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"On Naive and Sentimental Poetry"
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"On Naive and Sentimental Poetry"
An explanation of Frederick Schiller's essay "On Naive and Sentimental Poetry."
1,051 words (approx. 4.2 pages) |
1 source |
MLA | 2007
Paper Summary:
The paper discusses how Frederick Schiller attempts to create an aesthetic philosophy of what constitutes great art. The paper explains his philosophy that great art is a balance between the unforced beauty of nature and the calculated, skilled knowledge of a technician. The greatest art, according to Schiller, is not pure nature, or pure naive expression, nor is great art the work of the most skilled painter or wordsmith. Rather, Schiller maintains that great art is made by an artist who can exist between the two extremes, who can still think like a simple child with enthusiasm about nature, but also enlarge nature through art in a way that is striking, but not untruthful.From the Paper:
"In the first part of his essay Schiller defends the beauty and purity of nature and apparently unskillful art that is truthful over art that is simply crafted in the sense that it conforms to accepted aesthetic principles. Schiller forces the reader to ask a question of him or herself what makes art both good and moving at the same time? Why do certain apparently simple tunes seemingly so catchy, and why do some works of skilled artists leave a person cold? The answer, Schiller states, is to be found in nature. So long is something is natural, says Schiller, the critic should not feel any guilt about appreciating, for example, naive and sentimental poetry, any more than he or she feels guilty about gazing with pleasure at a flower in nature."Sample of Sources Used:
- Schiller, Frederick. "On naive and sentimental poetry" The Schiller Institute. [4 Mar 2006] Part I: http://www.schillerinstitute.org/transl/Schiller_essays/naive_sentimental-1.htmlPart II: http://www.schillerinstitute.org/transl/Schiller_essays/naive_sentimental-2.html
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"On Naive and Sentimental Poetry" (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Article-Review-On-Naive-and-Sentimental-Poetry/93283
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""On Naive and Sentimental Poetry"" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Article-Review-On-Naive-and-Sentimental-Poetry/93283>
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