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Page 32
... composer a definite and firm seizing of the end is absolutely essen- tial to direct and forcible movement to that end ; and unless the interpreter realize definitely and firmly what has been presented , he has missed so far the object ...
... composer a definite and firm seizing of the end is absolutely essen- tial to direct and forcible movement to that end ; and unless the interpreter realize definitely and firmly what has been presented , he has missed so far the object ...
Page 33
... composer is restricted to aims in harmony with the special interests of the class addressed . But a still more widely controlling factor is the stage of mental development to be addressed . The writer may have to address children and ...
... composer is restricted to aims in harmony with the special interests of the class addressed . But a still more widely controlling factor is the stage of mental development to be addressed . The writer may have to address children and ...
Page 35
... composer may seek to give a knowledge of the state or of society as they at present exist ; or he may strive to give such knowledge and arouse such sentiments as will prompt to effort to make them what they should be . A writer may ...
... composer may seek to give a knowledge of the state or of society as they at present exist ; or he may strive to give such knowledge and arouse such sentiments as will prompt to effort to make them what they should be . A writer may ...
Page 44
... composer or the inter- preter . Reading or hearing a discourse is largely the art of grasping into unity the various ... composer , What one thing do I wish to affirm by writing on this theme ? It will be observed that the composer and ...
... composer or the inter- preter . Reading or hearing a discourse is largely the art of grasping into unity the various ... composer , What one thing do I wish to affirm by writing on this theme ? It will be observed that the composer and ...
Page 45
... composer first grasps the theme , and then proceeds to analyze it into its elements , after which the elements are given the organic unity of the whole . The critic will take one step beyond the ordinary reader ; for , after ascertain ...
... composer first grasps the theme , and then proceeds to analyze it into its elements , after which the elements are given the organic unity of the whole . The critic will take one step beyond the ordinary reader ; for , after ascertain ...
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