Unicorns
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In Praise of Unicorns
6:32 -
An American Composer: The Passing of Edward MacDowell
20:35 -
Remy de Gourmont: His Ideas. The Colour of His Mind
24:08 -
Artzibashef
45:12 -
A Note on Henry James
30:56 -
George Sand
34:55 -
The Great American Novel
20:55 -
The Case of Paul Cézanne
15:39 -
Brahmsody
9:11 -
The Opinions of J.-K. Huysmans
15:23 -
Style and Rhythm in English Prose
28:43 -
The Queerest Yarn in the World
19:42 -
On Rereading Mallock
13:59 -
The Lost Master
14:24 -
The Grand Manner in Pianoforte Playing
25:24 -
James Joyce
12:32 -
Creative Involution
13:31 -
Four Dimensional Vistas
13:34 -
O. W.
13:26 -
A Synthesis of the Seven Arts
15:48 -
The Classic Chopin
22:36 -
Little Mirrors of Sincerity
31:13 -
The Reformation of George Moore
22:41 -
Pillowland
8:44 -
Cross-Currents in Modern French Literature
25:52 -
More About Richard Wagner
24:12 -
My First Musical Adventure
10:32 -
Violinists Now and Yesteryear
28:39 -
Riding the Whirlwind
19:59 -
Prayers for the Living
16:06
Unicorns (1917) is a public domain work.
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The contest between the lion and the unicorn becomes an argument about art in James Huneker's opening essay. Drawing on Alice, mythology and music, he treats the animals as figures for realism and idealism, and imagines their competing claims brought together in strength and beauty. Published in 1917, this collection moves among literature, painting and musical criticism, with chapters devoted to Henry James, George Sand, Paul Cézanne and James Joyce.
Personal recollection gives the discussion of piano playing a different texture. Huneker weighs virtuosity against musical thought, describes Paderewski's touch and interpretation, and compares generations of performers he has heard. His preference for intimate playing sits beside his admiration for the grand manner. Readers interested in the history of criticism can follow a writer making judgments across several arts, where an image from a children's story and a remembered performance both become ways of explaining aesthetic taste.
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- James Huneker
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