' Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt and, moreover, no charm. This is a fault.
Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are learned. For them there is hope.
[...] The only justification for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely.
art, all is perfectly useless. '
Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) - Preface.
Yeah, I'm re-reading (yes, again) The Portrait of Dorian Gray.
Why? Well because, I needed to vent my anguish aesthetic somewhere, and I think that there is no better way to read such a book, and make '(useless) art.
I think simply calling it a 'book' is beautiful and good offense. At least let us say, a good book, just to stay on topic.
have described as a 'celebration of beauty', and I think that as a definition enough.
not read it, I mean really, do not read it. All this dandyism kill you if you're not psychologically ready, and difficult to be psychologically ready to paradoxes such as those of Wilde.
However, I must say that this book makes you understand something. First of all, and good ones too sentimental, not going anywhere. Second, people exceedingly nice, fall in love so much of themselves, to end up victims of their own beauty. And third, the only one that survives is the cynical and immoral with a good dose of charm.
is not very encouraging as' moral'(?), know. I do not think the author's purpose was to write a novel encouraging, indeed. And as usual decadence and disgrace, with the death, had to acquire their charm.
No, I have no want to talk about my business today, if he had not understood.
I'm here with my head away to stare at the cover of the book, rather intrigued, I must say.
I just need beautiful things, and disgustingly useless ~
A cigarette is the perfect prototype of a perfect pleasure. E 'exquisite and leaves unsatisfied. What more could you want? - Oscar Wilde.
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