“thesublimeandthebeautifulonlybelongtoart.” Whydoeshethinkso? Doyouagreeordisagree?
, oratable, forthatmatter, asbeautiful? Whyorwhynot?
, defective, eventobemorallyrejected, andneverthelessbeagreeableandpleasingtothesenses? Doyouhaveanexampletoillustratethiskindofstrangecontradiction?
5.InParagraphs9and10, ? Hastheauthoreffectivelycarriedhispointthroughwiththedescriptivedetails?
“anaptitudeforfeeling”? Howcanpeopledevelopsuchanaptitude?
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After-readingAssignment
OralWork
, whileAristotlebelieves “theaimofartistorepresentnottheoutwardappearanceofthings, buttheirinwardsignificance.” WhataretheviewsofotherWesternphilosophers? Dosomeresearchontheissueandthengivea3-minutepresentation, summarizingtheirpoints.
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, wehaveexpressionslike“鬼斧神工”“巧夺天工”.Howwouldyouinterpretthem? Whatistheirliteralmeaningandwhatisimpliedrespectively? DotheyhappentocoincidewithanyideaexpressedbySchillerinthepassage? Discusswithyourclassmates.
“thesublime”? Firstshareyourexperienceingroups, .
WrittenWork
1.Writea400-wordcriticalreviewofSchiller’sarticle.Firstsummarizethemainpointsofthepassageinabout150words, andthenmakecomments, focusingontheideasconveyedinthepassage.
, whatdoyouthinkarethefactorsthatinfluenceourviewofwhatisbeautiful? Writeanessayof500words, elaboratingonthosefactors.
’smind, , Schillerdevotestwolongparagraphstodescriptionstoshowexamplesofwhatconstitutes “thesublime”.Makeacarefulstudyofthetwoparagraphs.Writea300-worddescriptivepassageofyourownchoice, solongasyoucansuccessfullydrawavividpictureinreaders’ mind.
FurtherReadings
OfBeautyandDeformitybyDavidHume
APhilosophicalEnquiryintotheOriginofOurIdeasoftheSublimeandBeautifulbyEdmundBurke
ThePictureofDorianGraybyOscarWilde
《无言之美》，朱光潜著
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