A beauty is not suddenly in a circle. It comes with rapture. A great deal of beauty is rapture. A circle is a necessity. Otherwise you would see no one. We each have our circle.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Stein describes beauty as arising from rapture within a necessary social or perceptual circle.
- In plain terms
- Beauty needs an audience or context to be seen.
- What can you take from it?
- Beauty often requires a shared context.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who shares your vision?
- Is beauty private or shared?
Another view
It may limit individual appreciation of beauty.
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