Angel's wings, a series of essays on art and its relation to life

In: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015050563934

Abstract

Art and democracy: Wagner, Millet, and Whitman.--Angels' wings.--Nature and realism in art.--The human body in its relation to art.--Tradition, convention, and the gods.--The individual impression.--Beethoven and his earlier sonatas.--Beethoven and his later sonatas and his symphonies.--The art of life.--Notes on the art of life: Manners as a fine art. The simplification of life. The return to nature. ; Mode of access: Internet.