ile ! dramati/ makes him sympa!tic1 nev]!less he is funny ) 8 mania ( p]secution4 ,!n !re is ,doctor ,goldb]g1 ! lawy]1 ! c\nsel = ,pr(essor ,b]nh>di1 9 ! prosecution case = insult+ religion4 ,he s5ds 8 boy to a ,ca?olic college1 8 wife has ,*ri/ian fri5ds1 & 9 8 zeal n to seem fri5dly to ,b]nh>di1 he loses ! case4 ,!re are sev]al o!rs1 all c>efully sket*$ & ) a c]ta9 wit t proves ,s*nitzl] is z fair to 8 coreligioni/s z to ! ,g5tiles4 ,let me ha/5 to add t !re is no?+ t w\ld cause (f5ce to ei!r race ?r\gh\t ! piece4 ,its bann+ 9 ,au/ria is !re=e a my/]y to me1 z x mu/ h be5 to ! au?or4 ,:at is m s]i\s is ! abs5ce ( m>k$ dramatic movem5t 9 ! play4 ,x reads mu* l a %ort /ory made long 9 its dramatic g>b4 ,fancy a play all m51 *iefly be:isk]$2 "o woman 9 ,act ,i1 & only = t5 m9utes2 fairly long-w9d$ argum5ts = & aga9/ ! e?ics ( ! case4 ,n = m ?an "o act w\ld ?is capitally writt5 "w be tol]at$ on ! ,engli% or ,am]ican /age4 ,until ,act ,,iv !re is h>dly "o g5u9e dramatic episode1 ?\gh ,b]nh>di at a directors' meet+ is =c$ to resign & is ev5tually s5t to prison = two mon?s4 ,b 9 ! p5ultimate act ! prie/ calls on him1 & = fifte5 m9utes ! situation is /rong & spl5didly conceiv$4 ,! consci5ce ( ! ecclesia/ic br+s him to ,b]nh>di1 n to confess1 b to expla94 ,at ! trial he positively insi/$ t he did n believe ,b]nh>di _h wi%$ to insult religion1 b t he foll[$ ! dictates ( 8 consci5ce2 he believ$ t he 0 do+ 8 duty 9 sp>+ ! girl ! pa9 ( discov]y4 ,b ?is /atem5t 0 ( no avail1 = ! nurse swore t ! pr(essor _h employ$ physical viol5ce to prev5t ! prie/ f ent]+ ! hospital w>d4 ,lat] %e confesses h] p]jury4 ,b]nh>di is p>don$1 is convoy$ home 9 triumph by en?usia/ic m$ical /ud5ts1 b is s disgu/$ by ! p]fidy ( "s ( 8 fri5ds & associates t he returns to 8 private practice4 ,8 argum5t ) ! prie/ ?r[s light on 8 ob/9ate "*2 9 reality nei!r man retreats a jot f 8 orig9al position4 ,i mu/ add t ! prie/1 because ( 8 hone/ attitude1 al?\gh pressure _h be5 put ^u him1 0 reliev$ ( 8 duties at ,/4 ,florian's & s5t to a little village on ! ,poli% bord]4 ,he _h displeas$ ! p[]s t be4 ,aga9 ,i mu/ admire ?is portrait ( a s9c]e man1 obsess$ by 8 s5se ( duty1 a fanatic1 if y w1 b upheld by 8 supreme fai?4 ,! act+ ?r\gh\t 0 arti/ic1 ,pr(essor ,b]nh>di imp]sonat$ by ,bruno ,dec>li1 & ,fa!r ,r$] by ,alfr$ ,abel1 ! latt] a subtle *>act]isation4 ,! team play ( ! ,kle9es ,!atre company 0 se5 at its be/ 9 ! ?ird act1 :]e ! directors hold a /ormy meet+4 ,x 0 ! p]fection ( ensemble "w4 ,! creator ( ,das ,ssse ,mdel type ( ,vi5na has pa9t$ a l>ge canvas & reveal$ a grip on ! ess5tials ( *>act]isation4 ,to ,ibs5's ,an ,enemy ( ! ,p he is evid5tly "u c]ta9 obligations2 ,pr(essor ,b]nh>di is a v>iation ( ,doctor ,/ockmann1 plus n a little irony & self-complac5cy4 ,b ! !sis ( ,ibs5 is less academic1 s\nd]1 ( m univ]sal int]e/ ?an ,s*nitzl]'s4 ,!re is no metaphysical hair-splitt+ 9 ,an ,enemy ( ! ,p1 nor s5tim5tal talk ab\t euphoria & go+ happily to dea?4 ,grim old ,daddy ,ibs5 told u t p 7 be+ poison$ by impure spr+ wat]1 &1 z ,alan ,dale said1 0 ! fir/ man to write a drama ar\nd a dra9-pipe4 ,ar?ur ,s*nitzl]1 %$d+ = ! nonce 8 accu/om$ ,vi5nese *>m & non*alance1 has writt5 a com$y ab\t a v grave subject1 & has n utt]$ a s+le ^w t c be con/ru$ z disrespectful to ei!r religion1 ,jewi% or ,roman ,ca?olic4 ,he is a g5re pa9t] almo/ to ! po9t ( p]fection4 ,,iii ,once ^u a "t ,i call$ ,h]mann ,sud]mann ! ,kl+sor ( ! ,g]man /age1 mean+ !reby t he 0 a ma/] ( black magic4 ,( c\rse1 l mo/ comp>isons1 ?is 0 a f>-fet*$ "o4 ,yet ,sud]mann is a ma/] ( !atrical ma*9]y4 ,) a pressure ( 8 little f+] he c set ! :eels :irr+ & make _! noise attractive if n precisely significant4 ,?is is ! case ) 8 late/ (f]+1 ,d] gute ,ruf 7,good ,reputation71 :i* captur$ ,b]l9 at ! ,deuts*es ,s*auspielhaus on ! ,fri$ri*/rasse4 ,! play1 9 f\r acts1 is a v>iation on its au?or's e>ly !me1 ,hon\r4 ,x is also a v>iant ( 8 ,joy ( ,life 7,es lebe das ,leb571 translat$ by ,edi? ,:>ton1 b ) ! diff]5ce t ! motive ( ,hon\r 0 m malleable = ! purpose ( dramatic treatm5t1 & also tru] to life1 :ile 9 ,reputation 7z ,i suppose x w be call$ :5 translat$7 ! !sis is too incr$ible = belief2 h5ce ! magician1 wily z he is1 scrambles ab\t aimlessly 9 ! la/ two acts1 sp>r+ = w9d1 & seem+ly anxi\s to escape f a bl9d alley ( situations4 ,t he does x s well is a tribute to 8 te*nical pr[ess4 ,he kn[s h[ to write a play4 ,?is play w\ld succe$ 9 =eign c\ntries :]e ! ,hauptmann & ,s*nitzl] plays w\ld fall d[n4 ,! reason is because ( ! /rong !atrical quality ( ! piece1 & ! grateful rle = ! h]o9e1 a rle t might h be5 writt5 9 ,p>is2 inde$1 ! entire "w1 despite its local flav\r1 recalls ! mod]n ,p>isian !atre ( ,b]n/e9 ,co41 because ( its cynical satire1 its my/]i\s intrigue1 its doors & bells1 its num]\s exits & entrances4 ,a woman1 r a sup]woman1 ! ,b>oness von ,tanna1 sacrifices h] "n--n ( ! be/ because %e flirts--to save ! good1 nay1 spotless reputation ( h] de>e/ fri5d1 a millionaire's wife--:o1 9 a mad mom5t 7,aha67 becomes ! belov$ ( a c]ta9 fasc9at+ ,max1 a "y & h&some ne'er-d-well4 ,to add to ! piquancy ( ! situation1 ! b>oness1 a beautiful woman1 & n1 l h] fri5d1 ! "m ( *ildr51 is entangl$ 9 ! same net2 %e1 too1 adores ,max ! he>t cru%]1 ?\gh %e w n cross ! ,rubicon = 8 silly sake4 ,! usual triangle becomes />-%ap$1 = a new fem99e pres5ce appe>s1 a girl :o is mat*$ to m>ry ! fatal ,max4 ,t makes five live wires2 two husb&s1 two wives1 a nave virg91 ) ,max z inaccessible z a />4 ,b aft] a capital exposition1 ,sud]mann gets u 9 a t]rible /ate ( m9d by mak+ ! lady ) ! good reputation g (f 9 a hy/]ical crisis1 & almo/ confess to h] /iff1 sev]e husb&--:o is a maniac on ! subject ( 8 h\se be+ above suspicion4 ,! *>m+1 reckless b>oness int]v5es at ! crucial po9t1 becomes a lightn+-rod t draws ! electric curr5t1 & pret5ds to be ! real culprit4 ,h] husb&1 a s9i/] b>on & ex-lieut5ant 9 ! ,huss>s1 is pres5t4 ,a duel ) ,max is ! result4 ,9 ! la/ act1 aft] %e has be5 subject$ to all k9ds ( ignom9y1 ,b>oness ,dorrit von ,tanna1 )\t confess+1 is socially rehabilitat$4 ,skim-milk 9 ?is in/ance has pass$ = cream1 ! prudi% millionaire's wife1 h] hon\r sav$ = ! _w at l>ge1 is n[ reveal$ z a hypocrite to h] a/\nd$ & snobbi% husb&4 ,! curta9 falls on a maze ( improbabilities1 ) ! b>oness 9 ! c5tre4 ,= p :o don't take _! !atre s]i\sly1 i4 e41 nei!r z a f5c+ gr\nd = propag&i/s nor = pul+ poets1 ?is new ,sud]mann piece w please4 ,x has triumph$ 9 ,b]l9 & ,muni*4 ,its p are portraits tak5 f fa%ionable ,we/ ,end ,b]l91 :ile ! dialogue1 witty1 incisive1 & also *>act]i/ic1 is "o ( ! consolations ( a play t does n = a mom5t produce any illusion4 ,!re are pl5ty ( /rik+ episodes1 b logic is lack+1 n only ! logic ( life1 b ! logic ( ! !atre4 ,no liv+ playwright kn[s bett] h[ to ar\se susp5se ?an ,sud]mann1 & he c't make u believe 9 8 false !me1 consequ5tly 8 motivation 9 ! la/ two acts is false & disappo9t+4 ,b !re is ! old ,sud]mann pyrote*nical virtuosity1 ! fireworks dazzle ) _! brilliancy1 & y ?9k ( ,p>is1 & also t "s drama may be divorc$ f life & lit]ature & yet be int]e/+4 ,ins9c]e z is ! dn\em5t1 ! note ( ins9c]ity 0 abs5t 9 ! act+ ( ! ca/4 ,! hon\rs 7 easily borne away by a pretty ,vi5nese actress f ! ,volks ,!atre !re1 ,elsa ,galafrs by "n1 ^: me?ods are ,gallic1 ^: p]sonality is *>m+4 ,critical ,b]l9 has tak5 h] to itself1 & h] !atrical =tune is made4 ,x may be confess$ t h] "p1 despite its artificiality1 is "o t any actress 9 ! _w w\ld jump at4 ,sud]mann is a conjur]4 ,8 puppets are all agreeable1 &1 9 "o in/ance1 vital3 ! fa!r ( ! b>oness1 a f9anci]1 :o c\ld be easily turn$ into a heavy conv5tional fa!r1 b1 z play$ by ,h]mann ,niss51 is a positively orig9al *>act]isation4 ,max ! butt]fly 7,ern/ ,dumcke7 0 :olly admirable4 ,i %all be v mu* surpris$ if ,d] gute ,ruf does n soon appe> on ! /age ( o!r l&s4 ,its picture ( mann]s1 its mundane environm5t1 its epigrams & dramatic brav\ra w make x welcome ev]y:]e4 ,sud]mann is /ill ,kl+sor1 ! evok] ( artificial figures1 n ! poet :o creates liv+ m5 & wom54 ,,xii ,,kub91 ,,mun*1 ,,& ,,gaugu93 ,,ma/]s ,,( ,,halluc9ation ,i ,because x is a simpl] matt] to tell ! tru? ?an casui/s admit ,i %all preface ?is little s]mon on ?ree halluc9at$ pa9t]s by a decl>ation ( my arti/ic fai?4 ,i believe 9 ,velasquez1 ,v]me]1 & ,rembr&t2 ! greate/ h>moni/1 ! greate/ pa9t] ( daylight1 & ! pr(\nde/ int]pret] ( ! human s\l--,rembr&t z pys*ologi/ is z pr(\nd z ,bee?ov54 ,! selection ( ?is triune gr\p ( g5ius1 "o ,spani>d & two ,dut*m51 doesn't mean t ,i'm ins5sible to ! purity ( ,raphael1 ! ri* col\r+ ( ,titian1 or ! giant p[] ( ,mi*ael ,angelo4 ,botticelli is probably1 s ,mr4 ,b]5son ?9ks1 ! mo/ m>vell\s draughtsman ?us f> produc$ by ,european art 7we c /ill g to old ,*9a & ,japan = 8 ma/]s71 & :o %all say him nay8 ,rusk91 on ! /r5g? ( "o picture1 av]r$ t ,t9toretto 0 ! greate/ ( pa9t]s4 ,= ,william ,blake1 ,engl&'s vision>y pa9t]1 ,rub5s 0 an emiss>y f ,satan let loose on ?is s9ful globe to de/roy art4 ,& ,leon>do da ,v9ci--:at ( t incomp>able g5ius8 ,aft] ,ha>lem & ,frans ,hals y may realise t ,manet & ,s>g5t _h pr$ecessors2 aft] a visit to ,! ,hague ! ,view ( ,delft may tea* y t ,v]me] 0 an ,impressioni/ long be=e ! ,fr5* ,impressioni/s2 also t he pa9t$ cle> light z x nev] be=e 0 pa9t$1 nor s9ce4 ,z = ,rembr&t1 ! la/ ^w w nev] be said4 ,he is ! et]nal ,sph9x ( art1 :e!r z portraiti/1 l&scape pa9t]1 et*]1 or reveal] ( ! night side ( life1 ( its be/iality1 madness1 cruelty1 & t]rific visions4 ,b ,velasquez & ,v]me] are m sane4 ,any?+ ,i may write ( ,kub91 ,mun*1 & ,gaugu9 %\ld be read 9 ! light ( my arti/ic cr$o4 ,^! ?ree names d n swim 9 ma9 curr5ts1 r are !y to be f\nd 9 "s morbid morass at ! equivocal twilight h\r1 n ! h\r exquisite1 b t indet]m9ate mom5t :5 ! imag9ation recoils ^u itself & creates %ad[s t flit1 or1 m depress+1 t sit2 ! mood ( exasp]at$ melan*oly :5 all action seems futile1 & life a via crucis4 ,nor is ?is mood ! exclusive possession ( p]v]se poets2 x is an au!ntic "o1 & y\r gre5groc] ar\nd ! corn] may suff] f its pres5ce2 b he calls x ! blues & resorts to alcohol1 :ile ! arti/1 ev] consci\s ( ! values ( su* a psy*ic /ate ( s\l1 resorts to ink or col\r or tone 7n always despis+ w9e74 ,?is ,alfr$ ,kub9 has done2 ) 8 et*+-ne$le he has ar\s$ images f ! plate t alt]nately %ock & exalt2 occasionally he op5s ! valves ( laught] = he c be bo? witty & humor\s4 ,8 ,slavic blood keeps (f ! encroa*+ dang] ( himself tak+ 8 own "w too s]i\sly4 ,i wi% 8 ,g]man contempor>ies boa/$ su* gifts ( irony4 ,kub9 is a ,bohemian1 born 9 #ahgg1 ! son ( an ,au/rian ,army (fic]4 ,8 boyhood 0 giv5 ov] to caprice1 & he appe>s to h pass$ ?r\gh ! v>i\s /ages famili> 9 ! c>e] ( romantic pa?ological temp]am5ts4 ,disillusionm5t succe$$ disillusionm5t2 he ev5 contemplat$ ,w]!r's end4 ,he f\nd himself 9 ,muni* at ! beg9n+ ( ?is c5tury ) a sl5d] baggage ( ideals1 mu* scorn ( life1 & a det]m9ation to express 8 tortur$ & complicat$ p]sonality 9 art4 ,no matt] :at comical old wom5 pr(essors 79 tr\s]s7 tell y ( objective art & ! sup]ior advantage ( draw+ f pla/] ca/s1 t is ! ultimate aim ( an arti/ 7naturally ,i don't ref] to fa%ionable face pa9t]s1 :o make a lucrative trade ( _! slipp]y pa9t74 ,nev]!less1 a m rigid discipl9e might h smoo!d ! way = ,kub91 :o has n yet ma/]$ ! tools ( 8 art4 ,he has always practis$ 8 scales 9 public4 ,a man's read+ proclaims ! man4 ,kub9's fav\rite au?ors = ye>s 7 ,s*op5hau] & ,ma9lnd]1 ! latt] a disciple ( ! mighty ,ar?ur & "o :o put into practice a t5et ( 8 ma/]1 = he atta9$ ,nirvana by 8 own h&4 ,n[1 a little ,s*op5hau] is an excell5t ?+ to /ill re/less1 egoti/ic spirits1 to conv9ce !m ( ! ess5tial empt9ess ( life's covet$ glories2 b a surfeit ( ,s*op5hau] is l a surfeit ( lob/]--m5tal indige/ion foll[s & ! victim blames ! lob/] 7i4 e41 life7 in/ead ( 8 own inord9ate appetite4 ,?r\gh\t ,kub9's "w ,i detect traces ( sple51 hatr$ ( life1 delight 9 hide\s cruelty1 a pr$isposition to obscurity & a too-exclusive preoccupation ) sex2 inde$1 sex looms l>ge/ 9 ! consci\sness ( ! new art4 ,to burlesque ! human figure1 to make ( x a vile arabesque1 a %ameful sight1 is ! besett+ temptation ( ! y\ng] g5]ation4 ,naturally1 x is good to get away f ! sac*>9e & ! rococo1 b vulg>ity is always vulg>ity & true art is nev] vulg>4 ,h[ev]1 ,kub9 has pl5ty ( prec$5ts4 ,a ramble ?r\gh any picture-gall]y on ! ,cont95t w prove t human nature 0 ! same five hundr$ ye>s ago z x 0 9 ! ,/one ,age1 z x is to-day1 z x always w be4 ,"s ( ,rembr&t's et*$ plates are unm5tionable1 & ,goya ev5 w5t to fur!r l5g?s4 ,n[1 ,kub9 is a l9eal desc5dant ( ?is ,spani>d1 m9us 8 g5ius1 = our "y man is n a g5ius1 despite 8 clev]ness4 ,he burlesques ! !mes ( ,goya at times1 & 9 him !re is m ?an a /reak ( ! cruelty :i* causes su* a pa9ful impression :5 view+ ! ,prov]bs or ! ,disa/]s ( ,w>4 ,kub9 has *os5 to seek e>li] ?an ,goya = 8 arti/ic n\ri%m5t4 ,he has /udi$ ! designs ( ! extraord9>y ,piet] ,breughel1 & s we get mod]n v]sions ( ! biz>re ev5ts 9 daily life s de> to old ,piet]4 ,on "o plate ,kub9 depicts a hundr$ happ5+s4 ,cruelty & broad hum\r are pres5t & n a little +5uity 9 ! weav+ ( ! patt]n4 ,he1 too1 l ,breughel1 is fond ( truss+ up a human z if he 7 a pig & !n /ick+ him ) a big knife4 ,e =m ( torture f boil+ oil to retell+ a /ale anecdote is %[n4 ,! eld] ,t5i]s1 ,hi]onymus ,bos*1 ,breughel1 ,goya1 & among lat] arti/s1 ,rops1 ,t\l\se-,lautrec1 & ,aubrey ,be>dsley1 are app>5t ev]y:]e 9 ,kub9's "w4 ,nei!r is ,rembr&t miss+4 ,be>dsley is1 p]haps1 ! mo/ m>k$ influ5ce1 & n = ! be/1 ?\gh ! ,bohemian design] is a m]e tyro :5 comp>$ to ! ,engli%man1 ! mo/ extraord9>y app>ition 9 n9ete5?-c5tury art4 ,kub9 has illu/rat$ ,poe--notably ,b]5ice2 ( c\rse ! morbid grimace ( t tale w\ld attract him--,g]>d de ,n]val's ,aurelia1 ,mr*5 by ,w4 ,hauff1 & 8 own volume ( %ort /ories entitl$1 ,die &]e ,seite1 writt5 9 ! fanta/ic ,poe key & ) lit]>y skill4 ,! "y arti/ is happy 9 ! use ( aquat9t1 & to judge f 8 col\r comb9ations "o might call him a ri* col\ri/4 ,s+ul>ly en\gh1 9 8 woodcuts he /rangely resembles ,cruik%ank1 & ,i suppose he nev] saw ,cruik%ank 9 8 life1 ?\gh if he has read ,dick5s he may h4 ,9 8 own %ort /ories !re are _m illu/rations t--) _! crisp simplicity1 _! hum\r & =ce--und\bt$ly recall ,cruik%ank1 & a m curi\s comb9ation ?an ! ,engli% del9eator ( broad hum\r & high animal spirits & ! ,bohemian ) 8 pr$ilection = ! int]pretation 9 black & :ite ( lu/1 murd]1 gho/s1 & nightm>es w\ld be h>d to f9d4 ,l ,rops1 ,kub9 is a devil-wor%ipp]1 & 8 devils are z pleasant appe>+ z "s ( ! ,belgian's female ,satans4 ,i've /udi$ ! ,sans>a ,bltt]1 ! ,web] ,mappe1 & ,h]mann ,esswe9's critical edition ( v>i\s plates1 beg9n+ ) "o execut$ :5 ,alfr$ 0 only sixte52 b 9 x may be f\nd 8 pr9cipal qualities4 ,ev5 at t age he 0 influ5c$ by ,breughel4 ,qua9t mon/]s t nev] peopl$ our prehi/oric planet are be+ b\nd 9 captivity by dw>fs :o fire cannon1 /ab ) lances1 & attack enemies f ! back ( impossible elephants4 ,! portrait ( :at ,kub9 calls 8 muse looks l a flam+o 9 an erm9e skirt pos+ previ\s to go+ to jail4 ,!n we see ! %ad[1 a mon/r\s be+ pursu+ ?r\gh a lonely /reet at night a little burgh] 9 a hurry to rea* 8 b$4 ,! %udd] is !re4 ,kub9 has read ,baudelaire4 ,8 ,adv5ture resembles a w>rior 9 ,no ,man's ,l& confront$ by a huge :ite boa-con/rictor ) ! head ( a bl9d woman1 & %e has a head ^u :i* is abundant :ite hair4 ,pu]ile1 p]haps1 yet impressive4 ,i %all skip ! num]\s devil's laboratories :]ev] p are be+ /ew$ or sawn asund]1 also ! sc5es ( m5 :ipp$ ) lea!r ?ongs or brok5 on ! rack4 ,"o picture is call$ ,! ,f+]4 ,an ag$ man 9 night-dress c[]s aga9/ ! wall ( 8 b$room & gazes ) horror at an enorm\s index-f+] :i*1 ) ! h& to :i* x is atta*$1 has crawl$ across ! floor z w\ld a devilfi%1 or "s su* sort ( mon/]4 ,! f+] ?reat5+ly po9ts to ! unhappy p]son4 ,unque/ionably x symbolises a guilty consci5ce4 ,franz von ,/uck has left 8 impression on ,kub94 ,he portrays m\nds ( corpses1 ! fruit ( w>1 :i* revolt ! spectator1 bo? on acc\nt ( ! folly & crime sugge/$ & ! morbid ta/e ( ! arti/4 ,kub9's ,salome is ! la/ ^w 9 ! int]pretation ( t melliflu\s damsel4 ,x is a frank c>icature ( ,be>dsley1 p>tially nude1 ! peculi> quality ( ! plate be+ ! be/ial expression ( ! face4 ,no vil] ugl9ess is conceivable4 ,&1 accord+ to ,flaub]t1 :o creat$ ! mod]n ,salome1 %e 0 fasc9at+ 9 h] beauty4 ,i fancy f\l is fair n[adays 9 art4 ,nev] be=e 9 its hi/ory has !re be5 paid su* a tribute to %e] ugl9ess4 ,nev] be=e has its h\se be5 s peopl$ by ! sev5 devils m5tion$ 9 ! ,good ,book4 ,9 ! doma9 ( fantasy ,kub9 is effective4 ,a lonely habitation set 9 nocturnal gloom ) a horde ( rats des]t+ x1 is atmosph]ic2 two gr\ps ( m5 qu>rell+ 9 s9i/] alleys1 monks ( ! ,inquisition ext+ui%+ tor*es 9 a moonlit corridor1 or a :ite nightm>e nag wildly gallop+ 9 a circul> ap>tm5t2 ^! betray fancy1 excit$ p]haps by drugs4 ,:5 9 #aijj or !reab\ts ! decad5ce movem5t swept arti/ic ,g]many1 ! y\ng] m5 imitat$ ,poe & ,baudelaire1 & consum$ opium ) ! hope t !y might see & record visions4 ,b a commonplace bra9 "u ! influ5ce ( opium or ha%ee% has commonplace dreams4 ,to few is accord$ by nature 7or by 8 satanic maje/y7 ! dang]\s privilege ( disc]n+ l-bas1 ^? visions describ$ by ,de ,qu9cey1 ,poe1 or ,de ,n]val4 ,alfr$ ,kub9 has d\btless exp]i5c$ ! rapture ( ! initiate4 ,!re is a c]ta9 plate 9 :i* a figure ru%es d[n ! secret n>r[ pa?way zigzagg+ f ! /ill />s to ! bottommo/ pit ( hell1 ! head cr[n$ z if by a flam+ ec/asy1 ! arms ext5d$ 9 hy/]ia1 ! feet ( abnormal size4 ,a ?rill+ design ) ,blake-l h9ts--= ,blake 0 ma/] ( ! flam+ door & ! ec/asy t consumes4 ,a design t attracts is a flight ( /eps feebly light$ by a solit>y light1 hemm$ 9 by anci5t walls2 on ! la/ /ep lurks an anonym\s p]son4 ,a f9e bit ( old-fa%ion$ romance is conjur$ up2 also memories ( ,piranesi4 ,! dr[n+ woman is indescribable1 yet n )\t a note ( pa?os4 ,buddha is "o ( ! arti/'s highe/ flights4 ,! ,ori5tal my/icism1 ! ,kef1 z ec/asy is call$ 9 ! ,ea/1 are admirably express$4 ,8 /udies ( deep-sea life bord] on ! rem>kable4 ,i h seldom enc\nt]$ su* solicitude = exact draw+1 su* appreciation ( ! beauties ( =m & surface col\r+1 z ^! pictures ( %ells1 sea flora1 & exotic pe>ls4 ,! ,c>d9al s]ies mu/ n be =gott51 ^? n easily =gott5 portraits ( a v5]able ecclesia/ic4 ,x is difficult to sum up 9 a brief article all ! *>act]i/ics ( ?is v]satile ,bohemian1 z x is difficult to f9d a picture t w give a g5]al idea ( 8 tal5t4 ,i select ! ,n]o1 n because x exhibits any te*nical pr[ess 7on ! contr>y1 ! arms are ( wood71 b because x may reveal a ti! ( ! arti/'s fancy4 ,n]o has rea*$ ! end ( a _w t he has depopulat$2 !re rema9s ! la/ %ip-load ( mank9d :i* he is ab\t to de/roy at "o swoop4 ,! design is l>ge 9 quality1 ! idea altoge!r 9 consonance ) ! e>ly emotional attitude ( ,kub9 t[>d life4 ,,ii ,edv>d ,mun*1 ! ,norwegian1 is a mu* bigg] man & arti/4 ,! fem99e note1 despite 8 s5sibility1 is miss+4 ,he has control ( 8 te*nical =ces & he nev] indulg$ 9 su* n]v\s excesses z ,kub94 ,besides1 he is s9c]e1 :ile ! o!r is usually cynical4 ,he deals ) ! same old c\nt]s1 love & dea?1 debau*]y & consequ5t corruption4 ,he is an expon5t ( fev]i% visions1 yet y nev] feel t he is borne d[n by 8 contact ) dwell]s on ! ?re%old4 ,a bord]-l&]1 z is ,maurice ,maet]l9ck1 ,mun* has a m precise vision2 9 a ^w he is a my/ic1 & a true my/ic always sees dreams z %>p realities4 ,x 0 ,mr4 ,sa9tsbury :o fir/ call$ att5tion to ! cle> flame ( ,flaub]t's visions z exemplifi$ by 8 ,temptation ( ,/4 ,an?ony4 ,s ,mun*1 :o p9s to pap] ) almo/ geometrical accuracy 8 p]sonal adv5tures 9 ! mi/y mid-region ( ,weir4 ,& a mascul9e s\l is 84 ,i c /ill recall my impressions on see+ "o ( 8 e>ly li?ographs entitl$1 ,ges*rei4 ,z f> z ,am]ica is conc]n$1 ,edv>d ,mun* 0 discov]$ by ,vance ,?ompson1 :o wrote an appreciation ( ! ,norwegian pa9t]1 !n a resid5t ( ,b]l91 9 ! pages ( ,m'lle ,new ,york 7s9ce ga!r$ to h] =efa!rs74 ,! cry ( ! picture is suppos$ to be ! inf9ite cry ( nature z felt by an odd-look+ individual :o /&s on a long bridge trav]s+ an e/u>y 9 "s ,norwegian h>b\r4 ,! sky is b>r$ by flam+ cl\ds1 two enigmatic m5 move 9 ! middle di/ance4 ,to-day ! human ) ! di/ort$ skull :o holds h&s to 8 e>s & ) />+ eyes op5s wide a fooli% m\? looks m l a man ov]tak5 by seasickness ?an a poet ma/]$ by cosmic emotion4 ,9 #aija ,i visit$ ,muni* & at ! ,secession exhibition at ! ,glass ,palace ,i saw a room full ( ,mun*es4 ,x 0 nicknam$ ! ,*amb] ( ,horrors1 & ! laught] & exclamations ( disgu/ indulg$ 9 by visitors recall$ ! hi/ory ( ,manet's ,djeun] sur l'h]be & ! treatm5t accord$ x by ,p>isians 7an incid5t utilis$ by ,zola 9 ,l',oeuvre74 ,b n[adays1 9 company ) ! ,neo-,impressioni/s1 ! ,lampo/ ,impressioni/s1 ,cubi/s1 & ,futuri/s1 ,mun* might seem tame1 conv5tional2 nev]!less he 0 ye>s ahead ( ! new cr[d 9 pa9t+ big blocks ( col\r1 juxtapos$1 n z ! e>ly ,impressioni/s juxtapos$ _! /rokes ( complem5t>y col\r to ga9 syn!sis by dissociation ( tonalities1 b by obvi\s discords ?us a*ieve a brutal optical impression4 ,8 l&scapes 7 ^? ( a vision>y 9 an ,arcadia :]e ! ugly is elevat$ to ! tragic4 ,tragic1 too1 7 8 repres5tations ( 8 fell[ m54 ,su* e-day incid5ts z a fun]al became transfigur$ 9 ! s>donic hum\r ( ?is pessimi/4 ,no "o _h su* a quick eye 9 detect+ ! mean s\ls ( int]e/$ m\rn]s at ! int]m5t ( a relative4 ,i possess an orig9al sign$ li?ograph call$1 ,! ,curi\s ,ones1 :i* %[s a procession return+ afoot f a fun]al4 ,daumi]1 himself1 c\ld n beat ! v>iety ( expressions %[n 9 ?is pr9t4 ,! silk hat 7& ,goya 0 ! fir/ among mod]n arti/s to prove its value z a motive7 plays a rle 9 ! ,mun* plates4 ,8 dea?-room sc5es are unapproa*able 9 seiz+ ! fleet+ atmosph]e ( ! la/ h\r4 ,! fe> ( dea?1 ! v fe> ( fe>1 ,maet]l9ck has creat$ by a species ( creep+ dialogue4 7,! ,intrud] is an example71 b ,edv>d ,mun* work+ 9 an art ( two dim5sions :]e impressions mu/ be simultane\s1 is m dynamic4 ,! %rill dissonance 9 8 "w is in/antly reflect$ 9 ! bra9 ( ! speak]4 ,9 8 be/ "w--n 8 skeletons danc+ ) plump girls1 or ! y\?ful macabre extravagances aft] ! mann] ( ,rops1 ,re!l1 ,de ,gr\x1 or ,james ,ensor--he does invoke a g5u9e ?rill4 ,psy*ologic1 9 ! true s5se ( t mu*-abus$ ^w1 are 8 portraits2 inde$1 ,i am n sure t 8 portraits w play second fiddle to 8 purely imag9ative "w 9 ! future4 ,!re is ! ,/r9db]g1 c]ta9ly ! mo/ au?oritative pres5tm5t ( t /range1 unhappy s\l4 ,! portraits ( ,hans ,jg]1 ! poet 79 oil71 ! et*$ head ( ,doctor ,a41 ! et*$ head ( ,sigbjorn ,ob/feld]1 poet :o di$ "y1 z well z ! self-portraits & ! spl5didly con/ruct$ figure & eloqu5t expression 9 ! portrait ( a woman1 an oil-pa9t+ n[ 9 ! ,national ,gall]y1 ,*ri/iania1 ^! & _m o!rs s]ve z te/imony to a sympa!tic div9ation ( "*4 ,8 et*$ surfaces are nev] z silv]y z ^? ( ,&]s ,zorn1 :o is a virtuoso 9 ! managem5t ( ! ne$le4 ,n t ,mun* disda9s good craftsman%ip1 b he is obsess$ by "*2 ?is is ! key-note ( 8 art4 ,h[ f9ely he expresses envy1 jeal\sy1 hatr$1 covet\sness1 & ! vampire t sometimes lurks 9 ! s\l ( woman4 ,an et*+1 ,hypocrisy1 ) its fa9t le] on ! lips ( a woman1 is a little ma/]piece4 ,8 sick p are pitiful1 t is1 :5 !y are n grotesque2 ! entire trag$y ( bla/$ *ildhood is 9 8 portrait ( ,! ,sick ,*ild4 ,z a rule he seldom condesc5ds to s\nd ! note ( s5tim5tality4 ,he is an illu/rator born1 & z su* does n take sides1 lett+ 8 p>able op5 to ^? :o c read4 ,& 8 p>able is always legible4 ,he di/orts1 de=ms1 & ) 8 /rong1 fluid l9e modulates 8 mat]ial z he wills1 b he nev] prop\nds puzzles 9 =m1 z d ! re/ ( ! exp]im5tali/s4 ,! human %ape does n become ei!r a /ovepipe or an or*id 9 8 h&s4 ,8 "y mo!rs are sometimes di?yrambic 7z 9 ,madonna7 or else despair+ outca/s4 ,"o plate ( 8 :i* always affects me is 8 ,dead ,"m1 ) ! little daught] at ! b$side1 ! cry ( agony arre/$ on h] lips1 ! dea? *amb] exhal+ pov]ty & sorr[4 ,by pref]5ce ,mun* selects 8 !mes among ! poor & ! middle class4 ,he c pa9t an empty room trav]s$ by a gleam ( moonlight & set "o to ?9k+ a half day on su* an app>5tly b>r5 !me4 ,he may sugge/ ! erotic1 b nev] ! lascivi\s4 ,a ?9k] d\bl$ by an arti/ he is ! "o man nor? :o recalls ! h>% b pregnant tru?s ( ,h5rik ,ibs54 ,,iii ,e decade1 or !reab\ts1 a revolution occurs 9 ! multicol\r$ _w ( ! ,sev5 ,arts2 9 ,p>is1 at lea/ a half doz5 times 9 ! ye>1 a new s*ool is =m$ on ! left bank ( ! ,se9e or "u "s t5t 9 ! prov9ces4 ,)\t v>iety--z well z vision--! p p]i%4 ,h5ce ! inv5tion kn[n z a new art1 :i* always c be trac$ back to a half-=gott5 "o4 ,aft] ! h>d-won victories ( ,impressionism !re 0 b\nd to ensue a reaction4 ,! symboli/s cr[d$ out ! reali/s 9 lit]ature & ! ,neo-,impressioni/s felt ! call ( ,=m z oppos$ to ,col\r4 ,well1 we are gett+ =m ) a v5geance1 & seldom has col\r be5 s fl\t$ 9 fav\r ( cubes1 cyl9d]s1 & wood5 /udio models & muddy pa/e4 ,paul ,gaugu91 be=e he w5t to ! equator1 saw ! imp5d+ *ange4 ,he 0 we>y ( a ,p>is :]e ev]y?+ _h be5 pa9t$1 describ$1 modell$1 s he sail$ = ,tahiti1 l&+ at ,papeete4 ,ev5 !re he f\nd ! ta9t ( ,european ideas1 & aft] ! fun]al ( ,k+ ,pom> & an int]lude ( flirtation ) an abs9!-dr9k+ native pr9cess1 niece ( ! dep>t$ royalty 7he made a ma/]ly portrait ( h]71 he fl$ to ! int]ior & told 8 exp]i5ces 9 ,noa ,noa1 ,! ,l& ( ,lovely ,sc5ts4 ,?is little book1 illu/rat$ ) appropriate sket*es by ! au?or-pa9t]1 is a highly important contribution to ! scanty lit]ature deal+ ) ,gaugu94 ,i've read ,*>les ,morice & ,emil ,b]n>d1 b beyond tell+ u details ab\t ! ,pont-,av5 ,s*ool & ! art & madness ( gift$ ,v9c5t ,van ,gogh1 bo? are retic5t ab\t ,gaugu9's pilgrimage to ! ,s\? ,seas4 ,we knew :y he w5t !re1 n[ we "k :at he did :ile he 0 !re4 ,! conclusion ( ! book is illum9at+4 ,i return$ to ,p>is two ye>s old] ?an :5 ,i left1 b feel+ tw5ty ye>s y\ng]4 ,! cause ( ?is rejuv5ation 0 a complete *ange 9 8 habits4 ,) an extraord9>y frankness1 n at all 9 ! p]fum$ mann] ( t et]nal phil&]]1 ,pi]re ,loti1 ?is "o-"t sailor be=e ! ma/1 ?is explosive1 dissipat$1 h>d-liv+ ,paul ,gaugu9 became z a *ild1 simulat+ z well z c\ld an artificial civilis$ ,p>isian ) sick n]ves ! *ildlike attitude t[>d nature t he obs]v$ 9 8 companions1 ! g5tle ,tahitians4 ,he m>ri$ a ,maori1 a trial m>riage1 oblivi\s ( ! fact t he _h left beh9d him 9 ,france a wife & *ildr51 &1 clo!d 9 ! native girdle1 he roam$ ! isl& nak$1 una%am$1 free1 happy4 ,) ! burd5 ( ,european cu/oms f 8 %\ld]s1 8 almo/ moribund int]e/ 9 8 art reviv$4 ,gaugu9 !re exp]i5c$ visions1 0 haunt$ by exotic spirits4 ,"o picture is ! black goddess ( evil1 :om he has pa9t$ z %e lies on a c\* ) a :ite backgr\nd1 a col\r inv]sion ( ,manet's ,olympe4 ,) ! cosmology ( ! isl&]s ! ,fr5*man 0 famili>4 ,he has1 9 addition to portray+ ! natives1 made an agreeable exposition ( _! ways & days1 & _! nave bl5d+ ( ,*ri/ian & ,maori beliefs4 ,8 description ( ! fe/ival call$ ,areosis is />tl+4 ,magical practices1 ) _! att5dant cruelties & voluptu\sness1 /ill prevail 9 ,tahiti1 ?\gh only at c]ta9 int]vals4 ,v sup]/iti\s1 ! natives see demons & fairies 9 e bu%4 ,! fl[]like beauty ( ! br[n wom5 comes 9 = mu* praise1 ?\gh to be tru?ful1 ! ladies on 8 canvases seem f> f beautiful to prejudic$ ,occid5tal eyes4 ,?is ,noa ,noa is a refre%+ contribution to ! psy*ology ( a pa9t] :o1 9 broad daylight dream$ fanta/ic visions1 a pa9t] to :om ! _w 0 b a pa9t$ vision1 z ! music ( ,ri*>d ,wagn] is pa9t$ music ov]he>d 9 ano!r _w4 ,a pa9t] is ei!r a revolutioni/ or a plagi>i/1 said ,paul ,gaugu94 ,b ! tricksy god ( irony has decre$ t1 if he la/s long en\gh1 e an>* w end z a cons]vative1 ^u :i* consol+ epigram let u pause4 ,if ,i 7 to write a coda to ! =ego+1 loosely heap$ notes1 ,i might add t beauty & ugl9ess1 sickness & heal?1 are only relative t]ms4 ,! tru? is ! normal nev] happ5s 9 art or life1 s :5ev] y he> a pa9t] or pr(essor ( /hetics prea*+ ! gospel ( heal? 9 art y w "k t bo? are prea*+ pro domo4 ,! k+dom ( art conta9s _m mansions1 & 9 ev5 ! greate/ art !re may be f\nd ! morbid1 ! fev]i%1 ! sick1 or ! mad4 ,su* a _w-g5ius z ,albre*t ,dr] _h 8 mom5t ( ,mel5colia1 & :at c't y detect 9 ,da ,v9ci or ,mi*ael ,angelo if y are ov]curi\s8 ,beauty1 l t o!r deadly phrase1 beautiful draw+1 is ev] ! %ibbole? ( ! m$iocre1 ( imitators1 9 a ^w1 ( ! academy4 ,^! m5 ( n>r[ vision p9 _! fai? to ,+res 7:i* is laudable en\gh71 b groan if ! mighty l9e ( ,degas is m5tion$2 yet ,degas1 a pupil ( ,+res1 has cont9u$ 8 ma/]'s tradition 9 ! only way tradition %\ld be cont9u$1 i4 e41 by fur!r developm5t & by add+ an individual note4 ,!re=e1 :5 ,i regi/] my ov]:elm+ admiration = ,velasquez1 ,v]me]1 & ,rembr&t ,i d n b9d myself to close my eyes to orig9ality1 p]sonal *>m1 or "* 9 ! new] m54 ,!re is no su* ?+ z s*ools ( art2 !re are only arti/s4 ,,xiii ,,! ,,cult ,,( ,,! ,,nuance ,,lafcadio ,,he>n ,lafcadio ,he>n1 %y1 complex1 s5su\s1 has 9 ,elizabe? ,bisl& a sympa!tic biograph]4 ,9 h] two volumes1 ! major portion is devot$ to ! lett]s ( ?is exotic & extraord9>y writ]2 he 0 bo?1 )\t be+ ei!r a great man or a great arti/4 ,! dom9ant impression made by 8 p]sonality1 s mu* & (t5 s unhappily discuss$1 is itself impressioni/ic4 ,curi\sly en\gh1 z he view$ ! _w1 s has he be5 judg$ by ! _w4 ,8 life1 fragm5t>y1 episodic1 re/less1 d\btless ! result ( physical & psy*ical limitations1 is admirably reflect$ 9 8 writ+s ) _! /accato phras+1 ov]col\r$ /yle1 _! flight f any?+ approa*+ reality1 _! uneasy appreh5sion ( sex1 & _! flitt+s among ! folk-lore ( a half doz5 ext9ct civilisations4 ,8 defective eyesight 0 l>gely ! cause ( 8 attitude t[>d life & art--= ) our eyes we create our _w--& 8 int5se suff]+s & consequ5t pessimism mu/ be set d[n to ! inevitable trag$y ( a s\l t greatly aspir$1 b a s\l t _h ! int]ior vision ?\gh n ! in/rum5t ) :i* to int]pret x4 ,lafcadio ,he>n 0 a poetic temp]am5t1 a /yli/1 b an incomplete arti/4 ,8 biograph]1 ,miss ,bisl&1 speaks ( him z a /yli/4 ,un=tunately ?is is n f> f ! tru?2 he 0 a /yli/1 ?\gh n always ) an individual /yle4 ,! real ,he>n _h sup]impos$ ^u him ! dbris ( _m writ]s1 usually ,fr5*m54 ,he began 8 lit]>y life z a wor%ipp] & translator ( ,?ophile ,gauti] & di$ 9 ! fai? t ,pi]re ,loti _h said ! la/ ^w ( mod]n prose4 ,gauti] attract$ him by 8 sumptu\sness ( epi!t1 ! p]fectly realis$ mat]ial spl5d\rs ( gold1 ( m>ble1 ( col\r4 ,to ! neura/h5ic ,he>n1 8 bra9 big ) glori\s dreams1 ! ,p>isian pagan mu/ h seem$ godlike 9 8 half-smil+1 half-contemptu\s ma/]y ( language1 a ma/]y 9 its ease n outrivall$ ev5 by ,flaub]t4 ,gauti] 0 a gigantic reflector ( ! visible _w1 b )\t g5u9e sympa?y = humanity1 & he boa/$ t 8 p]iods1 l cats1 always fell on _! feet1 no matt] h[ high or c>elessly he toss$ !m4 ,& !n he 0 ,greek 9 8 temp]am5t1 ,greek graft$ ^u a ,p>isian :o lov$ =m & hue above all else1 & ?is appeal$ to ,he>n1 ^: "m 0 ,greek1 ^: ta/es 7 exotic4 ,x 0 only aft] he _h pass$ ! half-c5tury m>k & :5 he 0 ! fa!r ( ?ree sons t "s appreh5sion ( ! gravity ( ,occid5tal e?ical tea*+ 0 realis$ by him4 ,:5 ,m4 ,loti-,viaud1 t mo/ exquisite ( ,fr5* prose arti/s & s5tim5tal s5suali/s1 made 8 appe>ance1 ,lafcadio 0 ravi%$ into ! sev5? heav54 ,"h 0 :at he _h s\ght to d1 :at he nev] w\ld d--! p]fection ( impressionism1 creat$ by an accumulation ( delicate details1 un]r+ly pres5t$1 ) ! int5tion ( attack+ ! visual 7lit]>y7 s5se1 n ! e>4 ,y c't read a page ( ,loti al\d2 he>+ is nev] ! f9al c\rt ( appeal = him4 ,nor is ! e> reg>d$ 9 ,he>n's prose4 ,he is n auditive2 l ,loti & ! ,gonc\rts1 he writes = ! eye4 ,fr4 ,paulhan calls writ]s ( ?is type ri* 9 ! prdom9ance des s5sations visuelles4 ,disconnect$ by 8 con/ant abuse ( ! da%--he mu/ h /udi$ ,poe n too wisely--inf9itesimal /rokes ( col\r supply+ ! place ( a l>ge-m\ld$ syntax1 ?is prose has n unity1 precision1 spe$1 euphony4 ,its rhy?ms are *oppy1 ! dabs ( pa9t1 ! %ad+s )9 %ad+s1 ! return ^u itself ( ! !me1 ! retic5t1 inv]t$ s5t5ces1 ! abs5ce ( ar*itectonic & ! fatal lack ( v>iety1 surprise1 or gr&eur 9 ! h>monic s5se1 ^! disb> ! prose ( ,lafcadio ,he>n f ! exalt$ position claim$ = x by 8 admir]s4 ,yet x is a delicate prose2 ! haunt$ twilight ( ! s\l has f\nd its notations 9 8 "w4 ,) ,amiel he c\ld say ( a l&scape t x 0 a /ate ( s\l4 ,8 v defects became 8 /r5g?4 ,) normal eyesight we %\ld n h _h ! man ( gho/ly rev]ies1 ! pati5t1 *>m+ et*] on a m9iature block ( evanesc5t prose1 ! =g] ( t9y *ords1 modulat+ into ,*op9-l mi/4 ,8 mania = ! ^w caus$ him to neglect ! s5t5ce2 8 devotion to ! s5t5ce clos$ = him any compreh5sive h&l+ ( ! p>agraph2 he seldom wrote a p]fect page2 nev] an entire *apt] or book4 ,at 8 be/ he equals ,loti 9 8 evocation ( ! my/]y t encompasses u1 a my/]y t has be5 s\nd$ 9 music1 seldom 9 language4 ,8 ca/ ( m9d 0 ess5tially romantic4 ,he>n does n m5tion ! "n ( ,gonc\rt 9 8 lett]s1 & yet x is a c]ta9 side ( ! bro!rs1 ! impressioni/ic side1 t 8 writ+s resemble4 ,b he _h n _! arti/ry4 ,nor c\ld he1 l ,maupassant1 summon tangible spirits f ! va/y deep1 z did ! ,norman ma/] 9 ,le ,horla4 ,:5 ,rod9 0 told by ,ar?ur ,symons t ,william ,blake saw visions1 ! sculptor1 aft] look+ at ! draw+s1 repli$3 ,yes1 he saw !m once2 he %\ld h se5 !m ?ree or f\r times4 ,he>n seldom p9n$ d[n to ! pap] 8 dreams1 ?\gh he _h a gift ( sugge/ion1 ( spiritual ov]tones1 9 a key ( transc5d5talism1 t1 9 c]ta9 pages1 f> out%9es ,loti or ,maupassant4 ,disciple ( ,h]b]t ,sp5c]--he 0 =c$ because ( 8 fem99e fluidity to lean on a /rong1 positive bra9--hat] ( social conv5tions1 despis] ( ,*ri/ianity1 a proselyte to a doz5 cre$s1 f ! black magic ( ,voodooism to ,japanese ,%9toism1 he nev] q rid himself ( ! spiritual deposits inh]it$ f 8 ,*ri/ian ance/ry4 ,?is /ra91 ?is contradiction1 to be f\nd 9 8 lat] lett]s1 expla9s mu* ( 8 psy*ology1 all ( 8 art4 ,a man aft] ne>ly two ?