In a message dated 10/2/10 2:41:40 PM, [email protected] writes:
> My guess is Gissing was making a basic error in logic: He noticed many > would-be artists studied to no avail. From which he dim-wittedly inferred > all > artists study to no avail. > Or he may have believed in "genius" and the idea that it is a gift given to few and can't be studied for. My money would be on genius. His initial sentence about principles being discussed vehemently when practice is at a low ebb is nonsense-argument is always freely indulged in by all. Kate Sullivan
