That which exists in nature is a something purely individual and particular. Art, on the contrary, is essentially destined to manifest the general. (August Wilhelm von Schlegel)

That which exists in nature is a something purely individual and particular. Art, on the contrary, is essentially destined to manifest the general.

August Wilhelm von Schlegel

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