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What The Study Of History And Artistic Creation Have In Common Is A Mode Of Forming Images.

It Is An Evil World. The Fires Of Hatred And Violence Burn Fiercely. Evil Is Powerful, The Devil Covers A Darkened Earth With Hisblack Wings. And Soon The End Of The World Is Expected. But Mankind Does Not Repent, The Church Struggles, And The Preachers And Poets Warn And Lament In Vain.

If, Then, This Civilization Is To Be Saved, If It Is Not To Be Submerged By Centuries Of Barbarism, But To Secure The Treasures Ofits Inheritance On New And More Stable Foundations, There Is Indeed Need For Those Now Living Fully To Realize How Far The Decay Has Already Progressed.

From Whichever Angle One Looks At It, The Application Of Racial Theories Remains A Striking Proof Of The Lowered Demands Of Public Opinion Upon The Purity Of Critical Judgment.

Play: It Is An An Activity Which Proceeds Within Certain Limits Of Time And Space, In A Visible Order, According To Rules Freely Accepted, And Outside The Sphere Of Necessity Or Material Utility. The Play-mood Is One Of Rapture And Enthusiasm, And Is Sacred Or Festive In Accordance With The Occasion. A Feeling Of Exaltation And Tension Accompanies The Action.