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1、THEDECAYOFLYINGADIALOGUE.Persons:CyrilandVivian.Scene:theLibraryofacountryhouseinNottinghamshire.CYRIL(cominginthroughtheopenwindowfromtheterrace).MydearVivian,don'tcoopyourselfupalldayinthelibrary.Itisaperfectlylovelyafternoon.Theairisexquisite.Thereisamistuponthewoods,likethep
2、urplebloomuponaplum.LetusgoandlieonthegrassandsmokecigarettesandenjoyNature.VIVIAN.EnjoyNature!IamgladtosaythatIhaveentirelylostthatfaculty.PeopletellusthatArtmakesusloveNaturemorethanwelovedherbefore;thatitrevealshersecretstous;andthatafteracarefulstudyofCorotandConstableweseet
3、hingsinherthathadescapedourobservation.MyownexperienceisthatthemorewestudyArt,thelesswecareforNature.WhatArtreallyrevealstousisNature'slackofdesign,hercuriouscrudities,herextraordinarymonotony,herabsolutelyunfinishedcondition.Naturehasgoodintentions,ofcourse,but,asAristotleonces
4、aid,shecannotcarrythemout.WhenIlookatalandscapeIcannothelpseeingallitsdefects.Itisfortunateforus,however,thatNatureissoimperfect,asotherwiseweshouldhavenoartatall.Artisourspiritedprotest,ourgallantattempttoteachNatureherproperplace.AsfortheinfinitevarietyofNature,thatisapuremyth
5、.ItisnottobefoundinNatureherself.Itresidesintheimagination,orfancy,orcultivatedblindnessofthemanwholooksather.CYRIL.Well,youneednotlookatthelandscape.Youcanlieonthegrassandsmokeandtalk.VIVIAN.ButNatureissouncomfortable.Grassishardandlumpyanddamp,andfullofdreadfulblackinsects.Why
6、,evenMorris'spoorestworkmancouldmakeyouamorecomfortableseatthanthewholeofNaturecan.Naturepalesbeforethefurnitureof'thestreetwhichfromOxfordhasborroweditsname,'asthepoetyoulovesomuchoncevilelyphrasedit.Idon'tcomplain.IfNaturehadbeencomfortable,mankindwouldneverhaveinventedarchite
7、cture,andIpreferhousestotheopenair.Inahouseweallfeeloftheproperproportions.Everythingissubordinatedtous,fashionedforouruseandourpleasure.Egotismitself,whichissonecessarytoapropersenseofhumandignity,isentirelytheresultofindoorlife.Outofdoorsonebecomesabstractandimpersonal.One'sin
8、dividualityabsolutelyleavesone.AndthenNatureiss
