Now it is a fact that I have never called myself a 'realist, ' and I have never put forth any work as 'realism.' I decline the labels of the schoolmen and the sophisters: being a simple writer of tales, who takes whatever means lie to his hand to present life as he sees it; who insists on no process; and who refuses to be bound by any formula or prescription prepared by the cataloguers and the pigeon-holers of literature. So it happens that when those who use the word 'realist' use it with no unanimity of intent and with a loose, inapprehensive application, it is not easy for me, who repudiate it altogether, to make a guess at its meaning. Nevertheless, it seems to me that the man who is called a 'realist' is one who, seeing things with his own eyes, discards the conventions of the schools, and presents his matter in individual terms of art. For awhile the schoolmen abuse him as a realist; and in twenty years' time, if his work have life in it, he becomes a classic. Constable was called a realist; so was Corot. Who calls these painters realists now? The history of Japanese art affords a continuous illustration.

Medie	Bøger Paperback Bog (Bog med blødt omslag og limet ryg)
Udgivet	31. maj 2017
ISBN13	9781546901686
Forlag	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Antal sider	172
Mål	152 × 229 × 9 mm · 235 g
Sprog	Engelsk

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