January 1, 1944
Art Needs a Little Separating
Mr. Ames has given me permission to follow him with some comment upon the general state of aesthetic studies, in the light of his essay. It seems to me an […]
January 1, 1944
Art and Science¹
Art and science are alike in having for their province the whole of experience, their ultimate motive being to rearrange, integrate and interpret it to increase freedom, to open avenues […]
July 1, 1943
Positive and Near-Positive Aesthetics
I don’t so very much mind this being chided by Miss Herschberger for not speaking handsomely enough about poetry. In the remarks of mine to which she refers I was […]
July 1, 1943
The Structure of Metaphor
Mr. Ransom in an editorial comment entitled “The Inorganic Muses” makes the following observation concerning metaphor: It has proved impossible, I think, to insist that metaphor is a mere expository […]