Written for the St. James’s Gazette, these essays argue that criticism must judge by principle rather than taste. Patmore writes on real apprehension, seers and talkers, cheerfulness in art, the point of rest, imagination, pathos and poetical integrity, and turns to architectural styles and to poets and painters of his day.
Compact, opinionated criticism from a distinctive Victorian poet, for readers interested in aesthetics. Download the free EPUB.