Angel's wings, a series of essays on art and its relation to life,

Art and democracy: Wagner, Millet, and Whitman.--Angels' wings.--Nature and realism in art.--The human body in its relation to art.--Tradition, convention, and the gods.--The individual impression.--Beethoven and his earlier sonatas.--Beethoven and his later sonatas and his symphonies.--The art of life.--Notes on the art of life: Manners as a fine art. The simplification of life. The return to nature.Mode of access: Internet