“No art is truly teachable in its essence. All the knowledge in the world of its techniques can provide in itself no more than imitations or replicas of previous art. What is irreplaceable in any object of art is never, in the final analysis, its technique or craft, but the personality of the artist, the expression of his or her unique and individual feeling.”
— page 42
New Yorker music critic Alex Ross responds to ReadRollShow about the passage.
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| At The Paris Review online, Barry Lopez talks to Caitlin Roper on the 30th anniversary of John Fowles' book. |
| "A New Day for Wilderness" (New York Times editorial; December 28, 2010) |
| Bestselling author Diane Ackerman reacts to Fowles's warning about the our growing detachment from nature. [video] |
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Author (and fire lookout) Philip Connors confronts Fowles's idea that "what I gain most from nature is beyond words." |
| New Yorker music critic Alex Ross responds to ReadRollShow about Fowles's claim that "no art is truly teachable." [video] |
