The architecture of humanism; a study in the history of taste

THE ROMANTIC

FALLACY

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andthenecessary

consideration,

andthatinrelation

to this the quality of a style should primarily

be

appraised. Whetheror

not

thatpeculiarenjoyment

can be enriched and surrounded with others of a

differentand

moregeneralnaturemustbeasecond-

aryquestion,andonewith whichthecriticism ofa

given art,

as

such,

need have no concern. When,

therefore, our architectural critics

condemn the

Renaissance style on this secondary ground before

theyhavefairlyconsidered

itsclaimsontheprimary

ground,this,wemayfairlysay,isunsoundandmis-

leading

criticism, criticism tending to obscure real

values and diminish

possible enjoyments, criticism

vitiatedby

theRomanticFallacy.I