 Art is a human activity, consisting in this, that one man consciously, by means of certain external signs, hands on to others feelings he has lived through, and that other people are infected by these feelings, and also experience them.  The Review of Reviews - Page 174redigeeritud poolt - 1900Full view - About this book
 | 1898 - 1252 lehte
...Co., [1898.1 16+287 p. por. D. cl., $1. [2278 "Art is," says Tolstoi, "a human activity consisting hi this, that one man consciously, by means of certain...are Infected by these feelings and also experience them.'1 He begins with a critical analysis of the term art, as defined by English, German, and French... | |
 | 1898 - 502 lehte
...revisions. With portrait. ISmo. cloth. Price 75 cents. By mail H7 cents. " Art is," says Tolstoi, " a human activity consisting in this, that one man...infected by these feelings and also experience them." He begins >vith a critical analysis of the term art, as defined by English, German, and French philosophers,... | |
 | 1901 - 736 lehte
...weariness of life. He wants a new art built on something higher. "Art is a human activity," he tells us, "consisting in this — that one man consciously,...infected by these feelings and also experience them." "It is a means of union among men, joining them together in the same feelings." If we accept these... | |
 | 1902 - 766 lehte
...grammar school student can be made to grasp the significance of Tolstoi's definition of art, "Art is human activity consisting in this, that one man consciously, by means of external signs, hands on to others feelings that he has lived thru, and that other people are infected... | |
 | 1898 - 436 lehte
...literature, and religion are all defined with art as " a human activity consisting In this, that a man consciously by means of certain external signs hands on to others feelings he has lived through, that they may also experience them." Now translated as Tolstoi wrote it, with portions formerly suppressed.... | |
 | 1899 - 972 lehte
...once shows the wide view he takes of his subject. Further on he attempts a more definite explanation: "Art is a human activity, consisting in this, that...lived through, and that other people are infected by those feelings, and also experience them," thus narrowing the scope of art to the expression of feelings.... | |
 | graf Leo Tolstoy - 1899 - 622 lehte
...transmit that feeling that others may experience the I same feeling — this is the activity of art. Art is a human activity, consisting in this, that...certain external signs, hands ' on to others feelings tie has lived through, and that other > people are infected by these feelings, and also experience... | |
 | National Education Association of the United States - 1902 - 1042 lehte
...offers his own definition of art as better than any of them, and undoubtedly he is right. He says : Art is a human activity, consisting in this, that...external signs, hands on to others feelings he has lived thru, and that other people are moved by these feelings and also experience them. When one is able... | |
 | National Educational Association (U.S.). Meeting - 1902 - 1040 lehte
...offers his own definition of art as better than any of them, and undoubtedly he is right. He says : Art is a human activity, consisting in this, that...external signs, hands on to others feelings he has lived thru, and that other people are moved by these feelings and also experience them. When one is able... | |
 | graf Leo Tolstoy - 1902 - 582 lehte
...transmit that feeling that others may experience the same feeling — this is the activity of art. Art is a human activity, consisting in this, that...consciously, by means of certain external signs, hands an to others feelings he has lived through, and that other people are infected by these feelings, and... | |
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