Criticism and Fiction

Book Excerpt: hese qualities. The perception of the enlightened man will then be the task of a healthy person who has made himself acquainted with the laws of evolution in art and in society, and is able to test the excellence of work in any stage from immaturity to decadence by discerning what there is of truth, sincerity, and natural vigor in it."IThat is to say, as I understand, that moods and tastes and fashions change; people fancy now this and now that; but what is unpretentious and w...