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Anatomy of Criticism, "Mythical Phase: Symbol as Archetype" (1957) - Frye, Northrop | WIST Quotations
Beauty, like truth and goodness, is a quality that may in one sense be predicated of all great art, but the deliberate attempt to beautify can, in itself, only weaken the creative energy. Beauty in art is like happiness in morals: it may accompany the act, but it cannot be…