Conversations With Goethe
Conversations With Goethe (第3/3页)
edtoagree.Art,Goethesaid,isthefourpercentinterestonthemunicipalbondoflife.Hewasverypleasedwiththisremarkandrepeateditseveraltimes.
June18,1824
Goethehadbeenhavinggreatdifficultieswithaparticularactressatthetheatre,apersonwhoconceivedthatherownnotionofhowherrolewastobeplayedwassuperiortoGoethes."Itisnotenough,"hesaid,sighing,"thatIhavemimedeverygestureforthepoorcreature,thatnothinghasbeenleftunexploredinthischaracterImyselfhavecreated,willedintobeing.Shepersistsinwhatshetermsherinterpretation,whichisruiningtheplay."Hewentontodiscussthesorrowsofmanagingatheatre,eventhefinest,andtheexhaustingdetailthatmustbeattendedto,everyjotandtittle,iftheperformancesaretobefitforadiscriminatingpublic.Actors,hesaid,aretheScotchweevilsinthesaltporkofhonesteffort.Ilovedhimmorethanever,andwepartedwithanaffectionatehandshake.
September1,1824
TodayGoetheinveighedagainstcertaincriticswhohad,hesaid,completelymisunderstoodLessing.HespokemovinglyabouthowsuchobtusenesshadpartiallyembitteredLessingslastyears,andspeculatedthatitwasbecauseLessingwasbothcriticanddramatistthattheattackshadbeenofmorethanusualferocity.Critics,Goethesaid,arethecrackedmirrorinthegrandballroomofthecreativespirit.No,Isaid,theywere,rather,theextrabaggageonthegreatcabrioletofconceptualprogress."Eckermann,"saidGoethe,"shutup."
如果觉得《Overnight to Many Different Cities》好看，请把本站网址推荐给您的朋友吧！88106 http://www.88106.com/