\s& ye>s ( ,*ri/ianity may say to himself3 ,lo6 ,i am a pagan4 ,b all ! horses f ,dan to ,be]%eba _c drag him back to paganism1 _c make him resi/ ! pull ( 8 h]$it>y fai?4 ,! v quality ,he>n mo/ deplor$ 9 himself gives 8 "w an exotic sav\r2 he is a ,*ri/ian ( ,greek & ,roman ,ca?olic tra9+1 a half ,greek1 half ,celt1 :ole gipsy1 masqu]ad+ z an ,ori5tal4 ,! mask is an agreeable "o1 ! voice ( ! speak] sweet1 almo/ entic+1 b "o m mask x is1 & !re=e n ! real ,he>n4 ,he 0 ,go?1 n ,greek2 he suff]$ f ! my/ic fe> ( ! ,go?1 :ile he ye>n$ = ! great day flame ( ! classics4 ,ev5 8 ,japonisme 0 sk9-deep4 ,miss ,bisl& relates ! unev5tful c>e] ( ,he>n 9 an unaffect$ mann]4 ,he 0 lov$ by 8 fri5ds1 :ile he (t5 ran away f !m4 ,solit>y1 ecc5tric1 ,he>n 0 an unhappy man4 ,he 0 born ,june #bg1 #ahej1 on "o ( ! ,ionian ,isles1 ,santa ,maura1 call$ 9 mod]n ,greek1 ,leokus1 or ,lafcada1 ! ,sappho ,leucadia1 promontory & all4 ,8 fa!r 0 ,*>les ,bu% ,he>n1 ( an old ,dorset%ire family--,he>n1 h[ev]1 is a ,romany "n--& an ,iri%man4 ,8 "m 0 ,rosa ,c]igote1 a ,greek1 ^: bro!rs1 x is said1 /abb$ _! si/]'s suitor1 b %e1 ,isolde-l1 nurs$ him1 & he m>ri$ h]4 ,! m>riage 0 n a happy "o4 ,"y ,lafcadio drift$ to ,irel&1 0 adopt$ by a ri* aunt ( ,doctor ,he>n's1 a ,mrs4 ,br5ane1 & w5t ) h] to ,wales4 ,he is said to h be5 educat$ 9 ! nor? ( ,france at a ,jesuit college4 ,he le>n$ ! language !re4 ,lat] he 0 at ,u%an1 ! ,roman ,ca?olic college ( ,durham4 ,8 life long he hat$ ?is religion1 hat$ x 9 a sup]/iti\s fa%ion1 & seem$ to h suff]$ f a sort ( p]secution mania--he fanci$ ,jesuits 7 plott+ aga9/ him4 ,at s*ool he lo/ ! sight ( "o eye ?r\gh an accid5t :ile at play4 ,9 #ahfi ,he>n 0 five feet ?ree in*es tall1 weigh$ "o hundr$ & ?irty-sev5 p\nds1 & _h a *e/ measurem5t ( ?irty-six & ?ree-f\r?s in*es4 ,disappo9t$ ( an expect$ inh]itance--8 gr&aunt left him no?+--he w5t to ,london ) 8 head full ( dreams1 b 8 pockets 7 empty4 ,9 #ahfi he l&$ 9 ,new ,york1 p5niless1 poor 9 heal?1 half bl9d1 fri5dless1 & v ambiti\s4 ,9 ?is biography y may foll[ him ?r\gh ! black & coil+ pov]ty1 a mean & bitt] life comp>$ ) :i* ! c>e] ( ,rob]t ,l\is ,/ev5son 0 ! triumphal procession ( a ,pr9ce ,*>m+ ( lett]s4 ,he l&$ f9ally 9 ,c9c9nati1 :]e he secur$ an unimportant position on ,! ,enquir]4 ,8 fri5ds at t "t 7 ,h4 ,e4 ,krehbiel1 ,joseph ,tunison1 & ,h4 ,f4 ,f>ney1 ! arti/4 ,8 lett]s1 pr9t$ 9 ?is volume1 & rang+ f #ahgg to #ahhi1 address$ to ,mr4 ,krehbiel1 are ! mo/ int]e/+ = ! /ud5ts ( ,he>n ! lit]>y aspirant4 ,he envies ! solid ar*itecture ( t music-critic's prose1 b realises t x is n = him--lack ( /ructure is 8 *ief defici5cy4 ,b he passionately admir$ t quality 9 o!rs :]e9 he felt himself want+4 ,he 0 g5]\s to o!rs1 n to himself4 ,x is un=tunate t he /udi$ ! prose ( ! sev5te5? c5tury4 ,mr4 ,krehbiel evid5tly knew ( 8 tone-deafness4 ,he>n wrote him t he c\ld li/5 to ,patti aft] he _h read ,krehbiel4 ,?is proves him to be ( ! lit]>y type ( music lov]2 music mu/ fir/ be a picture be=e x makes a tonal image 9 ! cortical cells4 ,! mo/ rem>kable ?+ 9 ! ,he>n case is 8 int5sity ( vision )\t adequate optical organs4 ,) inf9ite pa9s he pictur$ life microscopically4 ,he 0 = ev] excit$1 8 bra9 clam\r+ = food1 />v+ = ! sub/ance d5i$ x by lack ( normal eyesight4 ,he>n sick5$ ( newspap] "w1 he loa!d x1 he (t5 decl>$1 & slipp$ away to ,new ,orleans4 ,!re he f\nd mu* mat]ial = 8 exotic crav+s4 ,he accumulat$ an exp5sive & curi\s libr>y1 = 8 0 ! type ( tal5t t mu/ d]ive f art1 n life4 ,at ,m>t9ique we f9d him hypnotis$ by ! sc5]y1 ! climate1 & ! col\rful life4 ,he abhorr$ ! cold1 he always %iv]$ 9 ,new ,york1 & ?is tepid1 romantic isl&1 ) its dreamy days & />ry nights1 fill$ him ) languid joy4 ,b he soon discov]$ t ! mak+ ( lit]ature 0 n possible 9 su* a luxuri\s atmosph]e1 z he did lat] 9 ,japan1 & he return$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,9 #ahij he left = ! ,ea/1 nev] to return4 ,he di$ at ,tokio1 ,septemb] #bf1 #aijd4 ,he>n _h an amaz+ acqua9tance ) ! folk-lore ( _m nations4 ,he 0 p]petually rav+ ov] ! ,f9ni%1 ! ,voodoo1 ! ,h9du4 ,if he _h gone to ,p>is in/ead ( to ,japan1 we %\ld h miss$ ! impressionism ( 8 ,japanese tales1 yet he might h f\nd ! arti/ic solace 8 a*+ he>t desir$4 ,!re 8 /yle w\ld h be5 bett] gr\nd$2 !re he w\ld h f\nd solid weapons fa%ion$ = 8 e?nical1 ar*ological1 & /hetical excursions4 ,folk-lore is a trea*]\s byway ( lit]ature1 & ,he>n always work$ 9 x ) old-fa%ion$ tools4 ,z v]satile 9 range z 7 8 rese>*es1 ! results are meagre1 = he 0 n a tra9$ obs]v] nor ?9k] 9 any doma94 ,s is x t 9 8 lat] rov+s among ! metaphysics ( ,sp5c] & mod]n ?\ght !re is some?+ fev]i%ly %all[4 ,8 judgm5ts ( ,engli% writ]s 7 amateuri%4 ,he call$ ,kipl+ a great poet1 presumably on ! /r5g? ( 8 exotic tang4 ,sir ,edw9 ,arnold he rat$ above ,mat!w ,arnold = ! same reason4 ,9 ,japan1 delici\s1 malodor\s ,japan1 we leave him to ! read]1 :o w f9d 9 ^! lett]s to ,h5ry ,edw>d ,krehbiel1 ,ball1 ,w4 ,d4 ,o',connor1 ,g\ld1 ,elizabe? ,bisl&1 ,page ,m4 ,butl]1 ,basil ,hall ,*amb]la91 ,ellwood ,h5drick1 & ,mit*ell ,mc,donald ! mo/ ent]ta9+1 self-reveal+ lit]>y correspond5ce publi%$ s9ce ! dea? ( ,rob]t ,l\is ,/ev5son4 ,he int]pret$ ! s\l ( old ,japan at ! critical mom5t :5 a new ,we/]n "o 0 be+ assum$ l a =midable c>apace4 ,he also w>n$ u ( ,japan1 ! new ,japan--?\gh n 9 a fri5dly way2 he w\ld h be5 glad to see ,we/]n civilisation subm]g$ by ! yell[ races4 ,%y1 complex1 s5su\s1 ,he>n is ! real ,lafcadio ,he>n 9 ^! lett]s4 ,!re9 we discov] ! t5d]ness1 ! passion1 ! capacity = fri5d%ip1 ! g5u9e humanity abs5t 9 8 books4 ,8 life1 8 art1 7 sadly misfitt$ ) masks--?\gh ,nietzs*e says3 ,all t is pr(\nd loves ! mask2 & ! symbolism ( ! ,ori5t complet$ ! dis9tegration ( 8 baffl+ p]sonality4 ,,xiv ,,! ,,melan*oly ,,( ,,ma/]pieces ,i ,possibly x is a purely subjective impression1 b ,i seldom face a ma/]piece 9 art )\t suff]+ a slight melan*oly1 & ?is feel+ is nev] influ5c$ by ! subject4 ,! pa/oral peace t hov]s l a gold5 b5ison ab\t ,giorgione's ,conc]t at ! ,l\vre1 ! sl[1 wid[$ smile ( ! ,mona ,lisa1 ! cross-rhy?ms ( ,las ,lanzas1 mo/ magnific5t ( battle-pieces1 9 ! ,velasquez ,sala at ! ,prado1 ev5 ! processional popl>s ( ,hobbema at ! ,national ,gall]y1 or ! cle> cool daylight :i* filt]s ?r\gh ! w9d[ ( ! ,dresd5 ,v]me]--^! & o!rs d n always give me ! buoyant s5se ( self-lib]ation :i* great art %\ld4 ,x is n because ,i h se5 too (t5 ! bride ,saskia & h] "y husb& ,rembr&t1 9 ,dresd51 t 9 _! pres5ce a t+e ( sadness col\rs my ?\ghts4 ,i h endeav\r$ to analyse ?is feel+4 ,:y melan*oly8 ,is great art always slightly morbid8 ,is x because ( _! isolation 9 ! /one jails we call museums8 ,or t _! immortality yields in* by in* to ! trea*]\s & resi/less pressure ( ! ye>s8 ,or else because _! hopeless p]fection induces a species ( exalt$ envy8 ,& isn't x simply ! incomm5surable emotion evok$ by ! g5ius ( ! pa9t] or sculptor8 ,"o ne$ n be hyp]/hetic to exp]i5ce some?+ ak9 to muffl$ pa9 :5 li/5+ to c]ta9 pages ( ,tri/an & ,isolde1 or :ile submitt+ to ! my/ic ec/asy ( ,jan ,van ,eyck at ,gh5t4 ,! exquisite grace ( ! ,praxiteles ,h]mes or ! sweetness ( life we recognise 9 ,donatello may invade ! s\l ) messages ( melan*oly1 & n come z m9i/]s ( joy4 ,"o c't /udy ! ma/]s too mu*--,i mean1 f ! amateur's view-po9t2 9 ! case ( an arti/ x dep5ds on ! receptivity ( 8 temp]am5t4 ,velasquez didn't l ,raphael1 & x 0 ,b\*] :o w>n$ ,fragon>d1 :5 he w5t to ,rome1 n to take ! ,italian pa9t]s too s]i\sly4 ,imitation may be ! s9c]e/ =m ( flatt]y1 b x sometimes /ifles individuality4 ,i ?9k x is probably ! belief t nev] aga9 w ?is planet h ano!r gold5 age ( pa9t+ & sculpture t ar\ses 9 me ! melan*oly ,i m5tion4 ,music has pass$ its prime & is n[ ent]+ ! twilight ( p]fections pa/ = ev]4 ,s is x ) ! ,sev5 ,arts4 ,nev]!less1 !re is no ne$ ( pessimism4 ,ev5 if we c\ld1 x w\ld n be well to repeat ! =mulas ( art accompli%$1 born z !y 7 ( c]ta9 conditions1 social z well z te*nical4 ,o!r days1 o!r plays4 ,& t is ! blight on all academic art4 ,traditional art1 says ,frank ,rutt]1 is ! art ( respectable plagi>ism1 a slight v>iation on ,paul ,gaugu9's m revolution>y axiom4 ,no fe> ( any arti/ be+ too orig9al4 ,!re is no isolat$ tru?1 exclaim$ ,millet2 b ,con/able wrote3 ,a good ?+ is nev] done twice4 ,be/ ( all1 x 0 ,r4 ,a4 ,m4 ,/ev5son :o said 9 effect t aft] /udy+ ,velasquez at ! ,prado he _h modifi$ 8 op9ions z to ! orig9ality ( mod]n art4 ,let u admit t !re is no hope ( ev] rivall+ ! dead2 yet a new beauty may be born1 a new vision1 & ) x necess>ily new te*nical proc$ures4 ,:5 ,i say new1 ,i mean a new v>iation on ! pa/4 ,to-day ! ,*9ese & ,assyrian are reviv$4 ,x is ! d5ial ( ^! v obvi\s tru?s t makes academic critics slightly ridicul\s4 ,!y ob/9ately refuse to see ! sunlight on ! canvases ( ! ,impressioni/s j z !y d5y ! s9c]ity & p[] ( ! s-call$ po/-,impressioni/s4 ,! transvaluation ( critical values mu/ foll[ 9 ! trail ( revolutions4 ,x is a pity t ,new ,york z yet has n _h an opportunity ( view+ ! be/ ,czannes1 ,gaugu9s1 & ,van ,goghs4 ,i did n see ! exhibition sev]al ye>s ago at ! ,armory1 :i* 0 none ! less an eye-op5]4 ,b ,i h be5 told by ^? ^: op9ion & k are incontrov]tible t ?is tr9ity ( ! mod]n movem5t 0 inadequately repres5t$2 fur!rmore1 ,h5ri ,matisse1 a pa9t] ( indubitable skill & orig9ality1 did n get a fair %[+4 ,x w\ld be a sup]flu\s & ?ankless task to argue ) critics or arti/s :o refuse to ackn[l$ge ,manet1 ,monet1 ,degas4 ,^! m5 are already classics4 ,g to ! ,l\vre & judge = y\rself4 ,impressionism has s]v$ its purpose2 x 0 too p]sonal 9 ! case ( ,claude ,monet to be successfully practis$ by e "o4 ,s9ce him _m h hopelessly attempt$ ! b5d+ ( 8 b[4 ,manet is an incomplete ,velasquez2 b he is a great col\ri/1 & int]pret$ 9 8 fluid1 n]v\s mann] ! mod]n _s4 ,degas1 ma/] design]1 ^: l9e is z mighty z ,+res 8 ma/]1 is by c\rtesy associat$ ) ! ,impressioni/ic gr\p1 ?\gh 8 me?ods & !irs are poles asund]4 ,x seems t because he didn't imitate ,+res 9 8 *oice ( subject-matt] he is c>p$ at4 ,to-day ! newe/ vision has rev]t$ to ! %>pe/ possible silh\ettes &1 to add confusion1 includes rhy?ms t a decade ago w\ld n h be5 ?\ght possible4 ,,ii ,i c't agree ) ^? :o call ,paul ,czanne ! ,nietzs*e ( pa9t+1 because ,nietzs*e is brilliant & orig9al :ile ! fundam5tal qualities ( ,czanne are s9c]ity1 a dogg$ s9c]ity1 & also spl5did col\r+--! value ( ! pigm5t 9 & = itself1 ! /r5g? & h>mony ( col\r4 ,8 tra9+ 0 9 ! classics4 ,he knew ,manet & ,monet1 b 8 p]sonal temp]am5t did n incl9e him to _! =ms ( ,impressionism4 ,a sob]1 calculat+ workman1 n a heav5-/orm+ g5ius1 yet a pa9t] ^: proc$ure has s]v$ z a po9t ( dep>ture = ! y\ng] tribe4 ,l ,liszt1 ,czanne is ! prog5itor ( a s*ool1 = ,wagn] f\nd$ no great s*ool z mu* z he influ5c$ 8 contempor>ies2 he 0 too complete 9 himself to leave arti/ic desc5dants1 & ,liszt1 an int]m$iate type1 influ5c$ n only ,wagn] b ! ,russians & ! ,neo-,fr5*man4 ,! greate/ disciples ( ,czanne are ,gaugu9 & ,van ,gogh4 ,mr4 ,br[nell once wrote3 ,we only c>e = facts :5 !y expla9 tru?s1 & ! facts ( ,czanne h t m]it4 ,he is tru?ful to ! degree ( elim9at+ _m important arti/ic factors f 8 canvases4 ,b he realises ! bulk & weight ( objects2 he del9eates _! d5sity & pr(ile4 ,8 l&scapes & 8 humans are z real z ,manet's2 he seeks to pa9t ! actual1 n ! relative4 ,!re is /r5g? if n beauty--! old canonic beauty--& 9 ! place ( ! latt] may be f\nd ri* col\r4 ,a ma/] ( values1 ,czanne4 ,aft] all1 pa9t is ?ick] ?an academic culture4 ,i saw ! fir/ ,paul ,gaugu9 exhibition at ,dur&-,ruel's 9 ,p>is ye>s ago4 ,i recall contempor>y criticism4 ,! figures are outl9$ 9 firm /rokes & pa9t$ 9 broad1 flat t9ts on canvas t has ! texture ( tape/ry4 ,_m ( ^! works are made repulsive by _! aspect ( multicol\r$ crude & b>b>\s imag]y4 ,yet "o _c b ackn[l$ge ! fundam5tal qualities1 ! lovely values1 ! ornam5tal ta/e1 & ! impression ( primitive animalism4 ,s9ce t r fa9t praise ,gaugu9 is al(t ) ! ,olympians4 ,8 art is ess5tially classic4 ,aga9 8 new !mes puzzl$ critics4 ,a decorative pa9t] born1 he is fit = ! company ( ,baudry ! eclectic1 ,moreau ! symboli/1 ,puvis de ,*avannes1 greate/ ( mod]n mural pa9t]s1 & ! />lit ,besn>d4 ,a roll+ /one 0 ,gaugu91 "o t ga!r$ no /ale moss4 ,he saw ) eyes t at ,tahiti became innoc5t4 ,! novelty ( ! flora & fauna !re %\ld n be ov]look$ 9 ?is arti/ic recrudesc5ce4 ,8 natural incl9ation t[>d decorative subjects rek9dl$ 9 ! pres5ce ( ! tropical wild]ness2 at e /ep he discov]$ new motives4 ,! v l>g5ess ( ! =ms ab\t him1 :e!r human1 vegetable1 or floral1 appeal$ to 8 bold bru%1 & ,i ?9k t critics %\ld take ?is into consid]ation be=e decl>+ 8 s\!rn pictures g>i%4 ,!y (t5 seem s1 b !n ! sunset !re is gl>+1 ! %ad[s pond]\s & full ( h>% complem5t>y reflects1 :ile humanity we>s ano!r aspect 9 ?is s\!rn isl& :]e di/ance is annihilat$ by ! cl>ity ( ! atmosph]e4 ,no1 ,paul ,gaugu9 is c]ta9ly n a plagi>i/4 ,clive ,bell has writt53 ,great arti/s nev] look back4 ,i believe ! opposite2 all great arti/s look back & f ! pa/ create a new syn!sis4 ,wells has said3 ,bett] plund] ?an p>alysis1 ! obv]se ( ,gaugu9's tea*+1 & if ,v9c5t ,van ,gogh plund]$ 9 8 y\? x 0 n because he fe>$ p>alysis4 ,he m]ely practis$ 8 scales 9 private be=e attempt+ public p]=mance4 ,rememb] t none ( ^! revolution>y arti/s jump$ ov]bo>d 9 ! beg9n+ )\t swimm+-bladd]s4 ,!y 7 all1 & are all1 m5 :o h s]v$ _! te*nical appr5tice%ip be=e rebellion & complete self-expression4 ,! gods ( ,van ,gogh 7 ,rembr&t1 ,delacroix1 ,daumi]1 ,monticelli1 & ,millet4 ,! latt] 0 a v]itable passion ) him4 ,he said ( him1 & ! rem>k 0 a sign-po/ = 8 own future3 ,rembr&t & ,delacroix pa9t$ ! p]son ( ,jesus1 ,millet 8 tea*+4 ,?is preoccupation ) moral ideas l5t a m>k$ int5sity to 8 n>r[ temp]am5t4 ,ill-balanc$ he 02 !re 0 madness 9 ! family2 bo? 8 bro!r & himself committ$ suicide4 ,8 adoration ( ,monticelli & 8 jewell$ /yle l$ him to ,impressionism4 ,b col\r = col\r's sake or optical illusion did n long hold him4 ,! ov]load$ pa9t 9 8 e>li] works soon gave way to flat modell+4 ,8 effects are a*iev$ by sweep+ cont\rs in/ead ( a s]ies ( planes4 ,!re are weight1 %>p silh\ettes1 & cruel analysis4 ,8 col\r h>monies are brilliant1 dissociat$ f our notions ( ! normal4 ,he is a g5u9e reali/ z oppos$ to ! decorative classicism ( ,gaugu94 ,8 "w 0 n mu* affect$ by ,gaugu91 ?\gh he has be5 class$ 9 ! same s*ool4 ,czanne op5ly repudiat$ bo? m54 ,a sun 9 8 head & a hurricane 9 8 he>t1 0 said ( him1 z x 0 fir/ said ( ,delacroix by a critical contempor>y4 ,v9c5t ,van ,gogh is1 to my way ( ?9k+1 ! greate/ g5ius ( ! trio "u discussion4 ,aft] !m foll[$ ! ,uglici/s & ! passionate patt]ns & emotional curves ( ! ,cubi/s4 ,h5ri ,matisse has sci5ce1 he is responsive to all ! inflections ( ! human =m1 & has at 8 f+]-tips all ! nuances ( col\r4 ,he is "o ( ^? lucky m5 = :om ! simple/ elem5ts suffice to create a liv+ art4 ,) a few t\*es a fl[]1 a woman1 gr[ be=e y\r eyes4 ,he is a magician1 & :5 8 ta/e = exp]im5t+ ) de=mations *anges we may expect a gall]y ( ma/]pieces4 ,at pres5t1 pu%$ by fri5ds & foes1 he c't resi/ ! temptation to explode fire-crack]s on ! front /oop ( ! ,in/itute4 ,b a ma/] ( l9e1 ( decoration1 ( allur+ rhy?ms4 ,:i/l] w5t to ,japan on an arti/ic adv5ture4 ,matisse has gone to ,*9a1 :]e rhy?m1 n imitation1 is ! *iefe/ quality 9 art4 ,su* m5 z ,matisse1 ,augu/us ,john1 & ,ar?ur ,b4 ,davies excel z draughtsm54 ,! sket*es ( ! fir/-nam$ are ^? ( a sculptor1 almo/ in/antane\s notations ( attitudes & ge/ures4 ,! movem5t1 n ! mass1 is ! goal s\ght = by all ( !m4 ,! usual cr[d ( *>latans1 camp-foll[]s1 hang]s-on may be f\nd l\dly prais+ _! own w>es 9 ?is ,neo-,impressioni/ s*ool--if s*ool x be--b x is only fair to judge ! mo/ s]i\s & gift$ pa9t]s & sculptors ( ! day4 ,already !re are signs t ! extremi/s1 contortioni/s1 hy/]ical humbugs1 ,zoni/s1 ,futuri/s1 & fak]s g5]ally are disappe>+4 ,:at is good w abide1 z is ! case ) ,impressionism2 light & atmosph]e are its lessons2 ! lat] m5 h o!r ideals3 =m & rhy?m1 & a m spiritual int]pretation ( facts4 ,,iii ,! ,comp>ative ,exhibition 9 ,new ,york ov] t5 ye>s ago prov$ t x is dang]\s to mix disp>ate s*ools & aims & p]sonalities4 ,& :ile ! und]tak+ 0 laudable1 seek+ z x did to dissipate our arti/ic prov9ciality1 x b emphasis$ x--prov$ beyond ! p]adv5ture ( a d\bt ,am]ican dep5d5ce on =eign art4 ,te*nically1 to-day1 ! majority ( our be/ pa9t]s /em f ,france1 z =m]ly !y imitat$ ,engli% models or /udi$ at ,dsseldorf & ,muni*4 ,:5 ! ,b>bizon gr\p made _! influ5ce felt our l&scapi/s imm$iately betray$ ! impact ( ! new vision1 ! new te*nique4 ,our y\ng] m5 are j z progressive z 7 _! fa!rs & gr&fa!rs4 ,e fre% g5]ation uses z a spr+-bo>d = its a*ievem5ts ! previ\s g5]ation4 ,!y h a lot to put on canvas1 new sights t only ,am]ica c %[4 ,:at matt] ! tools if !y h1 ^! "y *aps1 individuality8 ,mu/ !y cont9ue to pe] ?r\gh ! /udio spectacles ( _! gr&fa!rs8 ,!y make mi/akes1 z did _! pr$ecessors4 ,!y exp]im5t2 art is n a fix$ quantity1 b a ceaseless exp]im5t+4 ,!y are (t5 raw1 crude1 h>%2 b !y deal 9 "* & actuality4 ,!y pa9t _! environm5t--! only true hi/oric me?od--& !y d ?is ) a mod]n te*nique4 ,manet1 ,goya1 ,r5oir1 ,monet1 ,piss>ro1 ,t\l\se-,lautrec1 ,degas1 ,:i/l]1 & o!rs may be not$ 9 ! te*nical s*emes ( n9e out ( t5 native-born ,am]ican arti/s4 ,! "q at issue is :e!r our new m5 h any?