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The subject of Rhythm in what are called the Fine Arts is so vague, and has received so little attention, that some courage, or perhaps foolhardiness, is needed to attack it. And in offering the following fragmentary ideas that have been stumbled on in my own limited practice, I want them to be accepted only for what they are worth, as I do not know of any proper authority for them. But they may serve as a stimulus1, and offer some lines on which the student can pursue the subject for himself.
The word rhythm is here used to signify the power possessed2 by lines, tones, and colours, by their ordering and arrangement, to affect us, somewhat as different notes and combinations of sound do in music. And just as in music, where sounds affect us without having any direct relation with nature, but appeal directly to our own inner life; so in painting, sculpture, and architecture there is a music that appeals directly to us apart from any significance that may be associated with the representation of natural phenomena3. There is, as it were, an abstract music of line, tone, and colour.
The danger of the naturalistic movement in painting in the nineteenth century has been that it has turned our attention away from this fundamental fact of art to the contemplation of interesting 128realisations of appearances—realisations often full of poetic4 suggestiveness due to associations connected with the objects painted as concrete things, but not always made directly significant as artistic5 expression; whereas it is the business of the artist to relate the form, colour, and tone of natural appearances to this abstract musical quality, with which he should never lose touch even in the most highly realised detail of his work. For only thus, when related to rhythm, do the form, tone, and colour of appearances obtain their full expressive6 power and become a means of vitally conveying the feeling of the artist.
Inquiry7 as to the origin of this power and of rhythm generally is a profoundly interesting subject; and now that recent advances in science tend to show that sound, heat, light, and possibly electricity and even nerve force are but different
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stimulus
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n.刺激,刺激物,促进因素,引起兴奋的事物 | |
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possessed
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phenomena
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n.现象 | |
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poetic
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adj.富有诗意的,有诗人气质的,善于抒情的 | |
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artistic
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adj.艺术(家)的,美术(家)的;善于艺术创作的 | |
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inquiry
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n.打听,询问,调查,查问 | |
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rhythmic
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adj.有节奏的,有韵律的 | |
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primitive
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adj.原始的;简单的;n.原(始)人,原始事物 | |
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remains
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exclusion
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backbone
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n.脊骨,脊柱,骨干;刚毅,骨气 | |
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decadence
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n.衰落,颓废 | |
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archaic
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adj.(语言、词汇等)古代的,已不通用的 | |
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reverently
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adv.虔诚地 | |
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prolific
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adj.丰富的,大量的;多产的,富有创造力的 | |
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anarchy
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n.无政府状态;社会秩序混乱,无秩序 | |
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flouting
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v.藐视,轻视( flout的现在分词 ) | |
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refinement
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n.文雅;高尚;精美;精制;精炼 | |
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primitives
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原始人(primitive的复数形式) | |
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vitality
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n.活力,生命力,效力 | |
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insistence
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n.坚持;强调;坚决主张 | |
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perfectly
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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impel
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v.推动;激励,迫使 | |
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transgress
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vt.违反,逾越 | |
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calamity
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n.灾害,祸患,不幸事件 | |
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fumbling
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n. 摸索,漏接 v. 摸索,摸弄,笨拙的处理 | |
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underlying
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analogous
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adj.相似的;类似的 | |
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mere
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adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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augment
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vt.(使)增大,增加,增长,扩张 | |
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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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sublime
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adj.崇高的,伟大的;极度的,不顾后果的 | |
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braying
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v.发出驴叫似的声音( bray的现在分词 );发嘟嘟声;粗声粗气地讲话(或大笑);猛击 | |
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override
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vt.不顾,不理睬,否决;压倒,优先于 | |
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remarkable
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adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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mar
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repose
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v.(使)休息;n.安息 | |
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unity
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n.团结,联合,统一;和睦,协调 | |
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picturesque
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adj.美丽如画的,(语言)生动的,绘声绘色的 | |
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Buddhist
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adj./n.佛教的,佛教徒 | |
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extinction
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n.熄灭,消亡,消灭,灭绝,绝种 | |
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(尤指早期基督教的)隐居修道士,隐士,遁世者( hermit的名词复数 ) | |
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n.达到,到达;[常pl.]成就,造诣 | |
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subdue
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vt.制服,使顺从,征服;抑制,克制 | |
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busts
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半身雕塑像( bust的名词复数 ); 妇女的胸部; 胸围; 突击搜捕 | |
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illustrates
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给…加插图( illustrate的第三人称单数 ); 说明; 表明; (用示例、图画等)说明 | |
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instinctively
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adv.本能地 | |
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pulsate
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v.有规律的跳动 | |
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vivacity
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n.快活,活泼,精神充沛 | |
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extravagant
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adj.奢侈的;过分的;(言行等)放肆的 | |
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spoke
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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revel
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vi.狂欢作乐,陶醉;n.作乐,狂欢 | |
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flouted
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v.藐视,轻视( flout的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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conformity
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n.一致,遵从,顺从 | |
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erring
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做错事的,错误的 | |
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digestions
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n.消化能力( digestion的名词复数 );消化,领悟 | |
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standing
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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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flexed
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adj.[医]曲折的,屈曲v.屈曲( flex的过去式和过去分词 );弯曲;(为准备大干而)显示实力;摩拳擦掌 | |
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sublimity
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崇高,庄严,气质高尚 | |
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pulsating
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adj.搏动的,脉冲的v.有节奏地舒张及收缩( pulsate的现在分词 );跳动;脉动;受(激情)震动 | |
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regularity
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n.规律性,规则性;匀称,整齐 | |
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habitual
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adj.习惯性的;通常的,惯常的 | |
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devoid
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adj.全无的,缺乏的 | |
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incapable
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adj.无能力的,不能做某事的 | |
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touching
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adj.动人的,使人感伤的 | |
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riotous
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adj.骚乱的;狂欢的 | |
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exuberance
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