Principle in Art, Etc.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patmore, Coventry, 1823-1896

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Principle in Art, Etc." by Coventry Patmore is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. The work explores themes of art, aesthetics, and criticism, advocating for a foundational understanding of artistic principles while critiquing contemporary criticism. Patmore examines the relationship between beauty and truth and emphasizes the importance of genuine artistic integrity and the role of criticism in elevating public taste. The opening of the collection begins with a preface where Patmore reflects on the value of true criticism in art, contrasting it with what he terms "pseudo-criticism." He argues that effective criticism should rely on a firm grounding in principles rather than on mere subjective appreciation of beauty. Patmore highlights the influence that a single principled critique can have on art and public perception, using historical examples to illustrate his arguments. As he sets the stage for the essays that follow, he illustrates the necessity of a discerning, knowledgeable public to foster genuine artistic expression. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Principle in art

Real apprehension

Seers, thinkers, and talkers

Possibilities and performances

Cheerfulness in life and art

The point of rest in art

Imagination

Pathos

Poetical integrity

The poetry of negation

The limitations of genius

Love and poetry

Keats

What Shelley was

Blake

Rossetti as a poet

Mr. Swinburne's selections

Arthur Hugh Clough

Emerson

Crabbe and Shelley

Shall Smith have a statue?

Ideal and material greatness in architecture

"Old English" architecture, ancient and modern

Architectural styles

Thoughts on knowledge, opinion and inequality.

Credits:

Produced by Chris Curnow, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 45.1 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Release date is 2018-05-21