+ to say1 & d !y say x 9 a p]sonal mann]4 ,i ?9k ! answ] is a decid$ affirmative4 ,we c't compete ) ! great names 9 art1 b 9 ! contempor>y swim we fairly hold our own4 ,consid] our rec5t ,academy exhibitions--& ,i pref] to take ?is /ronghold ( antiquat$ art & prejudices z a />t+-po9t r ?an ! "w ( ! out-&-out insurg5ts--consid]1 ,i repeat1 ! ,academy1 & !n try to recall1 say1 t5 ye>s ago & ! pictures t !n hung on ! l9e4 ,decid$ly1 z ,zola w\ld say1 !re has be5 a clean+ up ( dirty old palettes1 an inru% ( fre% air & sun%9e4 ,9 l&scape we excel1 easily lead+ ! ,engli% pa9t]s4 ,( ,g]many ,i d n c>e to speak "h3 ! sea ( mud t passes = col\r1 ! clums9ess ( h&l+1 & ! g5]al heavy self-satisfaction disc\rage ! mo/ ard5t *ampion ( ! ,teutonic art4 ,9 ,engl&1 ,burl+ton ,h\se /ill sets ! fa%ion4 ,at "o ,royal ,academy ,i att5d$ ,i f\nd ?rongs be=e a melodramatic anecdote by ,john ,colli]1 entitl$ ,! ,fall5 ,ideal4 ,x _h ! rigidity ( a t9t$ photograph4 ,b x hit ! gall]y1 :i* de>ly loves a /ory 9 pa9t4 ,! two ,s>g5t l&scapes did n attract1 yet !y kill$ e picture )9 optical range4 ,nor 0 ,colli]'s ! wor/ (f5ce 9 an enorm\s ga!r+ ( m$iocre canvases4 ,"o mu/ g1 n[adays1 to ! ,new ,engli% ,art ,club to see ! f9e fl[] ( new ,engli% art4 ,!re ,augu/us ,john reigns1 b he is n to be conf9$ 9 p>o*ial limits2 he is a ,european ev5t1 n m]ely ,wel%4 ,he dom9ates ! club z he dom9ates ,engli% art4 ,:at's "o man's pa9t may be ano!r's poison4 ,i nev] saw s _m examples ( 8 except 9 ,mr4 ,john ,qu9n's collection--:o has ! l>ge/ ga!r+ 9 ,am]ica ( ! "w ( ?is virile pa9t] & draughtsman4 ,8 c>toon--,! ,flute ( ,pan 7! prop]ty ( ,mr4 ,qu9n7--hang+ 9 ! w9t] %[ ( ! ,engli% ,art ,club1 reveals ! arti/'s impulse t[>d l>ge decorative s*emes4 ,at fir/ ! composition seems huddl$1 b ! cross-rhy?ms & avoidance ( facile pose are ! reason = ?is impression4 ,! "w is magi/]ial4 ,x gr[s ^u "o1 ?\gh x is d\btful :e!r x w ev] make ! appeal popul>4 ,john's col\r spots are s$uctive4 ,he usually takes a s+le model & plays ) ! motive z v>y+ly z did ,brahms 9 8 v>iations on a !me by ,pagan9i4 ,b ) all 8 transc5d5tal virtuosity ! ,wel% pa9t] is nev] academic2 he is (t5 rank 9 8 expression ( humanity1 human1 all-too-human1 z ,nietzs*e w\ld h said4 ,a great p]sonality 7) great] pot5tialities7 is t ( ,augu/us ,john4 ,b aside f 8 p[]ful p]sonality & rem>kable craftsman%ip1 :o is !re t c't be mat*$ by our own m58 ,!re are no l&scapi/s l ours--is x necess>y to c\nt !m (f "n by "n8 ,nei!r are our figure-pa9t]s excell$4 ,i "k comp>isons are n c\rte\s1 & ,i =be> p>ticul>is+4 ,john ,s4 ,s>g5t1 our greate/ pa9t] ( surfaces1 ( ! mundane sc5e1 0 n ev5 born "h1 ?\gh he is ( ,am]ican p>5tage4 ,nev]!less1 we claim him4 ,!n !re is ,:i/l]1 mo/ elusive ( our arti/s4 ,is he ,am]ican8 ,t "q has be5 answ]$4 ,he is1 ev5 if he deals ) =eign subject-matt]4 ,wond]fully wr\ght1 magically col\r$1 ri* & dim1 are 8 pictures1 & "o1 to employ ! phrase ( an ,engli% critic1 is fa9 to believe t 8 bru% 0 dipp$ 9 mi/1 n pigm5t4 ,let u be ca?olic4 ,let u try to %ift anew ! focus ( criticism :5 a fre% p]sonality swims into our k54 ,let u /udy ea* man accord+ to 8 temp]am5t & n insi/ t he %\ld *ime ) o!r m5's music4 ,! ,beckmess] /yle ( aw>d+ good & bad m>ks is obsolete4 ,to miss mod]n art is to miss "o ( ! few ?rills t life holds4 ,y\r true decad5t copies ! pa/ & closes 8 eyes to ! insi/5t vibrations ( 8 day4 ,i "k t x is n e "o :o c enjoy ,botticelli & ,monet1 ,dr] & ,manet1 ,rembr&t & ,matisse4 ,ready-made admiration is fatal to y\?ful m9ds2 nev]!less1 we %\ld1 all ( u1 old z well z "y--p>ticul>ly ! academic eld]ly--cultivate a broad] compreh5sion ( ! lat] s*ools & p]sonalities4 ,art is protean4 ,b w1 ,i ask myself1 po/]ity sit be=e ! ma/]pieces ( ,matisse1 ,picasso1 & ,van ,dong51 & exp]i5ce t no/algia ( ! ideal ( :i* ,i wrote at ! beg9n+ ( ^! desultory notes8 ,:y n8 ,!re may be o!r ideals 9 ^? remote times1 ideals t may be f\nd inc>nate 9 "s new-fangl$ trem5d\s ,geh5na4 ,b nature w always rema9 mod]n4 ,,ii ,,! ,,italian ,,futuri/ ,,pa9t]s ,because ,i _h /roll$ ov] to buy a newspap] at a kiosk h>d by ! ,rijks ,museum 9 ,am/]dam1 ,i discov]$ an ann\ncem5t t ! ,italian ,futuri/s 7 hold+ an exhibition 9 ,de ,roos ,gall]y on ! ,rok9dam4 ,?is 0 e>ly 9 ,septemb]1 #aiab4 ,:at a *ance1 ,i ?\ght1 to comp>e ! new ) ! old4 ,aft] t glori\s tr9ity1 ,rembr&t1 ,frans ,hals1 & ,v]me]1 hang+ 9 ! ,rijks1 :at a piquant contra/ to /udy ! new-fangl$ h]esies & fanta/ic high-kick+ ( ! ,futuri/s6 ,?is gr\p1 consi/+ ( five ,italian pa9t]s 9 company ) ! poet ,m>9etti z a self-con/itut$ *ef d'cole1 is p]fectly agre$ t all ! old conv5tions ( pictorial art h outliv$ _! usefulness2 t draw+1 col\r1 p]spective1 h>moni\s composition mu/ walk ! plank z f> z !y are conc]n$2 9 a ^w1 classic1 romantic1 impressioni/ic art is doom$2 only symbolism w endure2 = symbolism only is !re a future4 ,signor ,m>9etti1 :o co9$ ! hide\s ^w1 ,futurism1 goes /ill fur!r4 ,lit]ature1 too1 mu/ ?r[ (f ! yoke ( syntax4 ,! adjective mu/ be aboli%$1 ! v]b ( ! inf9ite %\ld be always employ$2 ! adv]b mu/ foll[ ! adjective2 e sub/antive %\ld h its d\ble2 away ) punctuation2 y mu/ or*e/rate y\r language 7?is outrivals ,r5 ,ghil72 ! p]sonal pron\n is also to disappe> ) ! re/ ( ! outmod$ lit]>y baggage1 :i* 0 once s useful to su* moribund m$iocrities 7! phrase is ( ,m>9etti's mak+7 z ,dante1 ,petr>*1 ,tasso1 ,alfi]i2 ev5 ,d',annunzio is become a moss-cov]$ reaction>y4 ,i purposely m5tion ,m>9etti & 8 manife/o = ! reason t ?is movem5t 9 pa9t+ & sculpture is decid$ly lit]>y1 ! v accusation ( :i* makes ! insurg5ts mightily rage4 ,= example1 ,i came across 9 ,de ,kun/1 a ,dut* art publication 9 ,am/]dam1 a specim5 ( ,m>9etti's sublimat$ prose1 ! "o page ( :i* is suppos$ to conta9 m sugge/ive images & ideas ?an a libr>y writt5 9 ! old-fa%ion$ mann]4 ,"h are a few l9es 7,battle is ! title & ! prose is 9 ,fr5*73 ,bataille4 ,poids-odeur4 ,midi #c_/d flutes glapissem5t embrasem5t t\mb t\mb al>me g>g>es* raquem5t rpitation m>*e1 etc4 ,?is p>rot l+o1 a m]e /r++ toge!r ( v]bs & n\ns1 rem9ds "o ( ! way ! little ,african *ild 0 taught to say1 dog1 man1 horse1 c[1 pump4 ,:5 at ,tur9 9 ,m>*1 #aiaj1 !y ?rew rott5 eggs at ,m>9etti1 9 ! ,*i>ella ,!atre1 ! audi5ce 0 b v5t+ its feel+s ( indignation because ( su* silly utt]ances4 ,baudelaire1 patt]n+ aft] ,poe & ,b]tr&1 fa%ion$ poems 9 prose & creat$ images ( beauty2 foll[+ him ,huysmans add$ a novel nuance & made ! =m /ill m conc5trat$4 ,b ,signor ,m>9etti--!re are no ideas 9 8 prose & 8 images are nil--writes z if he 7 us+ a cable code1 a crazy "o at t4 ,h[ f> he is responsible = ! /hetic ( ! ,futuri/ art ,i don't "k4 ,if he is responsible at all !n he has work$ mu* mis*ief1 = sev]al ( ! five pa9t]s are m5 ( unque/ionable ability1 skill$ bru% work]s & ( an arti/ic s9c]ity t is )\t suspicion4 ,m9d y1 ,i don't say all ( ! gr\ps2 !re are *>latans :o hang on to ! coat-tails ( e tal5t$ man or are camp-foll[]s 9 e movem5t4 ,^! five pa9t]s3 ,umb]to ,boccioni 7,milan72 ,c>lo ,d4 ,c>ra 7,milan72 ,luigi ,russolo 7,milan72 ,giacomo ,balla 7,rome71 & ,g9o ,sev]9i 7,p>is7 d n pa9t = money4 ,! pictures 9 ?is exhibition are n = sale2 inde$1 ,i d\bt if ! affair pays exp5ses1 = x has travell$ f>2 f ,tur9 & ,milan & ,rome1 to ,p>is1 ,london1 ,b]l91 ,am/]dam4 ,x w be 9 ,new ,york soon1 & !n look out = a repetition ( ! ,playboy ( ! ,we/]n ,_w sc&al4 ,"s ( ! pictures are v provocative4 ,naturally ! anti!sis ( old & new 0 unescapable ! *illy ,septemb] aft]noon t ,i ent]$ ! ,roos gall]y4 ,fre% f ,! ,milk ,jug1 t miracle 9 pa9t by ,v]me] 7=m]ly ( ! ,jan ,six ,collection72 f ! ,rembr&t ,night ,wat* 7:i* 0 n mu* damag$ by ! maniac :o sla%$ ! "r knee ( ! pr9cipal figure72 f ! two or ?ree spl5did portraits by ,frans ,hals2 f ! ,elizabe? ,bas & ! ,/allmee/]s by ,rembr&t--f all ^! ma/]pieces ( great pa9t1 poetry1 hum\r1 humanity1 ,i confess ! transition to ! wild & :irl+ kaleidoscopes call$ pictures by ^! f]oci\s ,futuri/s 0 too sudd5 = my eyes & und]/&+4 ,x 0 "s "t be=e ,i c\ld ori5t myself optically4 ,if y h ev] pe]$ ?r\gh "o ( ^? pa/ebo>d cyl9d]s de> to *ildhood1 y w cat* a ti! ( my e>ly s5sations4 ,all t ,i _h read ( ! canvases 0 m]e col\rless phrase-mak+4 ,aft] ! fir/ %udd] _h pass$1 ! magnetism1 a hide\s magnetism1 drew y to ! walls1 ! lunatic patt]ns began to yield up vague mean+s2 arabesques t ?reat5$ "o's sanity became almo/ intelligible4 ,! yell+ walls seem$ to s+ m 9 tune1 ! fl>+ tones s(t5$ a trifle1 !re 0 me?od 9 all ?is madness & pres5tly y discov]$ t !re 0 m me?od ?an madness1 & t way critical madness lay4 ,y are n 9 ! lea/ conv]t$ to ?is arbitr>y & ignom9i\s spla%+ ( raw t9ts1 b y are int]e/$--y l+]1 y /udy & !n y fall to read+ ! philosophy ( ! movem5t4 ,x is ! h\r ( y\r apritive1 l'heure exquise1 :5 y take y\r dep>ture1 & out on ! noisy ,rok9dam1 n f> f ! ,c5tral railway /ation1 y rub y\r eyes & !n note t ! v *aos y res5t$ 9 ! canvases ( ! ,futuri/s is 9 ! /reets--:i* are be+ repav$4 ,snort+ motor-c>s & rumbl+ busses g by1 p seem to be walk+ up incl9$ planes1 ! h\ses lean ov] & _! w9d[s le] & beckon to y2 ! sky is l a /age clo? & sweeps ! ro(s2 y hurry to y\r hotel & 9 /rong tea y dr[n y\r memories ( ! ,italian ,futuri/s4 ,x is only fair to give _! side ( ! case4 ,?is ,i %all cond5se1 z ! exub]ant lyricism & defiant di?yramb soon became monoton\s4 ,!y write l v "y & en?usia/ic *aps1 & !y are = ! mo/ "p mature m5 & exp]i5c$ pa9t]s4 ,luckily = _! public1 ,signor ,m>9etti & 8 fri5ds did n adopt 8 ,siamese telegraphic /yle 9 _! pr9t$ programme4 ,!y beg9 by /at+ t !y w s+ ! love ( dang]1 ! habit ( en]gy & boldness4 ,! ess5tial elem5ts ( _! poetry w be c\rage1 d>+1 & rebellion4 ,lit]ature has hi!rto glorifi$ s]5e immobility1 ec/asy1 & sleep2 !y w extol aggressive movem5t1 fev]i% insomnia1 ! d\ble-quick /ep1 ! som]sault1 ! box on ! e>1 ! fi/icuff4 ,!y decl>e t ! _w's spl5d\r has be5 enri*$ by a new beauty3 ! beauty ( spe$4 ,a rac+ c>1 its frame adorn$ by great pipes1 l snakes ) explosive brea?1 a ro>+ motor-c>1 :i* looks z ?\gh runn+ on %rapnel1 is m beautiful ?an ! ,w+$ ,victory ( ,samo?race 9 ! ,l\vre4 ,note j "h ! spe$-mania motive4 ,!re is no m beauty except 9 /rife4 ,no ma/]piece )\t aggressiv5ess4 ,poetry mu/ be a viol5t onslaught ^u ! unkn[n =ces1 comm&+ !m to b[ be=e man4 ,n[ !re is no?+ p>ticul>ly new 9 ?is4 ,great poetry is dynamic z x is also reflective 7! ,futuri/s call ! latt] /atic74 ,!y say !y /& on ! extreme promontory ( ! c5turies4 ,:y1 !y ask1 %\ld we look beh9d u1 :5 we h to break into ! my/]i\s portals ( ! impossible8 ,"t & space di$ ye/]day4 ,already we live 9 ! absolute1 s9ce we h already creat$ spe$1 et]nal & ev] pres5t4 ,?is rigm>ole ( metaphysics betrays ! influ5ce ( ! ,h5ri ,b]gson philosophy1 ! philosophy ( rhy?m & rhy?mic motion4 ,x is j z orig9al2 i4 e41 n orig9al at all4 ,"m ,e>? is /ill sp9n+ ?r\gh space at ! gait orig9ally imp>t$ to h] by ! sun's sup]ior =ce4 ,mank9d on h] out] r9d sp9s ) h]4 ,because we h inv5t$ /eam & electric c>s1 we mu/ n arrogate to ourselves ! discov]y ( spe$4 ,:at has spe$ to d ) pa9t+ on a flat surface1 pa9t+ 9 two dim5sions ( space8 ,wait a bit6 ,we are com+ to ! application ( rhy?m to pa9t4 ,! ,futuri/s wi% to glorify w>--! only heal?-giv] ( ! _w--milit>ism1 patriotism1 ! de/ructive arm ( ! an>*i/1 ! beautiful ideas t kill1 ! contempt = woman4 ,!y wi% to de/roy ! museums1 ! libr>ies 7unlucky ,mr4 ,c>negie671 to fight moralism1 fem9ism1 & all opportuni/ic & utilit>ian measures4 ,museums are = !m cemet]ies ( art2 to admire an old picture is to p\r our s5sitiv5ess into a fun]al urn1 in/ead ( ca/+ x =w>d 9 viol5t gu%es ( creation & action4 ,s set fire to ! %elves ( libr>ies6 ,deviate ! c\rse ( canals to flood ! cell>s ( museums6 ,seize pickaxes & hamm]s6 ,sap ! f\ndations ( ! antique cities6 ,we /& ^u ! summit ( ! _w & once m we ca/ our *all5ge to ! />s4 ,?us ,f4 ,t4 ,m>9etti1 editor ( ,poesia4 ,! manife/o ( ! new cr[d is too l5g?y to reproduce2 b "h are a few ( its t5ets3 #a/3 ,t imitation mu/ be despis$1 & all orig9ality glorifi$4 7,h[ novel67 #b;d3 ,t x is ess5tial to rebel aga9/ ! tyranny ( ! t]ms h>mony & good ta/e z be+ too ela/ic expressions1 by ! help ( :i* x is easy to demoli% ! works ( ,rembr&t1 ( ,goya1 & ( ,rod94 #c;d3 ,t ! art-critics are useless or h>mful4 #d?3 ,t all subjects previ\sly us$ mu/ be swept aside 9 ord] to express our :irl+ life ( /eel1 ( pride1 ( fev]1 & ( spe$4 #e?3 ,t ! "n ( madman ) :i* x is attempt$ to gag all innovators1 %\ld be look$ ^u z a title ( hon\r4 #f?3 ,t innate complem5t>9ess is an absolute necessity 9 pa9t+1 j z free metre 9 poetry or polyphony 9 music4 ,oh1 ass :o wrote ?is6 ,polyphony is n a mod]n inv5tion4 ,a man nam$ ,ba*1 ,johann ,seba/ian ,ba*1 wrote fugues ( an extraord9>y beauty & cle>ness 9 _! mo/ complicat$ polyphony4 ,b polyphony 7or _m voices7 is new 9 pa9t+1 & to ! ,futuri/s mu/ be conc$$ ! orig9ality ( attempt+ to repres5t a half doz5 diff]5t ?+s at ! same "t on canvas--a dog's tail1 a woman's laught]1 ! ?\ghts ( a man :o has _h a h>d night1 ! inside ( a motor-bus1 & ! ideas ( its pass5g]s conc]n+ its bump+ :eels1 & :at-n6 #g?3 ,t univ]sal dynamism mu/ be r5d]$ 9 pa9t+ z a dynamic s5sation4 #h?3 ,t 9 ! mann] ( r5d]+ nature1 ! ess5tial is s9c]ity & purity 7m copy-book maxims = u674 #i?3 ,t movem5t & light de/roy ! mat]iality ( bodies 7a truism 9 art well kn[n to ,watteau1 ,rembr&t1 ,turn]1 & latt]ly1 to ,claude ,monet & ! e>li] gr\p ( ,impressioni/s74 ,& n[ = ! milk 9 ! cocoanut4 ,we fight1 concludes ! manife/o3 #a/3 ,aga9/ ! bitum9\s t9ts by :i* x is attempt$ to obta9 ! pat9a ( tone ^u mod]n pictures4 7,! *ief objection aga9/ ?is /atem5t is its absolute sup]flu\sness4 ,! ,impressioni/s =ty ye>s ago attack$ bitum9\s pa9t+ & f9ally drove x out2 n[ x is com+ back z a novelty4 ,! ,futuri/s are gaz+ backw>d47 #b;d3 ,aga9/ ! sup]ficial & elem5t>y ar*aism f\nd$ ^u flat t9ts1 :i*1 by imitat+ ! l9e> te*nique ( ! ,egyptians1 r$uces pa9t+ to a p[]less syn!sis bo? *ildi% & grotesque4 #c;d3 ,aga9/ ! false claims ( belong+ to ! future put =w>d by ! ,secessioni/s & ! ,indep5d5ts1 :o h in/all$ new academies no less trite & atta*$ to r\t9e ?an ! prec$+ ones4 #d?3 ,we dem& = t5 ye>s ! total suppression ( ! nude 9 pa9t+4 ,!re are ?irty-f\r pictures 9 ! %[1 ! catalogue ( :i* is a curiosity4 ,boccioni's ,! ,/reet ,ent]s ! ,home has a note 9 ! catalogue :i* po9ts out t ! pa9t] does n limit himself to :at he sees 9 ! squ>e frame ( ! w9d[ z w\ld a simple photograph]1 b he also reproduces :at he w\ld see by look+ out on e side f ! balcony4 ,isn't ?is lucid8 ,b y ought to see ! jumble 9 ! canvas caus$ by ! pa9t] ca/+ aside ! *ief pr]ogative ( an arti/1 ! faculty ( selection1 or1 r1 z ,walt] ,pat] puts x1 ! tact ( omission4 ,!re is ! motion ( moonlight 9 "o canvas & 9 ,no4 #bd1 by ,russolo1 entitl$ ,rebellion1 !re is an ef=t to del9eate--bett] say express1 z ! art ( del9eation is "h 9 abeyance--! collision ( two =ces1 t ( ! revolution>y elem5t made up ( en?usiasm & r$ lyricism aga9/ ! =ce ( in]tia & reaction>y resi/ance ( tradition4 ,! angles are ! vibratory waves ( ! =m] =ce 9 motion4 ,! p]spective ( ! h\ses is de/roy$ j z a box] is b5t d\ble by receiv+ a bl[ 9 ! w9d 7ref9$ image674 ,z ?is picture is purely symbolical1 x is n op5 to objections2 b isn't x r amus+8 ,memory ( a ,night1 by ,russolo 7,no4 #bc71 is a fanta/ic impression produc$ n by l9e b by col\r4 ,an elongat$ insect or snail--is x a man or a gras%opp]8--is 9 ! fir/ plane2 back ( him is a girl's face ) plead+ eyes2 an explosion ( light 9 ! backgr\nd is evid5tly int5d$ = an electric lamp2 ! re/ is *aos4 ,! ,mill9] 7,no4 #cb7 by ,sev]9i1 ! pa9t] calls3 ,an arabesque ( ! movem5t produc$ by ! tw9kl+ col\rs & iridesc5ce ( ! frills & furbel[s on %[2 ! electric light divides ! sc5e into def9$ zones4 ,a /udy ( simultane\s p5etration4 ,! dea?ly gr9 ( ! modi/e is ab\t ! only simultane\s p5etration t ,i c\ld see 9 ! canvas4 ,z confus$ z is ,no4 #bg1 ,! ,pan-,pan ,dance at ! ,monico1 by ,sev]9i1 !re are "s vital bits1 excell5t modell+1 /rik+ detail1 ?\gh z a :ole1 x is h>d to unravel2 ! po9t d'appui is miss+2 ! int]e/ is n[h]e focuss$1 ?