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... abstract forms " ( or " formal elements " ) are closely bound up with organic nature and sharply to be distinguished from the particular abstraction characteristic of scientific theory and illustration . We observe , moreover , that if ...
... abstract forms " ( or " formal elements " ) are closely bound up with organic nature and sharply to be distinguished from the particular abstraction characteristic of scientific theory and illustration . We observe , moreover , that if ...
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... abstract " , between proximity to the sensuous impression and remoteness from it in conceptual thinking . Even much abstract language preserves a link with sensuous perception . If , for instance , I say virtue is its own reward , which ...
... abstract " , between proximity to the sensuous impression and remoteness from it in conceptual thinking . Even much abstract language preserves a link with sensuous perception . If , for instance , I say virtue is its own reward , which ...
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... abstract statements rely for their being understood on con- stantly revived references to sensuous perception . The importance of this for poetry is that since images are im- plicit in so many words , or at least are drawn upon for the ...
... abstract statements rely for their being understood on con- stantly revived references to sensuous perception . The importance of this for poetry is that since images are im- plicit in so many words , or at least are drawn upon for the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE PRINCIPLE OF CHARACTERISTIC INTER page | 29 |
IMAGES AND FEELING | 32 |
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