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The Supreme Question About A Work Of Art Is Out Of How Deep A Life Does It Spring.

It Is A Symbol Of Irish Art. The Cracked Looking-glass Of A Servant.

History, Stephen Said, Is A Nightmare From Which I Am Trying To Awake.

He Asked Himself What Is A Woman Standing On The Stairs In The Shadow, Listening To Distant Music, A Symbol Of. If He Were A Painter He Would Paint Her In That Attitude. Her Blue Felt Hat Would Show Off The Bronze Of Her Hair Against The Darkness And The Dark Panels Of Her Skirt Would Show Off The Light Ones. Distant Music He Would Call The Picture If He Were A Painter.

One Great Part Of Every Human Existence Is Passed In A State Which Cannot Be Rendered Sensible By The Use Of Wideawake Language, Cutanddry Grammar And Goahead Plot.