\gh ! danc] woman soon cat*es ! eye4 ,no d\bt a cr[d$ supp] room 9 a ,cont95tal caf1 ! :ite nap]y1 v>iegat$ col\rs ( ! wom5's attire1 ! movem5t & bl9d+ gl>e ( ! lights are a *aotic blur :5 y fir/ op5 y\r eyes ^u !m2 b ! human eye ) its almo/ inf9ite capacity = adaptation soon resolves disord] into ord]1 =mlessness into =m4 ,! tr\ble ) ! ,futuri/ is t he cat*es ! full =ce ( ! primal impression1 !n lat] loads x ) 8 own subjective fancies4 ,! outcome is b\nd to be a riddle4 ,i confess )\t hesitation !re are sev]al pictures 9 ! exhibition :i* impress$ me4 ,p[] is p[]1 no matt] ! /range airs x may at times assume4 ,br[n+'s ,sordello1 despite its num]\s obscure passages1 is )al a "w ( high purpose1 x always /irs ! imag9ation4 ,i f\nd myself />+ at ,c>r's ,fun]al ( ! ,an>*i/ ,galli & wond]+ aft] all :e!r a conflict %\ldn't be repres5t$ 9 a conflict+ mann]4 ,zola reproa*$ bo? ,de ,gonc\rt & ,flaub]t = _! v]bal arti/ry4 ,vulg> happ5+s1 he said1 %\ld be pres5t$ 9 ! blunte/ fa%ion4 ,& !n he contradict$ himself 9 practice by attempt+ to write l ,hugo & ,flaub]t4 ,signor ,c>r1 :o probably witness$ ! /reet r[ at ! fun]al ( ,galli betwe5 ! /ud5ts & ! police1 sets be=e u 9 all its vivacity or rhy?m--or rhy?ms--! fight4 ,x is a real fight4 ,& :ile ,i q agree ) ,edg> ,degas1 :o said he c\ld make a cr[d out ( f\r or five figures 9 a picture1 x is no reflection on ,c>r's p[] to d ! same ) a doz5 or m4 ,a picture z full ( movem5t & ! cla% ( combatants z is ! battle section ( ! ,ri*>d ,/rauss ,symphony1 ,a ,h]o's ,life4 ,realism is ! dom9at+ factor 9 bo? works4 ,! cane & club sw++ sympa?is]s ( ! an>*i/ are c]ta9ly vital4 ,9 :at !n consi/s ! orig9ality ( ! ,futuri/s8 ,possibly _! blatant claim to orig9ality4 ,! ,primitives1 ,italian & ,flemi%1 saw ! univ]se ) amaz+ cle>ness2 _! pictorial metaphysics 0 cl>ity itself2 _! my/icism 0 nev] muddy2 all nature 0 settl$1 s]5e1 & brilliantly silh\ett$4 ,b m>k y6 !y1 too1 enjoy$ depict+ a half-doz5 happ5+s on ! same canvas4 ,fre% f a t\r ?r\gh ! gall]ies ( ,holl&1 ,belgium1 & ,france1 aft] a special /udy ( ! ,primitives1 ,i q und]/& :at ! ,futuri/s are aft]4 ,!y emulate ! innoc5ce ( ! eye *>act]i/ic ( ! e>ly pa9t]s1 b despite _! /rong w !y _c recov] ! bli!ness & sweetness1 ! native wood-note wild1 nor recapture _! _m c>eless moods4 ,!y weave ! patt]n clos]1 seek+ to express 9 pa9t a psy*ology t is only possible 9 lit]ature4 ,& !y endeav\r to imitate music ) its haunt+ sugge/iv5ess1 its !matic vagu5ess1 its rhy?mic swiftness & spl5d\r ( tonalities4 ,9 va94 ,no picture c spell _m moods simultane\sly1 nor pa9t s\l-/ates successively )9 "o frame4 ,^! pa9t]s h mi/ak5 _! vocation4 ,!y %\ld h be5 musicians or writ]s1 or h&le ! m satisfactory1 if less subtle1 c9ematograph4 ,w !re ev] be a new way ( see+ z well z repres5t+ life1 animate & inanimate8 ,:o %all say8 ,! ,impressioni/s1 work+ on h9ts f ,watteau1 ,rembr&t1 ,turn]1 gave u a fre% view ( ! univ]se4 ,rhy?m 9 art is no new ?+4 ,9 ! figures ( ,el ,greco z 9 ! pranc+ horses ( ,gricault1 rhy?m in=ms e in* ( ! canvas4 ,! ,futuri/s are seek+ a new syn!sis1 & _! "w is f> f syn!tic2 x is decomposition--9 ! pa9t]'s s5se ( ! ^w--c>ri$ to ! po9t ( di/raction4 ,d\btless ea* man has a def9ite idea :5 he takes up 8 bru%1 b all ! k+'s horses & all ! k+'s m5 c't make out t idea :5 blazon$ on ! canvas4 ,! ,futuri/s may be = ! future1 b n = to-day's limit$ range ( vision4 ,,xv ,,9 ,,! ,,work%op ,,( ,,zola ,ta9e once wrote3 ,:5 we "k h[ an arti/ inv5ts we c =esee 8 inv5tions4 ,z to ,zola1 !re is little ne$ n[ = critical judgm5ts on 8 "w4 ,he is def9itely plac$2 we "k him = :at he is--a romanc] ( a viol5t ideali/ic type masqu]ad+ z an implacable reali/2 a lyric pessimi/ at ! beg9n+ ( 8 lit]>y c>e]1 a sonor\s optimi/ at ! close1 ) vague sociali/ic views z to ! p]fectibility ( ! human race4 ,b he trav]s$ di/ances be=e he f9ally f\nd himself a field 9 :i* /irr$ & /ruggl$ all human animality4 ,& he 0 m ,zola :5 he wrote ,?rse ,raqu9 ?an 9 8 lat] trilogies & evangels4 ,z an arti/ x is d\btful if he grew aft] #ahhj2 repetition 0 8 me?od ( me?ods1 or1 z he once rem>k$ to ,edmond de ,gonc\rt3 ,fir/ly1 ,i fix my nail1 & !n ) a bl[ ( ! hamm] ,i s5d x a c5timetre deep into ! bra9 ( ! public2 !n ,i knock x 9 z f> aga9--& ! hamm] ( :i* ,i make use is j\rnalism4 ,& a trem5d\s j\rnali/ to ! end 0 ,zola1 despite 8 books & naturali/ic !ories4 ,aga91 & f ! di>y ( ! same sublimat$ old gossip1 ,gonc\rt1 ,zola speaks3 ,aft] ! r>efi$ analysis ( a c]ta9 k9d ( s5tim5t1 su* z ! "w done by ,flaub]t 9 ,madame ,bov>y2 aft] ! analysis ( ?+s1 pla/ic & arti/ic1 su* z y h giv5 u 9 y\r da9ty1 gemlike writ+1 !re is no long] any room = ! y\ng] g5]ation ( writ]s2 !re is no?+ left = !m to d1 444 !re no long] rema9s a s+le type to portray4 ,! only way ( appeal+ to ! public is by /rong writ+1 p[]ful creations1 & by ! numb] ( volumes giv5 to ! _w4 ,!ory-ridd5 ,zola's polemical writ+s1 l ^? ( ,ri*>d ,wagn]'s1 mu/ be set d[n to special plead+4 ,c]ta9ly ,zola gave ! _w a numb] ( volumes1 &1 if ! writ+ 0 n always /rong--8 /yle is usually m$iocre--! subjects 7 (t5 too /rong = polite no/rils4 ,z ,h5ri ,massis1 ! au?or ( an int]e/+ book1 ,h[ ,zola ,compos$ ,8 ,novels1 says1 he f\nd$ 8 "w on a !ory :i* is ! mo/ s+ul> ( mi/akes4 ,! exp]im5tal novel is n[ a ?+ z ext9ct z ! dodo1 yet :at d\ghty battles 7 f\ght = its %apeless !sis4 ,! tru? is t ,zola inv5t$ m ?an he obs]v$4 ,he 0 myopic1 n a tra9$ scrut9is]1 & ,huysmans1 once a disciple1 lat] an oppon5t ( ! naturali/ic docum5ts1 malici\sly rem>k$ t ,zola w5t out c>riage rid+ 9 ! c\ntry1 & !n wrote ,la ,t]re4 ,turg5ieff decl>$ t ,zola c\ld describe sweat on a human back1 b nev] told u :at ! human ?\ght4 ,& 9 a memorable passage1 ,huysmans c\*es 8 lance aga9/ ! k9d ( realism ,zola repres5t$1 admitt+ ! s]vice p]=m$ by t romanc]3 ,we mu/1 9 %ort1 foll[ ! great highway s deeply dug out by ,zola1 b x is also necess>y to trace a p>allel pa? 9 ! air1 ano!r road by :i* we may rea* ! ,beyond & ! ,aft]w>d1 to a*ieve ?us a spirituali/ic naturalism4 ,mr4 ,massis has _h access to ! manuscripts ( ,zola deposit$ by 8 wid[ 9 ! ,national ,libr>y1 ,p>is4 ,!y numb] n9ety volumes2 ! dossi] alone ( ,g]m9al =ms f\r volumes ( five hundr$ pages4 ,su* indu/ry seems fabul\s4 ,b1 if x did n pass ,zola ?r\gh ! long-envi$ portals ( ! ,academy1 x has won = 8 a%es su* an hon\rable re/+-place z ! ,pan?on4 ,!re is irony 9 ! pranks ( ! ,zeitgei/4 ,zola1 snubb$ at e attempt he made to become an ,immortal 7unlike 8 fri5d ,daudet1 he op5ly admitt$ 8 c&idature1 n %>+ ) ! au?or ( ,sapho 8 sov]eign contempt = ! fauteuils ( ! ,=ty72 ,zola1 9 an h\r becom+ ! mo/ unpopul> writ] 9 ,france aft] 8 memorable ,j'accuse1 a fugitive f 8 home1 ! def5d] ( a seem+ly hopeless cause2 ,zola dead1 ,dreyfus exon]at$1 & ! p[d]$ bones ( ,zola 9 ! ,pan?on1 ) ! great m5 ( 8 l&4 ,few ( 8 contempor>ies :o vot$ aga9/ 8 admission to ! ,academy w be 8 neighb\rs 9 ! et]nal sleep4 ,8 admission to ! dead ,immortals mu/ be surely ! occasion = mu* wagg+ ( heads1 = reams ( platitud9\s writ+ on ! subject ( fate & its :irligig caprice4 ,?is /ubborn1 sil5t man ( viol5t imag9ation1 copi\s vocabul>y1 & a t5acity unp>allel$ 9 lit]ature1 knew t a page a day--a ?\s& words daily put on pap] e day ( ! ye>--& = tw5ty ye>s1 w\ld re> a huge edifice4 ,he /uck to 8 desk ea* morn+ ( 8 life f ! "t he sket*$ ! ,plan gnral2 he made su* t]ms ) 8 publi%]s t he 0 enabl$ to live humbly1 yet com=tably1 9 ! beg9n+ ) 8 de> ones1 8 wife & 8 "m4 ,9 return he wrote two volumes a ye>1 &1 ) ! exception ( a few ye>s1 8 production 0 z /eady z wat] fl[+ f a hydrant4 ,?is comp>ison 0 once appli$ to h]self by ,george ,s&1 ,zola's only rival 9 ! matt] ( quantity4 ,b ,madame ,s& 0 an improvis]2 ) notes %e nev] bo!r$ h]self2 9 h] lett]s to ,flaub]t %e laugh$ ov] ! human docum5ts ( ,zola1 ! elaborate note tak+ ( ,daudet1 = %e 0 bless$ ) an excell5t memory & a huge capacity = scribbl+4 ,n s ,zola4 ,ea* book 0 a pa9ful p>turition1 n ! pa9 ( a /yli/ l ,flaub]t1 b ! ,sisyphus-l labor ( gett+ 8 notes1 8 facts1 8 *>act]s m>%all$ & mov+ to a conclusion4 ,l ,an?ony ,trollope1 :5 ! la/ page ( a book 0 f9i%$ he began ano!r4 ,he 0 a workman1 n a dilettante ( lett]s4 ,9 #ahfh he _h block$ out 8 =midable campaign4 ,diff]+ ) ,balzac 9 n tak+ ,fr5* society z a :ole = a subject1 he nev]!less owes1 z d all ,fr5* fiction writ]s s9ce #ahcj--,/5dhal alone except$--8 lit]>y exi/5ce to ,balzac2 ,balzac1 f :om all bless+s1 all evils1 fl[ 9 ! doma9 ( ! novel2 ,balzac1 reali/1 ideali/1 symboli/1 naturali/1 hum\ri/1 trag$ian1 com$ian1 ari/ocrat1 b\rgeois1 poet1 & cl]ic2 ,balzac1 truly ! ,%akespe>e ( ,france4 ,! ,human ,com$y attract$ ! syn!tic bra9 ( ,zola z he (t5 tells u 7see ,l',oeuvre1 :]e ,s&oz1 ! noveli/1 ,zola himself1 expla9s to ,claude 8 s*eme ( a prose epic74 ,b he 0 satisfi$ to take "o family "u ! ,second ,empire1 ! ,r\gon-,macqu>ts--^! names 7 n at fir/ 9 ! =m we n[ "k !m4 ,a fri5d & admir] ( ,flaub]t1 he foll[$1 broadly speak+1 8 me?od ( proce$+ & "w2 ?\gh an admir] ( ! ,gonc\rts1 he did n fav\r _! pref]5ce = ! r>e case or ! *isell$ epi!t4 ,e-day humanity describ$ 9 e-day spee* 0 ,zola's ideal4 ,t he m ?an once a*iev$ ?is ideal is n to be d5i$4 ,l',assommoir rema9s 8 ma/]piece1 :ile ,g]m9al & ,l',oeuvre w n be soon =gott54 ,l',oeuvre is m5tion$ because its f9i%$ /yle is r a novelty 9 ,zola's va/ vat ( writ+ :]e9 scraps & fragm5ts ( ,victor ,hugo1 ( ,*ateaubri&1 ( ! ,gonc\rts1 & ( ,flaub]t boil 9 t]rific confusion4 ,zola nev] _h ! pati5ce1 nor ! "t1 nor p]haps ! desire to develop an individual /yle4 ,he built long r[s ( ugly h\ses1 all look+ ! same1 compos$ ( mud1 ( /one1 brick1 s&1 /raw1 & %9+ pebbles4 ,l a bird1 he pick$ up 8 mat]ial = 8 ne/ :]e he c\ld f9d x4 ,8 faculty ( selection 0 ill-develop$4 ,ev]y?+ 0 toss$ pell-mell into 8 cell>2 no?+ came amiss & ord] seldom reigns4 ,8 s5t5ces1 unlike ,tol/oy's1 = example1 are n closely l9k$2 to read ,zola al\d is disconc]t+4 ,!re is no music 9 8 p]iods1 8 rhy?ms are sluggi%1 & he entirely fails 9 evok+ ) a few poignant phrases1 z did ! ,gonc\rts1 a sc5e1 an incid5t4 ,nev] ! illum9at+ ^w1 nev] ! phrase t spells ! transfiguration ( ! _s4 ,among 8 contempor>ies ,tol/oy 0 ! only "o :o mat*es him 9 ! accumulation ( details1 b = ! ,russian e detail modulates into ano!r1 not)/&+ _! enorm\s numb]4 ,! /ory m>*es1 ! little facts1 insignificant at fir/1 range !mselves into def9ite illum9ations ( ! !me1 j z a travell] afoot on a hot1 du/y road misses ! sali5cy ( ! l&scape1 b realises its p]spective :5 he asc5ds a hill4 ,!re is always p]spective 9 ,tol/oy2 9 ,zola x is r>e4 ,yet he masses 8 =ces z w\ld "s sull5 giant1 confid5t 9 ! end ( victory ?r\gh %e] bulk & weight4 ,8 p[] is gloomy1 cruel1 pitiless2 b indubitable p[] he has4 ,aft] ! r da9ty writ+ ( 8 ,contes ,n9on1 ,zola nev] rea*$ su* compression & cl>ity aga9 until he wrote ,l',attaque au ,m\l91 9 ,les ,soires de ,m$an4 ,to be q frank1 he rewrote ,flaub]t & ! ,gonc\rts 9 _m ( 8 books4 ,he 01 us+ ! phrase 9 its real s5se1 ! gr& vulg>is] ( ^? f9i%$1 ?\gh some:at remote arti/s4 ,to ! ,gonc\rts fame came sl[ly2 x 0 by a process ( elim9ation r ?an ?r\gh ! volunt>y (f]+ ( popul> e/eem4 ,& x is n to be d5i$ t ,madame ,bov>y ow$ mu* ( its e>ly success to ! fact t its au?or 0 prosecut$ = an outrage aga9/ public morals--poor ,emma ,bov>y ^: life1 z ,h5ry ,james once confess$1 might furni% a moral = a ,sunday-s*ool class4 ,?us fa%ions 9 books wax & wane4 ,zola copi$ & vulg>is$ ,*>les de ,mailly1 ,manette ,salomon1 ,g]m9ie ,lac]teux 7,*>les ,monselet salut$ ! book ) ! amiable title sculptur$ slime71 ,madame ,g]vasais--= 8 ,roman /ory---,soeur ,philomne1 all by ,gonc\rt1 & he lit]ally f\nd$ 8 me?od on ,madame ,bov>y & ,l',education ,s5tim5tale1 p>ticul>ly ^u ! latt]1 ! greate/1 & "o is tempt$ to say ! mo/ g5u9e reali/ic novel ev] writt54 ,its grey col\r+1 its daylight atmosph]e1 its m>vell\s description ( ,fonta9ebleau1 ( masqu]ades1 ( d9n]s & duels 9 high & l[ life1 its lifelike *>act]s1 7 = ,zola a treasure-trove4 ,he took ,rosanette1 ! mo/ lifelike cocotte 9 fiction1 & trans=m$ h] into ,nana1 into a symbol ( de/ruction4 ,zola saw ! _w ?r\gh melodramatic eyes4 ,mr4 ,massis has not$ ,zola's me?od ( lit]>y travail1 ! =mation ( 8 /yle1 ! lab\r ( /yle1 ! art ( writ+1 ! pa9 ( writ+1 & 8 inf9itely pa9/ak+ mann] ( accumulat+ heaps ( notes1 & build+ 8 book f !m4 ,! ,massis /udy1 ! mo/ complete ( its k9d1 may int]e/ ! /ud5t1 n alone ( ,zola1 b ( lit]ature 9 g5]al4 ,n1 h[ev]1 z a model1 = ,zola1 ) all 8 tiresome prep>ations1 nev] con/ruct$ an ideal book--r1 to put x ! o!r way1 no "o ( 8 books reveals ideal con/ruction4 ,! multiplicity ( details1 ( descriptions we>y ! read]4 ,a co>se _s 81 he revell$ 9 sc5es ( lu/1 blood%$1 vil5ess1 & cruelty4 ,8 p1 ) a few exceptions1 are b agitat$ silh\ettes4 ,y close y\r eyes aft] read+ ,la ,bte ,huma9e & ?9k ( ,eugne ,sue1 a ,sue ( #ahhj4 ,yet a ma/] ( broad1 symphonic descriptions4 ,!re is a c]ta9 resemblance to ,ri*>d ,wagn]2 inde$1 he patt]n$ aft] ,wagn] 9 8 use ( ! musical symbol3 !re is a lead+ motive 9 ea* ( ,zola's novels4 ,& l ,wagn] he 0 a s5tim5tal lov] ( mank9d & a hat] ( all =ms ( inju/ice4 ,f ! conception ( ! "w1 ) its g5]al notes on its nature1 its movem5t1 its physiology1 its det]m9ation1 its fir/ sket*es ( ! p]sonages1 ! milieu--he 0 an ard5t adh]5t ( ,ta9e 9 ?is p>ticul>--! occupations ( ! *>act]s1 ! summ>y plan ) ! accumulat$ details1 !nce to ! writ+1 ! entire me?od is expos$ 9 ?is +5i\s & ent]ta9+ book ( ,massis4 ,he has no illusions ab\t ,zola's orig9ality or ! de/9y ( 8 works4 ,zola has long ceas$ to c\nt 9 lit]>y evolution4 ,b ,emile ,zola is 9 ! ,pan?on4 ,,zola ,,z ,,be/ ,,sell] ,! publication ( ! numb] ( books sold by a "y ,am]ican noveli/ previ\s to 8 untimely tak+ (f does n prove t a writ] has to be alive to be a be/ sell]4 ,if t 7 ! case1 :at ab\t ,dick5s & ,?ack]ay z exceptions8 ,! publi%]s ( ,dick5s say t _! sales ( 8 novels 9 #aiaj 7 #be p] c5t m ?an 9 #aiji1 & #gej1jjj copies 7 sold 9 #aiaa4 ,9 _m in/ances a dead au?or is wor? m ?an a live "o4 ,) ,zola ?is is n precisely s1 ?\gh 8 books /ill sell2 ! only int]regnum be+ ! "t :5 ! ,dreyfus affair 0 agitat+ ,france4 ,!n ! s\rce ( ,zola's income dri$ up l a ra9 pond 9 a des]t4 ,lat] on he _h 8 rev5ge4 ,! figures = ! sale ( ,zola up to ! end ( #aiaa are v in/ructive4 ,8 collect$ works numb] =ty-eight volumes4 ,( ! ,r\gon-,macqu>t s]ies #a1ifd1jjj h be5 sold2 o!r novels1 #gfd1jjj2 essays & v>i\s works br+ ! total to #b1gej1jjj1 approximately4 ,9 a ^w1 a few ye>s h5ce ,zola w easily pass #c1jjj1jjj4 ,nana /ill holds its own z ! lead] ( ! li/1 #bae1jjj2 ,la ,t]re1 #afb1jjj2 ,l',assommoir1 #afb1jjj4 ,?is w\ld seem to prove :at ! critics ( ! ,fr5* noveli/ h ass]t$3 t books 9 :i* co>se !mes are treat$ ) indescribable co>s5ess h sold & cont9ue to sell bett] ?an 8 f9] "w1 ,l',oeuvre1 = example1 :i* has only a*iev$ #ga1jjj4 ,b ,l',assommoir is ,zola at 8 be/2 besides1 x is n su* a vile book z ,la ,t]re4 ,& !n h[ ab\t ,la ,dbcle1 :i* has #bbi1jjj copies to its cr$it8 ,! answ] is t patriotism play$ a great] rle 9 ! =tune ( ?is "w ?an did vulg> curiosity 9 ! case ( ! o!rs4 ,ano!r popul> book1 ,g]m9al1 %[s #acb1jjj4 ,on ! appe>ance ( ,la ,t]re 9 #ahhg 7x 0 fir/ publi%$ z a feuilleton 9 ,gil ,blas1 f ,may #bh to ,septemb] #ae71 five ( ,zola's disciples1 ,paul ,bonneta91 ,j4 ,h4 ,rosny1 ,luci5 ,descaves1 ,paul ,m>gu]itte1 & ,gu/ave ,gui*es1 made a public prote/ :i* is r comical if y rememb] t sev]al ( ^! writ]s h n turn$ out ,sunday-s*ool lit]ature2 ,paul ,m>gu]itte 9 p>ticul> has 9 ,l',or & an e>li] "w beat5 8 ma/] at ! game4 ,b a reaction f ,zola's naturalism 0 b\nd to come4 ,z ,remy de ,g\rmont wrote3 ,!re has be5 no "q ( =m+ a p>ty or issu+ ord]s2 no crusade 0 organis$2 x is individually t we h sep>at$ ourselves1 horror /rick51 f a lit]ature ! bas5ess ( :i* made u sick4 ,havelock ,ellis1 o!rwise an admir] ( ! g5ius ( ,emile ,zola1 has said t 8 s\l seems to h be5 />v$ at ! c5tre & to h encamp$ at ! s5sory p]iph]y4 ,blunt ,george ,sa9tsbury calls ,zola ! naturali/ ,zeus1 ,jove ! ,dirt-,compell]1 & adds t z ,zola misses ! two la/+ qualities ( lit]ature1 /yle1 & arti/ic pres5tation ( matt]1 he is doom$2 = ! fir/ he probably c\ld n h atta9$1 except 9 a few passages1 if he w\ld2 ! second he has delib]ately reject$1 & s ! "m ( dead dogs awaits him soon] or lat]4 ,yet ,zola lives despite ^! pr$ictions1 z ! above figures %[1 not)/&+ 8 loquacity 9 reg>d to !mes t %\ld be tac5da to e writ]4 ,b 9 ?is matt] ( =bidd5 subjects ,zola is reg>d$ by ! pres5t g5]ation z a trifle old-fa%ion$4 ,:5 alive he 0 gr\p$ ) ,aret9o & ! ,m>quis de ,sade1 or ) ,re/if de la ,bretonne4 ,to-day ,p>is has n only ,paul ,m>gu]itte1 :o :5 writ+ 9 conjunction ) 8 bro!r ,victor gave mu* promise1 b also ,octave ,mirbeau4 ,) ,zola1 ! new] m5 ass]t t _! "w makes = morality1 expos+ z x does public & private abuses1 an excuse z classic z ,ari/ophanes4 ,9 #ahic ! figures = ! pr9cipal novels ( ,zola /ood ?us3 ,nana1 #afj1jjj2 ,l',assommoir1 #abg1jjj2 ,la ,dbcle1 #adc1jjj2 ,g]m9al1 #hh1jjj2 ,la ,t]re1 #ajj1jjj2 ,la ,bte ,huma9e1 #hc1jjj2 ! same numb] = ,le ,rve2 ,pot-,b\ille1 #hb1jjj2 :]eas ,l',oeuvre only c\nt$ #ee1jjj2 ,la ,conqute de ,plassans1 #be1jjj2 ,la ,cure1 #cf1jjj1 & ,la ,joie de ,vivre1 #dd1jjj4 ,la ,t]re1 !n1 ! mo/ unm5tionable /ory ( !m all1 has jump$ s9ce #ahic to ! end ( #aiaa f #ajj1jjj to #bae1jjj1 :]eas ,l',oeuvre mov$ only f #ee1jjj to #ga1jjj 9 f\rte5 ye>s4 ,b a ,vulg>ian c und]/& ,la ,t]re :ile ,l',oeuvre w\ld be absolutely undeciph]able to him4 ,zola always knew 8 m>ket2 ev5 knew x aft] ,dreyfus _h int]v5$4 ,( ! s]ies call$ ,les ,trois ,villes1 ,rome is ! be/ sell]1 #aba1jjj2 & x is z pr(\nd a vilification ( ! ,et]nal ,city z 0 ,la ,t]re ( ! ,fr5* peasants1 z ,pot-,b\ille ( ! ,fr5* b\rgeois4 ,inde$1 all ,zola reads l ! fr5zi$ attack ( a pessimi/ to :om 8 native l& is a hide\s nightm>e & its inhabitants crim9als or mad folk4 ,8 influ5ce on a y\ng] g5]ation ( writ]s1 especially 9 ,am]ica1 has be5 baneful1 & he has done mu* ) 8 exub]ant1 rhapsodical /yle to fur!r ! moon-madness ( socialism2 ( a belief 9 a com+ e>?ly p>adise1 :]e no "o w lab\r 7except ! captive millionaires7 & f ^: skies roa/$ pigeons w fall /raightway into ! m\?s ( its fooli% inhabitants4 ,zola z a money-mak] ne$ n be consid]$ n[2 8 ga9s 7 enorm\s2 suffice to say t he 0 paid l>ge sums = ! s]ial rights4 ,nana1 9 ,voltaire1 br\ght #bj1jjj francs2 ,pot-,b\ille1 9 ,gaulois1 #cj1jjj francs2 ,bonheur des ,dames1 ,la ,joie de ,vivre1 ,g]m9al1 ,l',oeuvre1 ,la ,t]re1 9 ,gil ,blas1 ea* #bj1jjj francs2 ,l',arg5t1 9 ! same j\rnal1 #cj1jjj francs2 ,le ,rve1 9 ! ,revue ,illu/re1 #be1jjj francs2 ,la ,bte ,huma9e1 9 ,vie ,populaire1 #be1jjj francs2 ,la ,dbcle1 9 ! same1 #cj1jjj francs1 & ,docteur ,pascal 9 ,revue ,hebdomadaire1 #ce1jjj francs4 ,t am\nts to ab\t #cjj1jjj francs4 ,ea* novel co/ f #bj1jjj to #be1jjj francs = rights ( reproduction1 & to all ?is mu/ be add$ ab\t #ejj1jjj francs = ! !atrical works1 mak+ a total ( #a1fjj1jjj francs4 ,& x 0 9 #ahid t ^! figures 7 compil$ by ,anto9e ,laporte 9 8 book on ,naturalism1 :i* conta9s a savage attack on ,zolaism4 ,truly1 !n1 ,zola may be fairly call$ "o ( ! be/ sell]s among all au?ors1 dead or liv+4 ,,xvi ,a ,,/udy ,,( ,,de ,,maupassant ,9 #ahha ,turg5ieff gave ,tol/oy a book by a "y ,fr5*man1 tell+ him t he w\ld f9d x amus+4 ,?is book 0 ,la ,maison ,telli]4 ,tol/oy revolt$ at ! !me1 b c\ld n d5y ! fre%ness & p[] ( ! au?or4 ,he f\nd ,maupassant defici5t 9 ! moral s5se2 yet he 0 int]e/$ & foll[$ ! progress ( ,flaub]t's pupil4 ,:5 ,une ,vie appe>$1 ! ,russian noveli/ pron\nc$ x incomp>ably ! be/ "w ( its au?or--p]haps ! be/ ,fr5* novel s9ce ,hugo's ,les ,misrables4 ,he wrote ?is 9 an article entitl$ ,guy de ,maupassant & ! ,art ( ,fiction4 ,x 0 d\btless ! ,norman's cle>1 robu/ vision t appeal$ to ,tol/oy1 :o1 at t p]iod 0 und]go+ a *ange ( he>t2 else h[ c\ld he call ,les ,misrables ! greate/ novel ( ,france1 he ! writ] ( ,anna ,k>59a--! antipodes ( t w9dy apo!osis ( vapid humanit>ianism1 ! *>act]i/ic trait ( ,hugo's epic ( pity & unreality4 ,b ,maupassant affect$ ,tol/oy z he _h affect$ ,turg5ieff4 ,guy has told u ( 8 fir/ meet+ ) ! latt]1 an arti/ sup]ior to ,tol/oy4 ,! fir/ "t ,i saw ,turg5ieff 0 at ,gu/ave ,flaub]t's--a door op5$2 a giant came 91 a giant ) a silv] head1 z !y w\ld say 9 a fairy tale4 ,?is mu/ h be5 9 #ahgf1 = 9 a lett] dat$ ,janu>y #bd1 #ahgg1 ,turg5ieff writes3 ,poor ,maupassant is los+ all 8 hair4 ,he came to see me4 ,he is z nice z ev]1 b v ugly j at pres5t4 ,9 #ahhj ! "y man publi%$ a volume ( poetry1 ,des ,v]s4 ,he 0 ?irty ye>s old 7born ,augu/ #e1 #ahej74 ,! lit]>y appr5tice%ip ( ,guy to ,gu/ave ,flaub]t is a ?rice-told tale1 & signifies only ?is3 ,if ! pupil _h n be5 ri*ly end[$ all ! lessons ( ,flaub]t w\ld h avail$ him little4 ,p]haps ! anecdote has be5 ov]done2 ,maupassant has relat$ x 9 ! preface to ,pi]re et ,jean1 & 9 ! introduction to ! ,george ,s&-,flaub]t correspond5ce--n[ at ! head ( ! edition ( ,b\v>d et ,pcu*et4 ,!re are lett]s ( ,flaub]t to 8 disciple full ( 8 explosive good nature1 big he>t1 irascibility & g5]\s outp\r+ on ! subject ( 8 art4 ,! ?+ t surprises a close /ud5t ( ?is episode & its outcome is t ,maupassant 0 9 reality s unlike 8 ma/]4 ,& :5 ,i fur!r insi/ t ! y\ng] man appropriat$ :ole sc5es f ,flaub]t = 8 long] /ories1 especially f ,l',education ,s5tim5tale1 ,i feel t ,i am utt]+ a p>adox4 ,:at ,i mean is ?is3 ,maupassant's temp]am5t 0 utt]ly diff]5t f ,flaub]t's4 ,!y 7 bo? prosecut$ = c]ta9 ?+s !y wrote1 ,guy = a poem 9 #ahhj1 at ,e/ampes2 !re _h be5 a dtraqu n]v\s sy/em 9 bo? cases4 ,yet1 simil> 9 ideals & physical peculi>ities z 7 ^! two m51 !re 0 a pr(\nd psy*ical gulf betwe5 _! temp]am5ts4 ,flaub]t 0 a great g5ius1 a pa? break]1 a philosophic poet1 & ! au?or ( ,la ,t5tation de ,/4 ,anto9e1 ! ne>e/ approa* t ,france c %[ to a prose epic1 & a book ( beauty & orig9ality4 ,maupassant 0 a great tal5t1 & a gr[+ "o :5 disease cut him d[n4 ,he imitat$ ! ext]nals ( ,flaub]t1 8 irony1 8 vivid p[] ( picture-mak+2 ev5 8 pessimism he develop$--?\gh t 0 p]sonal1 z we %all soon see4 ,& yet 8 "w is utt]ly unlike ,flaub]t1 probably unlike :at ,flaub]t _h hop$ =--! old man di$ 9 #ahha & !re=e did n live to enjoy ,maupassant 9 full bloom4 ,if x did n s\nd q h]etical ,i %\ld be tempt$ to ass]t t ! writ] ,maupassant mo/ patt]n$ aft]1 0 ,prosp] ,mrime1 an arti/ dete/$ by ,flaub]t because ( 8 h>d /yle4 ,x is ?is precise /yle t ,maupassant exhibits b c\pl$ ) a cl>ity1 an ease1 & a grace t ,mrime c\ld n boa/4 ,( ,flaub]t's h>moni\s & imag9atively col\r$ mann]1 ,maupassant %[s no trace 9 8 six novels & 8 two hundr$ & odd tales4 ,maupassant 0 n altoge!r fai?ful to ,flaub]t's injunctions reg>d+ ! publication ( 8 e>ly attempts4 ,he made _m secret flights "u diff]5t p5-names1 ?\gh ,b\le de ,suif 0 ! fir/ prose sign$ by him4 ,x appe>$ 9 ,les ,soires de ,m$an1 & its orig9ality q out%one ! m solid qualities ( ,zola's ,l',attaque au ,m\l91 & a reali/ic tale ( ,huysmans's1 ,sac au dos4 ,x 0 ?is knapsack ( /ory1 nev]!less1 t op5$ ! eyes ( bo? ,zola & ,gonc\rt to ! g5u9e realism ( ,huysmans z oppos$ to ! m human b also m s5tim5tal surface realism ( ,maupassant4 ,huysmans prov$ himself devoid ( ! /ory-tell+ gift1 ( dramatic p[]2 yet he has1 if comp>$ to ,maupassant1 )\t an iota ( d\bt1 ! m vivid vision ( ! two2 ! int5se/ vision ( ! mod]n _w1 says ,havelock ,ellis4 ,pictorial1 n imag9ative vision1 be x und]/ood4 ,9 8 my/ic latt]-day rhapsodies x is ! reali/ :o sees1 ! reali/ :o makes ^? poignant1 image-bre$+ phrases4 ,take up ,maupassant & 9 8 be/ tales & novels1 su* z ,la ,maison ,telli]1 ,b\le de ,suif1 ,une ,vie1 ,=t ,comme la ,mort1 to m5tion a few1 y w be surpris$ at ! fluidity1 ! artful devices to elude ! h>%ness ( reality1 ! pessimi/ic poetry t suffuses 8 pages aft] read+ ,huysmans's immitigable exposition ( ! ugly & 8 unfl9*+ attitude be=e ! unpleasant4 ,& ,huysmans's po9t ( dep>ture is seldom f an idea2 facts furni% him ) an adequate spr+-bo>d4 ,maupassant is m lyric 9 tone & texture4 ,edmond de ,gonc\rt1 jeal\s ( ! success ( ! newcom]1 wrote 9 8 di>y t ,maupassant 0 an admirable conteur1 b a great writ]1 nev]4 ,zola admitt$ to a few intimates t ,guy 0 n ! reali/ t ,huysmans 04 ,all ( :i* is int]e/+1 b proves no?+ except t ,maupassant wrote a m>vell\s collection ( %ort /ories1 real1 hyph5at$ %ort-/ories1 z ,mr4 ,br&] ,mat!ws makes ! delicate di/9ction1 :ile ,huysmans did n4 ,ed\>d ,maynial's ,la ,vie et l',oeuvre de ,guy de ,maupassant is ! mo/ rec5t ( ! biographical /udies devot$ to our subject1 ?\gh ,b>on ,alb]t ,lumbroso1 :o escapes by a s+le lett] f be+ conf\nd$ ) ! !ory-ridd5 ,tur9 psy*iatri/1 has giv5 u1 ) ! approval ( ,guy's "m1 ! def9itive /udy ( ,maupassant's malady & dea?4 ,x is frequ5tly quot$ by ,maynial2 !re is a c>eful /udy ( x :i* appe>$ 9 ,m]cure de ,france1 ,june1 #aije1 by ,l\is ,?omas4 ,& !re is t *>m+ volume1 ,amiti am\reuse1 9 :i* ,guy is said to figure z ! ,philippe1 by ,h5ri ,amic & ,madame ,lecomte du ,n\y4 ,"h we get ano!r ,maupassant1 n ! taureau tri/e ( ,ta9e1 b a delightful1 sweet-temp]$1 unselfi%1 & altoge!r lovable fell[4 ,:at 0 ! cause ( 8 d[nfall8 ,dissipation8 ,m5tal ov]work--:i* is ! same ?+8 ,disease8 ,maynial1 ,lumbroso1 & ,?omas (f] u su* a v>iety ( docum5ts t !re c be no d\bt z to ! det]m9+ elem5t4 ,f #ahhj to 8 dea? 9 #ahic ,guy de ,maupassant 0 a c&idate = g5]al p>alysis4 ,^! are ! words ( 8 doctor1 lat] approv$ by ,doctor ,blan*e1 to ^: sanit>ium 9 ,p>is he 0 tak51 ,janu>y #g1 #ahic4 ,! fa!r ( ,guy 0 ,gu/ave de ,maupassant1 ( an anci5t ,lorra9e family4 ,?is family 0 noble4 ,8 "m 0 ( ,norman extraction1 ,laure de ,poittev91 ! si/] ( ,alfr$ de ,poittev91 ,flaub]t's de>e/ fri5d1 a poet :o di$ "y4 ,!re is no tru? 9 ! gossip t ,guy 0 ! son ( ,flaub]t4 ,flaub]t lov$ bo? ! ,poittev9s2 h5ce 8 lively int]e/ 9 ,guy4 ,!re 0 a y\ng] bro!r1 ,h]v de ,maupassant1 :o di$ ( a m5tal disord]4 ,8 daught]1 ,simone1 is ! legatee ( h] uncle4 ,! m>riage ( ! eld] ,maupassants prov$ a failure4 ,!y are bo? dead n[1 & ! subject may be discuss$ to ! po9t ( admitt+ t ! fa!r 0 n a dome/ic man2 ,guy inh]it$ 8 ta/e = ,bohemian life1 & ,madame ,laure de ,maupassant1 aft] sep>at+ f h] husb&1 0 subject to n]v\s crises 9 :i* %e attempt$ h] life by swall[+ laudanum & by /rangl+ h]self ) h] own hair4 ,%e 0 rescu$ bo? times1 b %e 0 an invalid to ! la/4 ,a lov+ "m1 %e ov]look$ ! education ( ,guy1 & let x be said t no happi] *ild ev] liv$4 ,8 e>ly days 7 pass$ at ,etretat1 at ! ,villa ,v]guies1 & g5]ally 9 ! op5 air4 ,! future writ] ador$ ! sea2 he has writt5 _m tales ( ! wat]1 ( ya*ts & riv] sports4 ,he w5t to ! sem9>y at ,yvetot & ! lyceum ( ,r\51 b 8 education 0 desultory1 8 read+ pr9cipally ( 8 own selection--l mo/ m5 ( individual "*4 ,he 0 a f>ceur1 fond ( my/ifications1 ( r\gh practical jokes1 ( horseplay4 ,8 physique 0 m ,flemi% ?an ,fr5*--a deep *e/1 broad %\ld]s1 heavy muscul> arms & legs1 a small head1 a bull-neck4 ,he look$ l ! mate ( a deep-sea %ip r ?an a lit]>y man4 ,add to ?is a craze = r[+1 canoe+1 swimm+1 box+1 f5c+1 & runn+4 ,an all-r\nd a?lete1 z ! phrase goes1 ,guy1 x is relat$1 once paid a hulk+ *ap to let himself be kick$4 ,s h>d 0 ,guy's kick1 done 9 an exp]im5tal hum\r1 t ! victim became enrag$ & knock$ ! kick] (f 8 p9s4 ,flaub]t1 ! apo/le ( ! immobile1 object$4 ,too _m flirtations1 too mu* ex]cise6 he admoni%+ly cri$4 ,a writ] mu/ cultivate repose4 ,9 soo? ,maupassant w5t a t]rific pace4 ,he abus$ 8 con/itution f ! beg9n+1 seem+ly torm5t$ by sev5 re/less devils4 ,he sp5t five h\rs a day at 8 (fice 9 ! ,m9i/ry1 9 ! aft]noon he r[$ on ! ,se9e1 9 ! ev5+ he wrote4 ,aft] he _h resign$ z a bureaucrat he work$ f sev5 until twelve e morn+1 no matt] ! excesses ( ! previ\s night2 ! aft]noon he sp5t on ! riv]1 retir+ v late4 ,t\j\rs les femmes1 petit co*on1 wrote ,flaub]t 9 #ahgf1 il faut travaill]4 ,b x 0 precisely "w t help$ to kill ! man4 ,^? six pages a day1 :ile !y seldom %[$ erasures1 7 c>efully writt51 & n until aft] mu* ?\ght4 ,guy 0 ! type ( ! app>5tly spontane\s writ]s4 ,8 manuscripts are free f ! int]l9eations ( ,flaub]t4 ,he wrote at "o jet2 b !re 0 elaborate m5tal prep>ation4 ,t[>d ! la/ began ! e!r inhalations1 ! *lor(orm1 ha%ee%1 ! abs9!1 coca9e1 & ! od\r symphonies--,huysmans's des ,esse9tes1 & 8 symphonic p]fume sprays 7 n altoge!r ! result ( inv5tion4 ,on 8 ya*t ,bel ,ami ,guy nev] ceas$ 8 daily travail4 ,x 0 ,ta9e :o call$ him un taureau tri/e4 ,paul ,b\rget relates t :5 he told ,maupassant ( ?is epigram1 he calmly repli$3 ,bett] a bull ?an an ox4 ,8 output--z !y say 9 publi%+ circles--0 brea?-cat*+4 ,x is :isp]$ t he work$ all ! bett] aft] a h>d night4 ,n[ !re c be b "o end to su* an exp5diture ( n]v\s en]gy1 & t end came1 n sudd5ly1 b ) ! trea*]\s1 creep+ approa* ( p>alysis4 ,lit]>y criticism ( ! ,nordau type is usually a fooli% ?+2 yet 9 ,maupassant's case "o does n ne$ to be a skill$ psy*iatri/ to foll[ & note ! gradual palsy ( ! writ]'s high] c5tres4 ,su* /ories z ,qui ,sait8 ,lui1 ,le ,horla--a t]rify+ conception t beats ,poe on 8 own *os5 field--,f\1 ,un ,f\1 & sev]al o!rs %[ ! nature ( 8 malady4 ,guy de ,maupassant came fairly by 8 crack$ n]v\s con/itution1 & in/ead ( dissipation1 m5tal & physical1 be+ ! det]m9+ causes ( 8 %att]$ heal?1 !y 7 really ! outcome ( an inh]it$ pr$isposition to all t is self-de/ructive4 ,! ,fr5* ali5i/s call$ x une hrdit *>ge4 7,no d\bt ! dread ,spiro*ta pallida47 ,he nev] relax$ 8 dilig5ce1 ev5 writ+ criticism4 ,he salut$ ! lit]>y debuts ( ,paul ,h]vieu & ,ed\>d ,rod 9 an article :i* appe>$ 9 ,gil ,blas4 ,at ! "t ( 8 dea? he 0 contemplat+ an ext5sive /udy ( ,turg5ieff4 ,edmond de ,gonc\rt did n l him1 suspect+ him ( irrev]5ce because ( "s words ,guy _h writt5 9 ! preface to ,pi]re et ,jean ab\t complicat$ exotic vocabul>ies2 mean+ ! ,gonc\rts1 ( c\rse4 ,x is to be believ$ t ,flaub]t also _h "s quiet fun ) ! bro!rs & ) ,zola reg>d+ _! mania = note tak+2 read ,b\v>d et ,pcu*et = confirmation ( ?is idea ( m9e4 ,maupassant 0 paid "o franc a l9e = 8 novels 9 ! p]iodicals1 & #ejj francs = ! newspap] rights ( publication only2 good prices tw5ty-five ye>s ago 9 ,p>is4 ,8 annual income 0 ab\t #bh1jjj to #ce1jjj francs1 & x kept up = at lea/ t5 ye>s4 ,a table %[s u t to ,decemb]1 #ahia1 ! sale ( 8 books 0 z foll[s3 %ort /ories1 #afi1jjj2 novels1 #ahj1jjj2 travel1 #bd1jjj2 9 all #cgc1jjj volumes4 ,maupassant 0 ev5 = ^! days ( swoll5 figures a big sell]4 ,8 "m _h an income ( #e1jjj francs1 b %e f> excell$ ! am\nt 9 h] liv+ exp5ses4 ,guy 0 an admirable son--t5d]1 ?\ghtful1 & g5]\s4 ,he made h] an all[ance1 & at 8 dea? left h] 9 com=t1 if n actually weal?y4 ,%e di$ at ,nice1 ,decemb] #h1 #aijd1 8 fa!r surviv+ him until #ahii4 ,& t dea? 0 a*iev$ by ! mo/ hide\s r\te--insanity4 ,re/less1 travell+ incessantly1 fe>ful ( d>kness1 ( 8 own %ad[1 he 0 l an ,ori5tal magician :o _h summon$ malignant spirits f out] space only to be de/roy$ by !m4 ,n 9 ,corsica or ,sicily1 9 ,africa nor ! s\? ( ,france1 did ,guy fight (f 8 rapidly gr[+ disease4 ,he work$ h>d1 he drank h>d1 b to no avail2 ! blackness ( 8 bra9 increas$4 ,melan*olia & irritability sup]v5$2 he spell$ words wrong1 he qu>rell$ ) 8 fri5ds1 he in/itut$ a lawsuit aga9/ a ,new ,york newspap]1 ,! ,/>2 !n ! p]secution craze1 folie des gr&eurs1 fr5zy4 ,! case 0 classic f ! beg9n+1 ev5 to ! dilat$ pupils ( 8 eyes1 z f> back z #ahhj4 ,! #a/ ( ,janu>y1 #ahib1 he _h promis$ to sp5d ) 8 "m at ,villa de ,rav5elles1 at ,nice4 ,b he w5t1 in/ead1 aga9/ 8 "m's wi%es1 to ,/e4-,m>gu]ite 9 company ) two si/]s1 society wom51 "o ( !m said to h be5 ! h]o9e ( ,notre ,coeur4 ,! next day he arriv$1 8 features discompos$1 & 9 a /ate ( great m5tal excitem5t4 ,he 0 te>ful & soon left = ,cannes ) 8 valet1 ,franois4 ,:at pass$ dur+ ! night 0 nev] exactly kn[n1 except t ,guy attempt$ suicide by %oot+1 & ) a pap]-knife4 ,! knife inflict$ a slight w\nd2 ! pi/ol conta9$ blank c>tridges--,franois _h suspect$ 8 ma/]'s mood1 & told ! _w lat] ( x 9 8 simple lov+ memoirs--& 8 =ehead 0 slightly burn$4 ,"s mon?s previ\s he _h told ,doctor ,frmy t betwe5 madness & dea? he w\ld n hesitate2 a lucid mom5t _h %[n him 8 fate1 & he s\ght dea?4 ,aft] a week1 dur+ :i* two /\t sailors ( 8 ya*t1 ,bel ,ami1 gu>d$ him1 z he sadly walk$ on ! bea* reg>d+ ) te>-/a9$ *eeks 8 fav\rite boat1 he 0 tak5 to ,passy1 to ,doctor ,blan*e's in/itution4 ,"o ( 8 exam9+ physicians !re 0 ,doctor ,frankl9 ,gr\t1 :o lat] m>ri$ ,flaub]t's niece1 ,c>ol9e ,commanville4 ,july #f1 #ahic1 ,maupassant di$1 z a lamp is ext+ui%$ = lack ( oil4 ,b ! ye> he sp5t at ! asylum 0 wret*$2 he became a m]e ma*9e1 & p]haps ! only pleasure he exp]i5c$ 0 ! halluc9ation ( b&s ( black butt]flies t seem$ to sweep across 8 room4 ,monsieur ,maynial does n tell ( ! black butt]flies1 ! tru? ( :i* ,i c v\* =1 z ,i he>d ! /ory f ,lassalle1 ! ,fr5* b>ytone1 a fri5d ( ,maupassant's4 ,x may be int]e/+ to ! curi\s to le>n t ! good-he>t$1 brave h]o9e ( ,b\le de ,suif 0 a c]ta9 ,adri5ne ,legay ( ,r\51 & t %e he>tily reprobat$ ! writ] = giv+ h] /ory to ! _w4 ,%e ev5 w5t s f> z to say t ,guy did x 9 a _s ( rev5ge4 ,madame ,laure de ,maupassant made inquiries ab\t ! patriotic little s9n] s z to help h]4 ,x 0 too late4 ,%e _h di$ 9 extreme pov]ty4 ,! h]o9e ( ,mademoiselle ,fifi 0 a brunette1 ,ra*el by "n2 ! h]o 0 a "y ,g]man (fic]1 ,b>on ,william d',eyrick4 ,w\ld ,maupassant h rea*$ ! sunlit heights1 z ,tol/oy believ$8 ,:o may say8 ,tru? lies n at ! bottom ( a well1 b 9 suff]+2 suff]+ alone reveals ! tru? ( himself1 ( 8 s\l to man1 & ,guy _h suff]$ z few2 he _h pass$ into ! ,inf]no t lat] ,nietzs*e ent]$1 pass$ into ?\gh n ?r\gh x4 ,turg5ieff1 = :om ,guy ent]ta9$ a pr(\nd reg>d1 _h influ5c$ him m ?an he1 ) 8 doglike fidelity = ,flaub]t1 w\ld h c>$ to ackn[l$ge4 ,paul ,b\rget gives u *apt] & v]se = ?is /atem5t2 fur!rmore1 ! same au?ority1 has describ$--9 8 ,etudes et ,portraits--! enorm\s travail ( ,maupassant 9 pursuit ( /yle--he1 seem+ly1 ! mo/ spontane\s writ] ( 8 g5]ation4 ,8 books (f5d1 delight1 />tle1 & edify ?\s&s ( read]s4 ,t !y h done absolute h>m we are n prep>$ to say2 book wick$ness is1 aft] all1 an academic1 n a vital "q4 ,if all ! wick$ books t h se5 ! light ( publication _h wr\ght ! evil pr$ict$ ( !m ! e>? w\ld be an abom9ation4 ,9 reality1 we discuss ) v>y+ %ades ( en?usiasm or dete/ation su* frank lit]ature--naturally :5 x is lit]ature--& aft] ! hullabaloo ( ! moral bell-boys has ceas$1 ! book is quietly =gott5 on its %elf4 ,flaub]t once wrote ( ! va/ fund ( indiff]5ce possess$ by society4 ,dramas1 books1 pictures1 /atues h nev] ru9$ our ov]moral _w4 ,! day = su* ?+s--if !re ev] 0 su* a day--has pass$4 ,besides1 among ! p ( mo/ nations1 ! hatr$ ( art & lit]ature is pu%$ to ! po9t ( lectur+ boa/fully ab\t t same hatr$4 ,,xvii ,,puvis ,,de ,,*avannes ,al?