New Cosmopolis; A Book of Images, Intimate New York, Certain European Cities, Before the War: Vienna, Prague, Little, Holland, Belgian Etchings, Madrid, Dublin, Marienbad, Atlantic City and Newport (C - Hardcover

James Huneker

9780484304580: New Cosmopolis; A Book of Images, Intimate New York, Certain European Cities, Before the War: Vienna, Prague, Little, Holland, Belgian Etchings, Madrid, Dublin, Marienbad, Atlantic City and Newport (C

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Excerpt from New Cosmopolis; A Book of Images, Intimate New York, Certain European Cities, Before the War: Vienna, Prague, Little, Holland, Belgian Etchings, Madrid, Dublin, Marienbad, Atlantic City and Newport

That inveterate cosmopolite, Stendhal, wished to be in a city where the people were most like him. Now, Max Stirner, implacable philoso pher Of egoism, would never have acknowledged there could be a place Where his like might be found. As a cosmopolitan by self - election, I agree with both these egoists. The world at large is compounded Of rhythmic surprise and charm, as may well be our intimate life; their enjoyment depends upon the vision and sym pathy we bring to them. If Stendhal were in New York to-day he could write: lo, I am at cosmopolis! The New Cosmopolis. Let me conclude this meagre apology for a preface with the declaration Of literary faith made by j.-k. Huysmans: I record what I see, what I feel, what I have experienced, writing it as well as I can, oi voila tout!

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