The History of Girolamo Savonarola And of His Times
The History of Girolamo Savonarola And of His Times
Villari, Pasquale, 1827- [from Old Catalog]
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Art, in' truth, aweJs m a'world of its own, in whicb it finds its own object, and that is in itself suflBcient; those who, thinks ing to ennoble it, have wished to make it a medium of moral, political, or religious ends, have brought down at once to the rank of prose. And it is a tbati no po^m, picture, or piece ot music has attained" immortality from the occasion, however noble and gene- r ous, which gave rise to it. while several works have en- on occasions deserving of very little praise. Sa...v o- narola had by no means an inadequate conception of art; on the contrary, he had comprehended its true genius : the mistake he made was this, that he some- times did not sufficiently allow how much mental cul- ture ennobles the heart, and how much the works of art elevate the mind. He attacks with too much * This idea not only occnrs in the above-mentioned work, but is con- stantly repeated in his sermons. Digitized by Google 150 LIFE IlSD times OF SAYONAROLl. [book m. severity that very philosophy in which he was himself so strong, and that same poetry he so dearly loved.
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