\gh he has be5 dead s9ce ,octob] #bd1 #ahih1 critical battles are /ill f\ght ov] ! arti/ic m]its ( ,puvis de ,*avannes4 ,:e!r y agree ) ,huysmans & call ?is mural pa9t] a pa/i*eur ( ! ,italian ,primitives1 or else ! greate/ arti/ 9 decoration s9ce ,paolo ,v]onese1 dep5ds mu* on y\r critical temp]am5t4 ,!re are _m to :om ,h5ri ,m>t9's gorge\s col\r--really ! me?ods ( ,monet appli$ to va/ spaces--or ! blaz+ orig9ality ( ,alb]t ,besn>d make m intimate appeal ?an ! pallid poetry1 solemn rhy?ms1 & fad$ moonlit tonal gamut ( ,puvis4 ,because ! names ( ,gu/ave ,moreau & ,puvis 7 (t5 associat$1 ,huysmans1 ab irato1 cries aga9/ ! obsequi\s h]esy ( ! conjunction1 =gett+ t ! two m5 7 fri5ds4 ,m>ius ,vau*on1 despite 8 excessive admiration = ,puvis has r5d]$ a s]vice to 8 memory 9 8 /udy1 because he has %[n u ! real1 n ! leg5d>y man4 ,) ,vau*on1 we are f> f ,huysmans1 & 8 succ9ct1 b disagreeable1 epigram3 ,c'e/ un vieux rigaudon qui s'essaie dans le requiem4 ,! tru? is1 t "s ideali/s 7 disappo9t$ to f9d ,puvis to be a sane1 heal?y1 solidly built man1 a bon vivant 9 ! be/ s5se ( ! phrase1 )\t a sugge/ion ( ! morbid1 vap\r+ pontiff or haughty ,olympian4 ,p]sonally he 0 n 9 ! lea/ l 8 art1 a crime t s5tim5tal p]sons seldom =give4 ,a ,burgundian--born at ,lyons1 ,decemb] #ad1 #ahbd--;he possess$ all ! *>act]i/ics ( 8 race4 ,asceticism 0 ! la/ quality to seek 9 him4 ,a good d9n] ) old v9tage1 pl5ty ( comrades1 above all ! society ( 8 belov$ ,pr9cess ,cantacuz5e1 ^: love ( h] husb& 0 ! "o romance 9 8 c>e]2 ^!1 & twelve h\rs' toil a day 9 8 ateli] made up ! long life ( ?is di/+ui%$ pa9t]4 ,he liv$ = a half-c5tury betwe5 8 two ateli]s1 on ! ,place ,pigalle1 & at ,neuilly4 ,not)/&+ 8 ardu\s combat ) ! ,in/itute & public indiff]5ce1 8 _c be call$ an unhappy exi/5ce4 ,he _h 8 art1 9 ! practice ( :i* he 0 a v]itable fanatic2 he 0 ri* ?r\gh inh]itance1 & he 0 happy 9 8 love2 afflu5ce1 art1 love1 a triad to atta91 = :i* mo/ m5 ye>n1 came to ,puvis4 ,yet ! gadfly ( ambition 0 9 8 fle%4 ,he 0 a vision>y1 ev5 a recluse1 l 8 fri5d ,moreau1 b a fight] = 8 ideas2 & ^? ideas h %[n n only ,fr5* arti/s1 b ! entire _w1 ! pa? back to true mural tradition4 ,x is n an exagg]ation to say t ,puvis creat$ mod]n decorative art4 ,8 fa!r 0 *ief eng9e] ( m9es1 a /rong-will$1 successful man4 ,l fa!r1 l son1 0 true 9 ?is case1 ?\gh ! "y ,de ,*avannes1 aft] "s opposition1 elect$ pa9t+ z 8 pr(ession4 ,he _h fall5 ill1 & a trip to ,italy 0 orda9$4 ,!re he did n1 z has be5 ass]t$1 l+] ov] ,pompeii1 or 9 ! ,roman ,catacombs1 b sav$ 8 "t & en?usiasm = ! ,quattroc5ti/i4 ,he admir$ ! old ,umbrian & ,tuscan ma/]s1 he 0 ravi%$ by ! basilica ( ,/4 ,francis at ,assisi1 & by ,santa ,m>ia ,novella1 ,flor5ce4 ,titian1 ,t9toretto1 f9ally ,v]onese1 rivet$ 8 passion = :at has be5 falsely /yl$ ! ar*aic4 ,return+ to ,p>is he 0 conduct$ by 8 fri5d ,beaud]on to ! /udio ( ,delacroix1 :om he ador$4 ,he rema9$ j fifte5 days1 :5 ! %op 0 clos$4 ,delacroix1 9 a rage because ( ! lack ( tal5t & funds among 8 pupils1 s5t !m away4 ,puvis _h be5 "u ! tuition ( ,h5ri1 ! bro!r ( ,ary ,s*eff]1 & = ye>s spoke ) rev]5ce ( t s]i\s b m$iocre pa9t]4 ,he next s\ght ! advice ( ,c\ture1 & rema9$ ) him ?ree mon?s1 n1 h[ev]1 qu>rell+ ) ! ma/]1 z did lat] ano!r pupil1 ,ed\>d ,manet4 ,puvis 0 tractable en\gh2 he _h "o fail+--n always a sign ( ei!r tal5t or ! rev]se--he refus$ to see or pa9t z he 0 told by 8 tea*]s1 or1 inde$1 l o!r pupils4 ,because ( ?is /ubbornness1 8 enemies1 among :om rank$ ! mo/ p[]ful critics ( ,p>is1 decl>$ t he _h nev] be5 gr\nd$ 9 ! elem5ts ( 8 art1 t he c\ld n draw or design1 t 8 col\r-s5se only prov$ col\r-bl9dness4 ,to be sure1 he does n boa/ a fulgurant bru%1 & 8 l9e is (t5 /iff & awkw>d2 b he _h ! fundam5tals ( decorative art well 9 h&4 ,aft] 8 dea? ?\s&s ( sket*es1 designs1 p5cill$ memor&a1 & c>toons 7 f\nd1 & !n !re 0 :i/l$ ano!r tune4 ,8 draughtsman%ip is t ( a decorative arti/1 z ! ,rod9 draw+s are ^? ( a sculptor1 n ( a pa9t]4 ,consid]+ ! rigid /&>d by :i* ! "w ( ,puvis 0 judg$1 criticism 0 n altoge!r wrong1 z 0 claim$ :5 ! wave ( reaction set 94 ,8 easel pictures are n +ratiat+4 ,he does n %[ well 9 a gall]y4 ,he ne$s huge spaces 9 :i* to swim ab\t2 !re he makes ! compositions ( o!r m5 seem pigmy4 ,x is ! case ( ,wagn] repeat$1 ?\gh !re is little lik5ess betwe5 ! ideas ( ! ,fr5*man & ! ,g]man1 except an epical bigness4 ,judg$ by ! classical conc]t-room =mulas1 ,wagn] mu/ n be comp>$ ) ! m9iaturi/ ,m5delssohn4 ,8 =m is ! =m ( ! music-drama1 n ! symphonic =m4 ,puvis adh]$ to "o pr9ciple3 ,a wall is a wall1 & n an easel picture2 x is flat1 & t flatness mu/ be emphasis$1 n disguis$2 decoration is ! desid]atum4 ,he contriv$ a s*ematic pa9t+ t w\ld h>monise ) ! flatness1 ) ! texture & ! ar*itectural surr\nd+s1 &1 z ,george ,moore has happily said3 ,no o!r pa9t] ev] kept ?is end s /rictly be=e 8 eyes4 ,= ?is end ,*avannes r$uc$ 8 palette almo/ to a mono*rome1 = ?is end he models 9 two flat t9ts1 = ?is end he draws 9 huge undiscipl9$ masses4444 ,mural decoration1 if x =m "p ( ! wall1 %\ld be a v>iant ( ! /onework4 ,"o might take exception to ! ^w undiscipl9$--,puvis 0 "o ( ! mo/ calculat+ pa9t]s t ev] us$ a bru%1 & "o ( ! mo/ c]ebral4 ,8 fav\rite aphorism 03 ,beauty is "*4 ,8 figures h be5 call$ immobile1 8 palette impov]i%$2 ! unfair sex abus$ 8 lean1 lanky female creatures1 & f9ally he 0 nam$ a pa9t] = ,l5t--= fa/-days4 ,ev5 ! hi]atic figures ( ,moreau 7 pron\nc$ opul5t 9 comp>ison ) ! pale moonlight$ spectres ( ! ,puvis l&scapes4 ,c\rbet1 9 ,p>is1 0 kn[n z ! furi\s madman2 ,puvis1 z ! tranquil lunatic4 ,n9e ( 8 pictures 7 refus$ at ! ,salon1 ?\gh 9 #ahei he exhibit$ !re 8 ,return f ,hunt+1 &1 9 #ahfa1 ev5 receiv$ a second-class m$al4 ,8 fecundity 0 enorm\s4 ,8 pr9cipal "w comprises ! ,life ( ,/e4 ,g5evive 7! sa9t is a portrait ( 8 pr9cess71 at ! ,pan?on2 ,summ] & ,w9t] at ! ,htel de ,ville1 ! decorations = ! amphi!atre ( ! ,sorbonne1 ! decorations at ,r\51 ,int] ,artes et ,naturam2 at ,r\51 ,! ,sacr$ ,wood1 ,vision ,antique1 ,! ,rhone1 ,! ,sane2 ! decorations at ,ami5s1 ,w>1 ,peace1 ,re/1 ,lab\r1 ,ave ,pic>dia ,nutrix1 & two small] grisailles1 ,vigilance & ,fancy2 at ,m>seilles1 ! ,m>seilles1 ,porte d' ,ori5t1 & ,m>seilles1 ! ,greek ,colony2 ! decorations = ! ,bo/on ,public ,libr>y1 & 8 easel picture1 ,! ,poor ,fi%]man1 n[ 9 ! ,luxemb\rg4 ,z to ?is latt]1 ! pa9t] expla9$ t he _h f\nd ! model 9 ! p]son ( a wret*$ly poor fi%]man at ! e/u>y ( ! ,se9e2 ! "y girl is a si/]1 & ! l&scape is t ( ! surr\nd+s1 ?\gh1 z is ! case ) ,puvis1 greatly g5]alis$4 ,! above is b a sl5d] li/4 ,new ,york has at ! ,metropolitan ,museum at lea/ "o ( 8 works1 & 9 ! collection "h ( ,john ,qu9n1 ,esq41 !re is ! brilliant ma/]piece1 ,! ,behead+ ( ,john ! ,bapti/1 & two l>ge mural decorations1 ,! ,riv] & ,! ,v9tage4 ,!y 7 pa9t$ 9 #ahff4 ,!y are magnific5t museum pictures4 ,all 8 frescoes are appli$ canvases4 ,he didn't worry mu* ov] antique me?ods1 nor c x be said t 8 "w is an attempt to rehabilitate ! ,italian ,primitives4 ,on ! contr>y1 ,puvis is di/9ctly mod]n1 & t is 8 *ief (f5ce 9 ! eyes ( (ficial ,fr5* art2 :ile ! fact t 8 mod]nity 0 transpos$ to decorative purposes1 & appe>$ 9 s /range a guise1 caus$ ! y\ng] m5 to eye him suspici\sly4 7,j z "s recalcitrant music-critics refuse to recognise 9 c]ta9 compositions ( ,johannes ,brahms ! temp]am5tal romantic47 ,?us 9 ! e/imation ( rival camps ,puvis fell betwe5 two /ools4 ,he has be5 /yl$ a latt]-day ,dom5ico ,ghirl&ajo1 b ?is attribution r+s m lit]>y ?an lit]al4 ,mr4 ,br[nell ) 8 accu/om$ s5se ( critical values has to our notion def9itely summ$ up ! "q3 ,8 classicism is absolutely unacademic1 8 romanticism unreal beyond ! v]ge ( my/icism & s preoccupi$ ) visions t he may almo/ be call$ a man = :om ! actual _w does n exi/--9 ! conv]se ( ,gauti]'s phrase4 ,8 di/9ction is :olly p]sonal4 ,he lives evid5tly on a high plane1 dwells habitually 9 ! delectable highl&s ( ! intellect4 ,! fact t 8 "w is almo/ :olly decorative is n at all accid5tal4 ,8 tal5t1 8 g5ius1 if "o *ooses1 requires l>ge spaces1 va/ dim5sions4 ,!re has be5 a good deal ( pr(itless discussion z to :e!r he expressly imitates ! ,primitives or reproduces !m sympa!tically2 b really he does nei!r1 he deals ) _! subjects occasionally1 b always 9 a completely mod]n z well z a ?or\ghly p]sonal way4 ,8 col\r is z orig9al z 8 g5]al treatm5t & composition4 ,8 m5 & wom5 are n precisely pagan1 nor are !y biblical4 ,b !y reveal traits ( bo? /ra9$ ?r\gh a dra/ic mod]n intellect4 ,!y are n ab/ractions2 ! m5 are virile1 ! wom5 mat]nal4 ,!re is ! _s ( humanity1 n ( decad5ce4 ,puvis1 l ,moreau1 did n turn 8 back to ! ris+ sun4 ,he admir$ ,degas1 ,manet1 ,monet4 ,at fir/ he patt]n$ aft] 8 fri5d ,*ass]iau1 a f9e & too-little-kn[n pa9t]1 & at "o "t a mural decorator be=e he became imm]s$ 9 ,ori5tal !mes4 ,! l5t5 l&scapes ( ,puvis are n m]ely sc5ic backgr\nds1 b integral p>ts ( ! g5]al decorative web1 & !y are n conceiv$ 9 ,no ,man's ,l&1 b select$ f ! vic9ity ( ,p>is4 ,puvis is by no means a virtuoso4 ,8 pace is usually &ante2 b he kn[s h[ to evoke a mood1 summon ! solemn music ( mural spaces4 ,8 is a !me ) v>iations4 ,! wall or ceil+ is ev] ! !me4 ,8 crabb$ fugues soon melt into ! l>g] au/]e music ( ! wall4 ,8 *oral walls are true epopes4 ,he is a ma/] h>moni/4 ,he s\nds (t5] ! symphonic ?an ! lyric note4 ,he ga9s 8 mo/ mov+ effects )\t sett+ 9 motion ! creak+ allegorical ma*9]y ( ! academy4 ,he %[s ! simple attitudes ( life transfigur$ )\t rhetoric4 ,he avoids frigid allegory1 yet employs symbols4 ,8 tonal att5uations1 elliptical & syncopat$ rhy?ms1 8 atmosph]e ( ! remote1 ! my/]i\s--all ^! give ! spectator ! s5se ( s]5ity1 mom5t>y fre$om f ! fev]i%ness ( e-day life1 & sugge/ ! l(ty wisdom ( ! classic poets4 ,b ! s]p5t ( futile melan*oly1 ( ! brief cad5ce ( mortal dreams1 & ( ! vani%+ seconds t defile d[n ! corridor ( "t1 has /ol5 into ?is ,g>d5 ( ! ,hesp]ides4 ,puvis de ,*avannes1 no m ?an ,gu/ave ,moreau1 c\ld escape ! inquietude ( 8 times4 ,he is occasionally ,p>isian & (t5 pessimi/4 ,! inability ( 8 contempor>ies to und]/& 8 pr(\nd decorative g5ius1 8 tact 9 ! h&l+ ( ! great problem ( light+--! key is always high] because ( ! diff]5t or s(t] light ( public build+s & ! gloom ( *ur*es--& 8 feel+ = ! wall1 purely z wall1 a flat space1 n to be conf\nd$ ) ! pseudo art t w\ld make ! picture l an op5 w9d[ 9 ! wall1 b bas$ on ! flatness ( ! mat]ial & ! a]ial magic ( 8 spac+1 sorely tr\bl$ him = half a c5tury4 ,d\btless x 0 8 refusal to visit ,bo/on & /udy !re ! ar*itectural conditions ( ! ,public ,libr>y t result$ 9 ! hang-fire ( 8 decorations1 ?\gh !y are ( an exalt$ ord]4 ,"o at lea/ s]v$ z a spr+-bo>d = ! decorative impulse ( ,besn>d1 z may be not$ 9 8 frescoes on ! ceil+ at ! ,htel de ,ville1 ,p>is4 ,t ,puvis de ,*avannes 0 n an unfeel+ ,bonze ( art1 b a man ( t5d] he>t & w>m affections 0 prov$ aft] ! dea? ( 8 mu*-lov$ ,pr9cess ,m>ie ,cantacuz5e4 ,two mon?s lat] sorr[ ov] h] loss kill$ him4 ,he _h pa9t$ ! ?\s& & "o expressive mom5ts 9 ! life ( our species z a hymn to humanity1 & _! cont\rs are et]nal4 ,et]nal8 ,a va9 phrase2 b et]nal till ! canvas fades & ! walls decay1 t is ne>] ! tru?4 ,art is long & appreciation sometimes a *illy consolation4 ,let u /ick to ! et]nal v]ities4 ,z ,d',annunzio has x3 ,quella musica sil5ziosa delle l9ee immobili era cos poss5te *e creava il fantasma quasi visibile di una vita pi ricca e pi bella4 ,,xviii ,,?ree ,,disagreeable ,,girls ,i ,,h$da ,hazlitt tells u 9 a delightful essay ab\t ! :imsical notion ( ,*>les ,lamb t he w\ld r see ,sir ,?omas ,br[ne ?an ,%akespe>e4 ,a pleasant recreation is ?is same pick+ out ( p]sons "o w\ld wi% to h se54 ,caus+ great annoyance to ,ayrton at an ev5+ p>ty1 ,lamb reject$ ! names ( ,milton & ,%akespe>e1 select+ ^? ( ,br[ne & ,fulke ,greville--! fri5d ( ,sir ,philip ,sidney4 ,= ! pr9ce ( essayi/s !re 0 my/]y hov]+ ab\t ! p]sonalities ( ?is pair4 ,i h (t5 wond]$ if ! mo/ res\nd+ names 9 hi/ory are ! be/ belov$4 ,or 9 fiction4 ,:at is ! "n ( y\r fav\rite h]o9e8 ,:om %\ld y l to meet 9 t long corridor ( "t lead+ to et]nity1 ! walls l9$ ) ! _w's ma/]pieces ( portraiture8 ,i c answ] = myself t no ,%akespe>ian lovely dame or ,balzacian demon 9 petticoats w\ld ev] be tak5 (f ! wall by me4 ,!y are ei!r too remote or too unreal1 ?\gh a ^w might be said = ,valrie ,m>neffe4 ,9 ! va/y nebula ( ! ,h5ry ,james novel !re are allur+ly /range wom51 b if y summon !m !y fade & resolve !mselves into ev]la/+ phrases4 ,9 a ^w1 !y are n tangible en\gh to endure ! *ange ( moral climate involv$ 9 su* a game z t play$ by ,*>les ,lamb & 8 fri5ds4 ,b ,emma ,bov>y might come if y b ard5tly desir$4 ,& ! fasc9at+ ,anna ,k>59a4 ,or ,becky ,%>p ) h] sly graces4 ,p]haps "s ( ,do/oevsky's enigmatic1 bewild]+ girls %\ld be includ$ 9 ! li/1 = !y brim ov] ) magnetism1 v (t5 a malici\s magnetism1 & _! glances are eloqu5t ) suff]+1 haunt l ! eyes "o sees 9 a gall]y ( old ma/]s4 ,i d n speak ( ,sonia1 b ( ! passionate ,natasia ,philipovna 9 ,! ,idiot1 or ,aglaya ,epan*91 9 ! same p[]ful novel1 or ,paul9a 9 ,! ,gambl]4 ,h[ev]1 we _c all[ ourselves ! luxury ( s _m fav\rites1 ev5 if !y are only made ( pap] & ink4 ,i confess ,i am an admir] ( ,emma ,bov>y4 ,to ! gift$ "y critics ( to-day ! "w1 & its %>ply et*$ *>act]s1 has become a m]e /alk+ horse = a new-fangl$ philosophy ( ,jules ,gaulti]1 call$ ,bov>ysme1 b = me x w always be ! portrait ( t unhappy girl ) ! pallid complexion1 velvety d>k eyes1 luxuriant hair1 & languid *>m4 ,anna ,k>59a is m ari/ocratic2 above all1 %e knew :at happ9ess meant2 its w+ only bru%$ ! *eek ( ,emma4 ,h] dea? is m lam5table ?an ,anna's--"o c well sympa?ise ) ,flaub]t's m5tal & physical condition aft] he _h writt5 t appall+ *apt] describ+ ! poison+ ( ,emma4 ,no wond] he ?\ght he ta/$ ars5ic1 & c\ldn't sleep4 ,balzac1 ,dick5s1 & ,?ack]ay 7 ?us affect$ by _! own creations1 yet ,flaub]t is to ?is day call$ imp]sonal1 cold1 because he nev] made concessions to s5tim5talism1 nev] told tales out ( 8 work%op = gap+ indiff]5ts4 ,z = ,becky ,%>p1 t kitt5i% p]son seldom ar\ses 9 me mu* curiosity4 ,i agree ) ,george ,moore t ,?ack]ay1 9 ! int]e/s ( mid-,victorian morality1 suppress$ _m ( h] *>act]i/ics1 tell+ u too little ( h] amatory temp]am5t4 ,possibly1 ,mr4 ,moore may err1 ,becky may h _h no temp]am5t1 not)/&+ h] ability to twi/ m5 ar\nd h] expressive digits4 ,t %e 0 disagreeable :5 %e set h]self out to be ,i d n d\bt2 9 fact1 %e is ! protagoni/ ( a :ole g5]ation ( disagreeable h]o9es 9 ,engli% fiction4 ,b]n>d ,%aw did n ov]look h] p]tness & malevol5ce1 ?\gh all 8 girls are disagreeable1 ev5--p>don ! p>adox--8 agreeable ones4 ,b !y are z portraiture f> too pap]y1 to borr[ a ^w f pa9t]s' j>gon1 = my purpose4 ,!y are n alive1 !y only are m\?pieces = ! au?or's r old-"t ideas4 ,i m5tion ! f\r h]o9es ( a =m] p]iod1 ,valrie1 ,becky1 ,emma1 ,anna1 n because !y are all disagreeable1 b because !y are my pets 9 fiction4 ,?or\ghly disagreeable girls are ,h$da ,gabl]1 ,mildr$ ,lawson1 & ,und9e ,spragg4 ,( c\rse1 9 a c]ta9 s5se old ,wotan ,ibs5 is ! fa!r ( ! latt]-day ,valkyrie brood4 ,! fem9i/ movem5t is n responsible = !m2 !re 7 disagreeable females be=e ! flood1 yet someh[ ! latt] "p ( ! la/ & ! beg9n+ ( ! pres5t c5tury h produc$ a big flock 9 pa9t+1 music 7,ri*>d ,/rauss's op]as71 drama1 & lit]ature4 ,h$da boldly c>v$ out ( a s+le block /&s out z ! v ,w+$ ,victory ( h] species4 ,9 h] !re is a h9t ( ,emma ,bov>y2 bo? are incorrigible romantici/s1 snobs1 girls = :om ! pres5t alone exi/s4 ,%e is decad5t inasmu* z h] n]ves rule h] actions1 & at ! ris+ ( ! curta9 h] n]ves are 9 rags4 ,h5ry ,james f9ds 9 ,ibs5 a *>mless fasc9ation1 b by no means insi/s on ! po9t t ,h$da is disagreeable4 ,nor is he s sure t %e is wick$1 ?\gh he admits h] p]v]sity4 ,! late ,grant ,all5 once said to ,william ,ar*] t ,h$da 0 no?+ m nor less ?an ! girl we take d[n to d9n] 9 ,london1 n9ete5 times out ( tw5ty1 :i*1 to put x mildly1 is an exagg]ation4 ,! tru? is1 ,h$da is less a type ?an a r>e case1 b to diagnose h] z m]ely neura/h5ic is also to g wide ( ! m>k4 ,d\btless h] condition may h add$ bitt]ness to h] already ov]fl[+ cup2 nev]!less ,h$da is n altoge!r a pa?ological /udy4 ,approa*+ mo!rhood is n a veil = h] multitude ( s9s4 ,h[ soon are we %[n h] cruel nature 9 ! dialogue ) devot$ ,!a ,rys+1 ^: hair at s*ool _h ar\s$ envy 9 ,h$da6 ,%e pull$ x :5ev] %e got a *ance1 j z %e pull$ f its hid+-place ! secret ( ! timid ,!a4 ,simply to say t ,h$da is ! inc>nation ( selfi%ness is b a half-tru?4 ,%e is t & mu* m4 ,*>mless nev]1 disagreeable always1 %e _h ! s]p5t's *>m1 ! *>m t sl[ly slays its victim4 ,h] fa!r succumb$ to x1 else w\ld he h p]mitt$ h] to sit 9 corn]s ) poet ,eilj]t ,lvborg & n only hold h&s b li/5 to f> f edify+ disc\rses8 ,n a nice trait 9 ,h$da--?\gh a human1 !re=e n a r>e "o--is h] curiosity conc]n+ =bidd5 !mes4 ,%e 0 sly4 ,%e 0 morbid4 ,la/ ( all %e 0 c[>dly4 ,yes1 l>gely c]ebral 0 h] int]e/ 9 na/y ?