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Chapter I
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THE PREFACE The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim. The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things. The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography.
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possessive form of “art” — the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
a biography of yourself
From this reading “The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “The artist is the creator of beautiful things.”
a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading “The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.”
lowest in rank or importance
From this reading “The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “THE PREFACE”
make visible
From this reading “To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim.”
restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading “The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim.
possessive form of “art” — the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
From this reading To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading The artist is the creator of beautiful things.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography.
a biography of yourself
From this reading The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The artist is the creator of beautiful things.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The artist is the creator of beautiful things.
a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
From this reading The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The artist is the creator of beautiful things.
lowest in rank or importance
From this reading The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The artist is the creator of beautiful things.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading THE PREFACE
make visible
From this reading To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PREFACE
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The artist is the creator of beautiful things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim.
restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
which person or people
From this reading The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
