r notes, a theatre man is exclaiming that one must not make an
esthete of Brecht, one should not produce his plays as mere plays; they must have political resonance and urgency.
These presentation pieces were in the possession of Pier Luigi Farnese, Cardinal Alessandro's father, and the cardinal, who was a genuine
esthete and involved in all the family artistic commissions, knew them well and loved them.
"Stephen Dedalus: Poet or
Esthete?" PMLA 89 (1964): 484 89.
In addition to Mickey and Liz, they are Barbara's stepbrother, Don (Jeff McCarthy), an Episcopalian priest who's given up his gay lover for celibacy and wine; Pauly (David Pittu), the ex-lover, a kind soul who crumbles into tears when the going gets rough; Susan (Dana Millican), Liz's young, outspoken assistant; and Carl (Herb Foster), Ian's
esthete dean not above playing God when it comes to taking credit for the new heavenly discoveries.
The
esthete is to art what the pornographer is to love (Kraus).
An Oriental
esthete would never question the exquisite charm of those pale threads of water patterned on shining stone.
The process would scarcely please an
esthete, so full is it of awkward features; but, successfully completed, it results in organizational fitness and strength.
C'est une evidence que l'entraineur de cette equipe, Gourcuff, grand
esthete devant l'eternel, educateur aimant, passionne de choses bien faites, obsede par l'effort et le travail de longue haleine.
Les
esthetes ne sont, d'ailleurs, pas absents de la Recherche, ou on voit parader des poseurs tels que Bloch, Legrandin, les Verdurin, l'
esthete Bergotte, le dilettante Ski ou le plus raffine des artistes manques, le grand idolatre Charles Swann.
("History is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake," says the young
esthete Stephen Dedalus.) If so, there are specific dialectical resources which can conduct an elite few to the escape hatch.
Pourtant, il trouve de quoi egayer ses yeux de fin
esthete, les rayons de soleil du matin continuent a lui faire decouvrir d'autres aspects divertissants sur des futaies.