+s1 = :5 ,eilj]t attempt$ to translate 8 relat$ adv5tures into action %e promptly ?reat5$ him ) a pi/ol4 ,a demi-vi]ge be=e ,m>cel ,prvo/4 ,n z admirable z ei!r ,emma ,bov>y or ,anna ,k>59a1 ,h$da ,gabl] m>ri$ ,george ,tesman = speculation4 ,he _h promis$ h] ! ,falk villa--! sc5e plays up 9 ,*ri/iania--& he expect$ a pr(essor%ip2 ^!1 ) a little ready money & ! selflessness ( ,aunt ,julia1 7 s _m bribes = ! anxi\s ,h$da1 ^: fir/ y\? _h be5 he$lessly danc$ away )\t matrimonial success4 ,m>k :at foll[s3 ,ibs51 ! /]ne/ morali/ s9ce old ,john ,knox1 doesn't sp>e 8 h]o9e4 ,he places h] betwe5 ! devil ( ,ju/ice ,brack1 lib]t9e & h\se fri5d1 & ! deep sea ( ! debau*$ g5ius1 ,lvborg4 ,to make a f\r-squ>e ( ineluctable fate %e is flank$ on ei!r side by h] m$iocre husb& & ! devot$ bore1 ,!a ,rys+--,elv/$4 ,l a high-/rung ,b>b>y m>e--%e 0 ( good bir? & bre$+--h] n]ves tugg+ 9 _! %ea?s1 h] he>t a burnt-out c9d]1 ,h$da saw b "o way to escape--suicide4 ,%e took t r\te & really x 0 ! mo/ pr(\nd & significant act ( h] life1 c[>dly z 0 ! motive4 ,%e 0 discont5t$1 %all[1 ! victim ( h] false upbr++4 ,9 a m intellectual degree ,eilj]t1 h] fir/ admir]1 is h] c\nt]p>t4 ,bo? c\ld h consort$ ) ,emma ,bov>y & f\nd h] ideals sympa!tic4 ,emil ,rei* has call$ ,h$da ,gabl] ! trag$y ( msalliance4 ,x is a memorial phrase4 ,george ,tesman & ,*>les ,bov>y are bro!rs 9 mis=tune4 ,!y belong to ^? husb&s pr$e/9$ to betrayal1 z ,balzac puts x4 ,c\ncillor ,k>59 completes ! trio & ,anna hat$ 8 l>ge e>s2 b be=e ,k>591 ,*>les ,bov>y 0 despis$ by ,emma because ( 8 clumsy feet & inexpressive be>+1 & 8 habit ( brea?+ heavily dur+ d9n]4 ,george ,tesman ) 8 purbl9d faculties1 amiable ways1 & semi-idiotic exclamations w g d[n 9 ! hi/ory ( fiction ) ,georges ,d&91 ,bov>y1 & ,k>594 ,z = ,h$da1 h] psy*ological index is cle> read+4 ,9 ,pe] ,gynt "o ( ! *>act]s is describ$ ?us3 ,he is h]metically seal$ ) ! bung ( self1 & he tight5s ! /aves 9 ! wells ( self4 ,ea* "o %uts himself 9 ! cask ( self1 plunges deep d[n 9 ! f]m5t ( self4 ,imp]fect sympa?ies1 misplac$ egoism--= !re is a true z well z a false egoism--a craze = silly pleasures1 no matt] ! co/1 & a mean little vanity t sacrific$ lives :5 n appeas$4 ,%e is ! mo/ disagreeable figure 9 mod]n drama4 ,7 x n = h] good looks & pity = h] missp5t life & dea? %e w\ld be absolutely un5durable4 ,! dramatic g5ius ( ,ibs5 makes h] cr$ible4 ,b :at 0 ! matt] ) ,george ,tesman8 ,we _c help not+ t :]ev] ! fem99e prepond]ates1 :e!r 9 art1 politics1 religion1 society1 !re is a correspond+ dim9ution ( =ce 9 ! moral & physical "* ( ! ,et]nal ,mascul9e4 ,9 ! ,ibs5 dramas ?is is a recognis$ fact4 ,!re=e1 ,/r9db]g call$ ,ibs5 an old corrupt]4 ,:at is ! matt] ) ! m5 n[adays8 ,hadn't !y bett] awak5 to ! tru? t !y are no long] attractive1 or indisp5sable8 ,isn't x "t = ! rud] sex to organise z a /ep t[>d pres]v+ _! fanci$ inali5able sov]eignty ( ! globe8 ,9 ,?us ,spake ,z>a?u/ra1 ,nietzs*e wrote3 ,?\ goe/ to wom54 ,rememb] ?y :ip4 ,b ,nietzs*e1 0 he n an old ba*elor1 almo/ z c5sori\s z 8 ma/]1 t squire ( dames1 ,ar?ur ,s*op5hau]8 ,,ii ,,mildr$ ,:ile ,h$da ,gabl] is c]ebral )\t be+ intellectual1 y feel t %e is m a creature ( impulse ?an ,mildr$ ,lawson1 :o = me is ,george ,moore's ma/]piece 9 portraiture4 ,h$da is *illy en\gh1 ,mildr$ is di/9ctly frigid1 yet su* is ! art ( h] creator t %e comes to u inve/$ ) w>m] col\rs2 )al1 ab\t z disagreeable a girl z y may enc\nt] 9 ! lit]ature ( to-day4 ,n[ ,mr4 ,moore is an outspok5 def5d] ( ! few crumbl+ privileges ( man at a "t :5 ! ladies are claim+ ! e>? & adjac5t planets4 ,yet ,i don't believe he wrote ,mildr$ ,lawson 79 ! volume entitl$ ,celibates7 ) malice prep5se4 ,too great an arti/ to use z a dialectic batt]+-ram "o ( 8 *>act]s1 = all t he makes ,mildr$ v mod]n4 ,%e doesn't despise m51 nor does %e c>e mu* = ! ideas ( h] d[dy fri5d ! advanc$ ,mrs4 ,f>gus2 on ! contr>y1 %e makes fun ( h] clo!s & ideas1 ?\gh secretly regrett+ t %e hadn't be5 s5t by h] p>5ts to ,girton ,college4 ,l ,h$da %e is ambiti\s to out%9e any circle 9 :i* %e f9ds h]self4 ,mod]n %e is1 n because ( h] petty traits1 b simply because ,mr4 ,moore has pa9t$ a "y woman ( ! day1 ri*1 & s selfi% t at ! end h] selfi%ness /rangles ! little s\l %e possesses4 ,h] bro!r ,h>old1 a s$ate bus9ess man1 is also a celibate ^: ambition 9 life seems to be ! cat*+ ( ! #i3aj ,a4,m4 tra9 to ,victoria ,/ation & ! return to 8 suburban home on ! #f ,p4,m4 7,he is n unlike a fussy little man1 ,willy ,brooks1 9 ! same ,iri% writ]'s e>ly novel1 ,spr+ ,days47 ,a reject$ b ev] hopeful suitor ( ,mildr$'s ab\t comprises h] dome/ic ent\rage4 ,%e is ambiti\s4 ,%e hates ! /uffy life ( a hausfrau1 b m>riage makes no appeal1 s9ce ! break+ ( h] engagem5t ) ,alfr$--:o is also a man ) punctual bus9ess habits4 ,%e despises conv5tional m51 & is h]self compact ( conv5tionality4 ,9 h] mo/ rebelli\s moods ! leav5 ( ,phili/ia 7or ! ,briti% equival5t1 ,suburbia7 comes to ! surface4 ,%e d>es1 b doesn't d>e en\gh4 ,x ne$s bo? =ce & e>ne/ness to s94 ,z 9 ! case ( ,h$da ,gabl]1 x is h] social consci5ce t keeps h] f ?r[+ h] bonnet ov] ! moon1 n h] s5se ( moral values2 9 a ^w1 virtue by snobbi% compulsion4 ,"o ?9ks ( ,dante ,gabriel ,rossetti & ! se>+ irony ( 8 sonnet1 ,va9 ,virtues4 ,! virtue ( ,mildr$ ,lawson is vanity ( vanities & ! abom9ation ( desolation4 ,%e (t5 argu$ t x 0 n = selfi% motives t %e desir$ fre$om4 ,h] capacity = self-illud+ is enorm\s4 ,%e didn't love h] draw+-ma/]1 ! un=tunate ,mr4 ,hosk91 :o _h a tal5t = l&scape1 b no money1 yet %e all[$ ! man to ?9k %e did c>e a little & x s5t him into bad heal? :5 he f\nd %e _h fool$ him4 ,! sc5e 9 ! /udio1 :]e ! dead pa9t] lies 9 8 c(f91 betwe5 ,mildr$ & 8 mi/ress--a model f ! l[] ranks ( life--is "o ( ! mo/ /irr+ 9 mod]n fiction4 ,! lady comes (f second-be/2 :5 %e beg9s to /amm] t %e hop$ ! dead man hadn't sugge/$ improp] relations1 ! unhappy girl turns on h]3 ,i d>e say y 7 virtu\s m or less1 z f> z y\r own body is conc]n$4 ,faugh6 wom5 l y make virtue seem odi\s4 ,mildr$1 indignant at su* l[ conv]sation1 makes h] escape1 slightly elat$ at ! romantic crisis4 ,a real man has di$ = h] sake4 ,aft] all1 life is n s b>r5 ( int]e/4 ,%e goes to ,p>is4 ,/udies art4 ,returns to ,london4 ,aga9 to ,p>is & ! =e/ ( ,fonta9ebleau1 :]e %e jo9s a /ud5t colony & flirts ) a "y pa9t]2 b x all comes to no?+1 j z h] "w 9 ! ,julian ,/udio has no arti/ic result4 ,mr4 ,moore1 :o is a l&scape-pa9t]1 has drawn a capital picture ( ! =e/1 ?\gh n ) ! fulness ( *>m to be f\nd 9 ,flaub]t's treatm5t ( ! same !me 9 ,s5tim5tal ,education4 ,! little tale is a g5u9e contribution to fiction 9 :i* art is adequately dealt )4 ,:5 ,celibates appe>$1 ,h5ry ,h>l& said t ,mildr$ ,lawson 0 wor?y ( ,flaub]t if x _h be5 writt5 9 good ,engli%1 :i* is a manife/ epigram4 ,! volume is a p]fect brevi>y ( selfi%ness4 ,tir+ ( art1 ,mildr$ takes up society1 ?\gh %e gets into a r dubi\s ,p>is set4 ,a sociali/ deputy & 8 wife protect h] & %e becomes a brilliant contributor--at lea/ s %e is made to believe--to a publication 9 :i* is ev5tually sunk a lot ( h] money4 ,h] bro!r has w>n$ h]1 b to no avail4 ,at ?is juncture ! tale becomes slightly my/]i\s4 ,mildr$ flirts ) ! deputy1 8 wife is app>5tly will+--hav+ an int]e/ else:]e--& sudd5ly ! bottom drops out ( ! affair1 & ,mildr$ poor]1 also wis]1 returns to h] home 9 ,engl&4 ,%e has embrac$ ! ,roman ,ca?olic religion1 b y d n feel %e is s9c]ely pi\s4 ,x is "o m ge/ure 9 h] /]ile c>e]4 ,at ! end we f9d h] try+ to evade ! inevitable matrimony1 = %e is alone1 h] bro!r dead1 & %e an heiress4 ,suspici\s ( h] suitor's motives--x is ! same fai?ful ,alfr$--%e we>ily debates ! situation3 ,h] n]ves 7 %att]$1 & life gr[s t]ribly di/9ct 9 ! insomnia ( ! hot summ] night4444 ,%e ?rew h]self ov] & ov] 9 h] burn+ b$1 until at la/ h] s\l cri$ out 9 lucid mis]y3 ',give me a passion = god or man1 b give me a passion4 ,i _c live )\t "o4' ,= h] mad & sane are ! same mispr9t4 ,& on ?is lyric note ! book closes4 ,i believe if ,h$da ,gabl] _h hesitat$ & h] fa!r's pi/ol hadn't be5 h>d by1 %e w\ld h recov]$ h] poise & deceiv$ h] husb&4 ,i believe t if ,emma ,bov>y _h escap$ t snag ( debt %e w\ld h cont9u$ to fool ,*>les4 ,& ,i believe ,mildr$ ,lawson m>ri$ at la/ & fool$ h]self into ! belief t %e _h a sup]ior s\l1 misund]/ood by ! _w & h] husb&4 ,!re is no tell+ h[ v]micul> are ! wriggl+s ( mean s\ls4 ,mildr$ 0 a snob1 !re=e mean ( s\l2 & %e 0 a cold snob1 h5ce h] cruelty4 ,t %e 0 an em95tly disagreeable girl ,i ne$ h>dly emphasise4 ,nev]!less ! "y *aps f\nd h] da9ty & h] poor girl fri5ds1 ! arti/s1 envi$ h] pretty frocks4 ,%e _h small %ell-l e>s1 e>s t are dang]-signals to exp]i5c$ m54 ,:5 ,i r]ead h] hi/ory ,i 0 rem9d$ ( ! pr9cess 9 ! allegory ( ,ephraim ,mikhal1 call$ ,! ,captive4 ,%e 0 ! cold pr9cess held captive 9 ! hall ) ! wall ( brass4 ,:]ev] %e turns or walks %e sees a welcome visitor3 x is always h] own insol5t image 9 ! mirrors on ! walls4 ,^! mirrors make ( h]self h] own et]nal jail]4 ,:5 %e gazes f ! w9d[ ( h] prison t[] %e sees no "o4 ,no conqu]+ lov] comes to deliv] h] f ! bondage ( self4 ,9 ! slave :o (f]s r>e fruits & preci\s w9es 9 cups ( em]ald %e sees only a mock]y ( h]self1 ! words ( consolation rem9d h] ( h] own voice4 ,& t is :y ! sorr[ful ,pr9cess drives away ! beautiful lov+ slave1 m cruel ev5 ?an ! mirrors4 ,egoti/ to ! end1 bo? ,mildr$ & ! ,pr9cess see naught 9 ! univ]se save ! magnifi$ image ( !mselves4 ,,iii ,,und9e ,p]haps !re is m ?an a nuance ( c>icature 9 ! *oice ( su* a "n z ,und9e ,spragg = ! h]o9e ( ,edi? ,:>ton's ,! ,cu/om ( ! ,c\ntry4 ,?r\gh\t t book1 ) its brilliant enamel-l surfaces1 !re is a t5d5cy to make sport ( our national weakness = res\nd+ names4 ,und9e ,spragg--hide\s collocation--is n ! only (f5ce4 ,!re is ,indiana ,frusk ( ,apex ,city1 & ,mill>d ,b9*1 a comb9ation 9 :i* ! ,dick5s ( ,am]ican ,notes w\ld h f\nd amusem5t4 ,hotels ) titles l ,! ,/5torian are n exagg]at$4 ,miss ,spragg's ance/or _h inv5t$ a hair wav]2 h5ce ! "n ,und9e3 f undoolay1 y "k1 ! ,fr5* = crimp+1 z ! simple-he>t$ "m ( ! girl expla9$ to a suitor4 ,mrs4 ,:>ton has be5 cruel1 ) a glacial cruelty1 to h] c\ntrywom5 ( ! ,spragg type4 ,b !y ab\nd4 ,!y come f ! ,nor?1 ,ea/1 ,s\?1 ,we/ to conqu] ,new ,york1 & ?anks to untir+ en]gy1 a h&some ext]ior1 & mu* money1 !y arrive soon] or lat]4 ,) all h] ov]acc5tuat$ traits & ! metallic quality ( te*nique 9 ! h&l+ ( h] portrait1 ,und9e ,spragg is bo? a type & an individual--%e is ! newe/ v>iation ( ,daisy ,mill]--& comp>$ ) h] braz5 *>mlessness ! figures ( ,h$da ,gabl] & ,mildr$ ,lawson seem melt+ ) t5d]ness1 agl[ ) subtle *>m & muffl$ exaltation4 ,und9e--%ades ( ,la ,motte ,f\qu--is q ! mo/ disagreeable girl 9 our fiction4 ,%e has be5 put "u a glass & subject$ to ! air-pump pressure ( ,mrs4 ,:>ton's art4 ,%e is a mu* m viable creature ?an ! au?or's e>li] ,lily ,b>t1 ! h]o9e ( ,! ,h\se ( ,mir?4 ,at lea/ ,und9e is n sloppy or s5tim5tal1 & t is a di/9ct claim on ! suffrages ( ! intellig5t read]4 ,fur!rmore1 ! cle> h>d atmosph]e ( ! book is temp]$ by a tragic & humor\s irony1 a welcome a/r+5t = ! m5tal palate4 ,9 ,apex ,city ,und9e made up h] m9d to h h] own way4 ,%e elopes & m>ries a vulg> hu/l]1 b is spe$ily divorc$4 ,%e is v beautiful :5 %e rea*es ,new ,york4 ,no emotional exp]i5ce w\ld leave a blur on h] radiant y\?1 because love = h] is a s5sation1 n a s5tim5t4 ,by indirect & cumulative t\*es ! noveli/ evokes = u h] image4 ,truly a lovely app>ition1 almo/ m9dless1 ) great sympa!tic eyes & a sweet m\?4 ,%e exi/s1 does ,und9e4 ,%e is n ! b>r5 fruit ( a satirical p54 ,=eign]s1 bo? m5 & wom51 puzzle ov] h] fre$om1 *ill9ess1 & comm]cial horse-s5se4 ,%e doesn't long intrigue _! curiosity1 h] bra9 is poorly furni%$ & conv]sation ) h] is n a f9e art4 ,%e is temp]am5tal 9 ! s5se t %e lives on h] n]ves2 )\t ! hum & glitt] ( ! op]a1 fa%ionable re/aurants1 or dances %e relapses into a sull5 /upor1 or rages wildly at ! fate t made h] poor4 ,%e1 too1 l ,h$da & ,emma1 lives 9 ! mom5t1 a silly mo? enam\r$ ( a millionaire4 ,mildr$ ,lawson is positively intellectual 9 comp>ison1 = %e has a g at picture-mak+1 :ile ! only pictures ,und9e c>es = are ^? produc$ by h] own exquisitely pla/ic figure4 ,no wond] ,ralph ,m>vell fell 9 love ) h]1 or1 r1 9 love ) 8 poetic vision ( h]4 ,he 01 poor man1 an ideali/1 & 8 f9e porcela9 0 soon crack$ 9 contact ) h] brassy egotism4 ,he is ( ! old ,wa%+ton ,squ>e /ock1 z antique--& z hon\rable--z ,me?uselah4 ,und9e soon tires ( him2 above all1 tires ( 8 family & _! old-fa%ion$ social code4 ,= h] ! r[dy joys ( ,pet] ,van ,deg5 & 8 set4 ,! ,odyssey ( ,und9e is set =? = u by an accompli%$ arti/ 9 prose4 ,we see h] 9 ,italy1 bl9d to its natural beauties1 bl9d to its art1 unhappy till %e gets into ! hurrah ( ,/4 ,moritz4 ,we foll[ h] h5ce1 note h] trail+ h] petty mis]y--bor$om because %e c't sp5d extravagantly--?r\gh modi% draw+-rooms2 !n a fre% hegira1 ,europe1 a divorce1 ! episode ) ,pet] ,van ,deg5 & its pr(\nd disillusionm5t 7%e has ! c\rage to jump ! ma9-travell$ road ( conv5tion = a brief t]m7 & h] rem>riage4 ,t1 too1 is a failure1 only because ,und9e s wills x4 ,%e has lit]ally kill$ h] second husb& because %e w9s f him by legal means _! *ild1 & 9 ! end %e aga9 m>ries h] divorc$ husb&1 ,elm] ,m(fatt1 n[ a magnate1 a multimillionaire4 ,%e has at la/ foll[$ ! advice ( ,mrs4 ,he5y1 h] advis] & masseuse4 ,g /eady1 ,und9e1 & y'll get any:]es4 ,we leave h] 9 a blaze ( rubies & glory at h] ,fr5* *ateau1 & %e isn't happy1 = %e has j le>n$ t1 be+ divorc$1 %e c nev] be an ambassadress1 & t h] major dete/ation1 ! ,jim ,driscolls1 _h be5 appo9t$ to ! ,engli% c\rt z ambassador f ,am]ica4 ,! novel ends ) ?is coda3 ,%e c\ld nev] be an ambassador's wife2 & z %e advanc$ to welcome h] fir/ gue/s1 %e said to h]self1 t x 0 ! "o "p %e 0 really made =4 ,! tru? is %e 0 bor$ z a wife1 & l ,emma ,bov>y1 f\nd 9 adult]y all ! platitudes ( m>riage4 ,y ask y\rself1 aft] /udy+ ! play1 & ! two novels1 if ! new woman is necess>ily disagreeable4 ,to my way ( ?9k+1 x is pr9cipally ! crav+ = novelty 9 *>act]isation t has wr\ght ! *ange 9 our h]o9es ( fiction1 al?\gh new fre$om & responsibilities h evolv$ new types4 ,naturally ! pul*ritud9\s weakl+ we %all always h ) u1 ugly girls ) bra9s are a welcome relief f ! et]nal purr+ ( ! popul> girl ) ! baby smile4 ,b x w\ld be a mi/ake to call ,h$da1 or ,mildr$1 or ,und9e1 new wom54 ,mildr$ is ! mo/ advanc$1 ,h$da ! mo/ dang]\s--%e pull$ ! trigg] f> too e>ly--& ,und9e ! mo/ selfi% ( ! ?ree4 ,! ?ree are disagreeable1 b ! trio is transitional 9 type4 ,ea* girl is a compromis]1 ,und9e be+ ! bolde/2 %e did a lot ( %ift+ & indulg$ 9 mu* c[>dly evasion4 ,vulg>ians all1 !y are yet too complex to be p9n$ d[n by a =mula4 ,old w9e 9 ^! ?ree new bottles makes = disa/]4 ,und9e ,spragg is ! wor/ failure ( ! ?ree4 ,%e got :at %e want$ = %e want$ only dross4 ,ibs5's ,button-,m\ld] w meet h] at ! ,cross-,roads :5 h] "t comes4 ,h$da1 l ,/r9db]g's ,julia1 may escape him because1 c[>d z %e 0 :5 fac+ h>% reality1 %e _h ! c\rage to rid h] family ( a wor?less encumbrance4 ,if %e _h be5 a robu/ egoi/1 & realis$ h] nature to ! full1 %e w\ld h be5 a ,h$da ,gabl] rev]s$1 9 a ^w1 ! ,hilda ,wangel ( ,! ,ma/] ,build]4 ,b ) ,mildr$ %e lack$ ! /r5g? ei!r to r5\nce or to s94 ,& ,und9e ,spragg hadn't ! c\rage to become d[nright wick$2 ! game %e play$ 0 s pitiful t x wasn't wor? ! poor little tall[-dip4 ,:at is h] own is ! w-to-sill9ess4 ,z ,pr9cess ,e/rad9a exclaim$ 9 h] brutally frank fa%ion3 ,my de>1 x's :at ,i always say :5 p talk to me ab\t fa/ ,am]icans3 y're ! only innoc5t wom5 left 9 ! _w4444 ,?is is f> f be+ a complim5t4 ,no1 ,und9e is voluble1 vulg>1 & catty1 b %e isn't wick$4 ,x takes bra9s to be wick$ 9 ! gr& mann]4 ,%e is only disagreeable & fa%ionable2 & %e is z imp]sonal & monoton\s z a self-play+ pian(orte4 ,,books ,,by ,,james ,,hunek] ,,publi%$ ,,by ,,*>les ,,scribn]',s ,,sons ,ivory ,apes & ,peacocks4 #abmo4 net1 #a4ej ,new ,cosmopolis4 #abmo4 net1 #a4ej ,! ,pa?os ( ,di/ance4 #abmo4 net1 #b4jj ,franz ,liszt4 ,illu/rat$4 #abmo4 net1 #b4jj ,prom5ades ( an ,impressioni/4 #abmo4 net1 #a4ej ,egoi/s3 ,a ,book ( ,sup]m54 #abmo4 net1 #a4ej ,iconocla/s3 ,a ,book ( ,dramati/s4 #abmo4 net1 #a4ej ,ov]tones3 ,a ,book ( ,temp]am5ts4 #abmo4 net1 #a4ej ,mezzot9ts 9 ,mod]n ,music4 #abmo4 net1 #a4ej ,*op93 ,! ,man & ,8 ,music4 ,) ,portrait4 #abmo4 net1 #b4jj ,vision>ies4 #abmo4 net1 #a4ej ,melomaniacs4 #abmo4 net1 #a4ej ,,transcrib]',s ,,notes #a4 ,passages 9 italics are surr\nd$ by und]scores4 #b4 ,passages 9 bold are surr\nd$ by bold4 #c4 ,c]ta9 words 7,l',oeuvre1 ,soeur1 ,coeur7 use oe ligature 9 ! orig9al4 #d4 ,! foll[+ mispr9ts h be5 correct$3 ,miss+ p]iod add$ at s5t5ce end a cosmopolitan4 7page #bi7 ,turg5eiff correct$ to ,turg5ieff 7page #fi7 ,miss+ p]iod add$ at s5t5ce end 8 admir]s4 7page #bdb7 #e4 ,o!r ?an ! corrections li/$ above1 pr9t]'s inconsi/5cies 9 spell+1 punctuation1 hyph5ation & ligature usage h be5 reta9$4