An Essay on Original Genius
Author | : William Duff |
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Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 1767 |
Genre | : Aesthetics |
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Author | : William Duff |
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Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 1767 |
Genre | : Aesthetics |
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Author | : William Duff |
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Release | : 2011 |
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Author | : William Duff |
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Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) |
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Author | : Duff William 1732-1815 |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-07-18 |
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ISBN | : 9781019585757 |
William Duff's An Essay on Original Genius is a seminal work in the study of creativity and the human imagination. Duff explores the nature and forms of genius in the realms of philosophy, the fine arts, and especially poetry, tracing the history of originality through the ages and offering his own theories on how genius is expressed and cultivated. Filled with incisive observations and rich examples drawn from literature and art, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the nature of creative inspiration. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author | : Robert Wood |
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Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 1775 |
Genre | : Epic poetry, Greek |
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Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2015-07-18 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9781331682592 |
Excerpt from An Essay on Original Genius: And Its Various Modes of Exertion in Philosophy and the Fine Arts, Particularly in Poetry 18 the principal defign of the follow-s ing Eflay. It is of little importance for the Reader to know what were the Author's motives for its publica tion, or how it comes to be offered eto the Public in-its prefent form. Thus far however it may not be im A 4 properiv advertisement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : William Duff |
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Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) |
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Author | : William 1732-1815 Duff |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 2021-09-09 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781013738548 |
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author | : Alexander Gerard |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 1774 |
Genre | : Aesthetics |
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"This book covers the following topics related to genius: the nature of genius; the province and criterion of genius; to what faculty of mind genius belongs; how genius arrives from the imagination; the influence of judgment upon genius; the dependence of genius on other intellectual powers; the general sources of the varieties of genius; qualities of ideas which produce association; the influence of the passions on association; reflections of the principles of association; ideas suggested, either by sensations, or by other ideas; the combination of associating principles; the predominance of the associating principles; flexibility of imagination; the varieties of memory, and their influence on genius; the varieties of judgment, and their influence on genius; the kinds of genius; genius twofold, for science, or the the arts; the structure of imagination which distinguishes the two kinds of genius; how the two kinds of genius differ in respect of the assistance which they derive from memory; how the two kinds of genius differ in respect of the assistance which they derive from judgment; the two kinds of genius farther compared and distinguished; taste essential to genius for the arts; the power of execution necessary to genius for the arts; and the union of different kinds of genius"--Book. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved).
Author | : William Duff |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) |
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