Talents and geniuses ; the pleasures of appreciation.
Essays about life, literature, and the arts, based upon Highet's radio talks.
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| Language: | English |
| Published: | New York : Oxford University Press, 1957. |
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| 520 | |a Essays about life, literature, and the arts, based upon Highet's radio talks. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Music and art: The unconscious artists -- People of the caves -- Jolly old graves -- A symbolic picture -- The bird on the gibbet -- Bach -- The fascination of what's difficult -- Pictures of war -- The indescribable city -- Characters: Madam Cat -- Death of a poet -- The decadent -- Inside Aubrey -- The Vergil of the insects -- The trial of Socrates -- The immortal journalist -- The letters of Jefferson -- The first deadly sin -- The house high on the hill -- The magician -- The animal kingdom -- Ruler of the world -- Writing and reading: The movies: An unknown world ; History on the silver screen -- Language: Scottish words ; English Shibboleths -- Writing: I'm going to write a book ; The first few words ; What's in a name? ; The birth of a book ; The face in the mirror ; I married an author -- Reading: Compulsory reading ; Criticoses ; The look-it-up shelf ; Summer reading ; Permanent books ; The mystery of Zen ; The world my prison ; Immigrants. | |
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