The Living EyeThis volume is a translation of selections of L'Oeil vivant (1961 and 70). Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. |
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Page 68
... passion . Here error is indispensable . Seductive power lies not in a pure reflection but in a slightly altered one , disguised just enough to acquire the appearance of an external object . Therein lies a paradox : this Narcissus is in ...
... passion . Here error is indispensable . Seductive power lies not in a pure reflection but in a slightly altered one , disguised just enough to acquire the appearance of an external object . Therein lies a paradox : this Narcissus is in ...
Page 149
... passion ( traditionally referred to as imitation or mimesis ) . Tragedy works because of its aptitude for arousing sympa- thy . To participate intensely in a represented passion is to expend the energies associated with that passion and ...
... passion ( traditionally referred to as imitation or mimesis ) . Tragedy works because of its aptitude for arousing sympa- thy . To participate intensely in a represented passion is to expend the energies associated with that passion and ...
Page 234
... passion before knowing the object of that passion . It makes no difference if the object I paint for him is imaginary . It is enough that it should discourage his interest in all that might tempt him . It is enough that he find ...
... passion before knowing the object of that passion . It makes no difference if the object I paint for him is imaginary . It is enough that it should discourage his interest in all that might tempt him . It is enough that he find ...
Contents
JeanJacques Rousseau and the Peril of Reflection | 14 |
Pseudonymous Stendhal | 78 |
The Critical Relation | 112 |
Copyright | |
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