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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,R&OLPH ,B\RNE 

,TAGS 3 MR M5CK51 M5CK51 AM]ICAN1 NIETZS*E1 CRITICAL1 PURITANISM1 DEMOS1 MORALISM1 ESSAY1 DREIS]4 

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,PHOTO BY ,M>TA ,NIMEVA ,NIMEVI5E1,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE ,MR4 ,M5CK5 GIVES ! 
IMPRESSION ( AN ABLE M9D SO H>RI$ & IRRITAT$ BY ! PHILI/9ISM ( 
,AM]ICAN LIFE ?AT IT HAS NOT BE5 ABLE TO ATTA9 ITS FULL P[]4 ,!SE MORE 
C>EFULLY WORK$-OV] CRITICAL ESSAYS >E1 ON ! :OLE1 LESS 9T]E/+ & 
PROVOCATIVE ?AN ! IRRESPONSIBLE COMM5T HE GIVES US 9 HIS MAGAZ9E4 ,H[ IS 
IT ?AT SO ROBU/ A HAT] ( UPLIFT & PURITANISM BECOMES SO FANATICAL A 
CRUSAD] HIMSELF8 ,ONE IS =C$ TO CALL ,MR4 ,M5CK5 A MORALI/1 = ) HIM 
APPRAISEM5T HAS CON/ANTLY TO /OP :ILE HE TILTS AGA9/ PHILI/9E CRITICS 
& \TRAGE\S PURITANS4 ,9 ORD] TO %[ H[ GOOD A WRIT] IS1 HE MU/ FIR/ 
%[ H[ DEPLORABLY FATU\S1 MALICI\S OR IGNORANT >E ALL ?OSE :O DISLIKE 
HIM4 ,SU* A PRO( IS UND\BT$LY ! FIR/ IMPULSE ( ANY M9D ?AT C>ES DEEPLY 
AB\T >TI/IC VALUES4 ,BUT ,MR4 ,M5CK5 TOO (T5 P]MITS IT TO BE HIS LA/1 & 
WA/ES AWAY 9TO A DES]T ( 9VECTIVE4 ,YET HE HAS ALL ! RAW MAT]IAL ( ! 
GOOD CRITIC--MORAL FRE$OM1 A PASSION = IDEAS & = LIT]>Y BEAUTY1 
VIGOR & PUNG5CY ( PHRASE1 CONSID]ABLE REF]5CE & KN[L$GE4 ,:Y HAVE 
!SE 9TELLECTUAL QUALITIES & POSSESSIONS BE5 WORK$ UP ONLY SO P>TIALLY 
9TO ! F9I%$ ATTITUDE ( CRITICISM8 ,HAS HE NOT LET HIMSELF BE ! VICTIM ( 
?AT P>ALYZ+ ,DEMOS AGA9/ :I* HE SO JU/LY RAGES8 ,AS Y\ FOLL[ HIS 
/RID5T P>AGRAPHS1 Y\ BECOME A LITTLE SORRY ?AT !RE IS NOT MORE ( A 
CONTRA/ 9 TONE BETWE5 HIS ILLUM9ATION ( ! BRAVE1 ! FREE1 & ! 
BEAUTIFUL1 & ! PEEVI% COMPLA9TS ( ! SUP]ANNUAT$ CRITICS ( ! OLD 
S*OOL4 ,:5 >E WE GO+ TO GET ANY?+ CRITICALLY CURATIVE DONE = \R 
G5]ATION1 IF \R CRITICAL REBELS >E TO SP5D !IR LIVES CUTT+ (F 
HYDRA-HEADS ( ,AM]ICAN /ODG9ESS8 

,MR4 ,M5CK5'S MORALISM 9FECTS ! ESSAY ON ,CONRAD P]HAPS ! 
LEA/4 ,) CONSID]ABLE EF=T ! CRITIC %AKES HIMSELF LOOSE FROM ! 
CLUT*ES ( HIS PURITAN 5EMIES & SETS ,CONRAD V]Y JU/LY 9 RELATION 
TO HIS TIME4 ,:AT HE SEES & DESCRIBES 9 HIS BOOKS1 ,MR4 ,M5CK5 
SAYS1 IS NOT M]ELY ?IS MAN'S ASPIRATION OR ?AT WOMAN'S DE/9Y1 BUT 
! OV]HWELM+ SWEEP & DEVA/ATION ( UNIV]SAL =CES1 ! GREAT C5TRAL 
DRAMA ?AT IS AT ! HE>T ( ALL O!R DRAMAS1 ! TRAGIC /RUGGLES ( ! S\L 
( MAN UND] ! GROSS /UPIDITY & OBSC5E JOK+ ( ! GODS4 ,HE LIKES 
,DREIS] = ! SAME REASON1 BECAUSE HE PUTS 9TO HIS NOVELS A 
T\* ( ! ET]NAL ,WELTS*M]Z4 ,!Y GET BEL[ DRAMA ?AT IS ( ! MOM5T & 
REVEAL ! GREAT] DRAMA ?AT IS )\T 5D4 ,MR4 ,M5CK5 DISCUSSES 
,DREIS] ) ADMIRABLE BALANCE1 & HIS ESSAY IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT CRITICIZES 
HIM MORE H>%LY & MORE SE>*+LY ?AN MANY ( US D>E TO DO :5 WE >E 
DEF5D+ HIM AGA9/ ! \TRAGE\S PURITAN4 ,! ESSAY ON ,HUNEK] IS 
P]HAPS ! MO/ 5T]TA9+4 ,IF TO BE A CIVILIZ$ MAN 9 ,AM]ICA IS 
MEASURABLY LESS DIFFICULT1 DESPITE ! W>1 ?AN IT US$ TO BE1 SAY1 9 
#ahi 7:5 ,MR4 ,M5CK51 BY ! WAY1 WAS T5 YE>S OLD71 IT IS TO ,MR4 
,HUNEK]'S GALLANT EXCITEM5T ?AT P>T ( ! CR$IT IS DUE4 

,DREIS] & ,HUNEK] ,MR4 ,M5CK5 US$ ) ! UTMO/ LU/9ESS1 AS ,SAMSON US$ ! JAW-BONE1 TO SLAY A ?\S& ,PHILI/9ES1 & HIS ZEAL M\NTS TO 
A CLOS+ ESSAY ON ,PURITANISM AS A ,LIT]>Y ,=CE1 :I* EMPLOYS ALL ! 
,M5CK5IAN >TILL]Y4 ,H]E ,MR4 ,M5CK51 AS ! MORALI/ CONTRA MORALISM1 RUNS 
AMOK4 ,IT IS AN EXPOSURE ?AT %\LD /IR \R BLOOD1 BUT IT IS SO HEAVILY 
DOCUM5T$ & SO /]N 9 ITS CONVICTION ( ! BROOD+ CURTA9 ( BIGOTRY 
?AT HANGS OV] \R L&1 ?AT ITS EFFECT MU/ BE TO ?R[ P>ALYZ+ T]ROR 
9TO EV]Y ,AM]ICAN M9D ?AT H5CE=? D>ES TO ?9K ( NOT BE+ A PRUDE4 
,MR4 ,M5CK5 WANTS TO LIB]ATE1 BUT ANY ONE :O TOOK HIS HUGE CONC]N S]I\SLY 
W\LD NEV] D>E *ALL5GE 9 ANY =M ?AT 5G9E ( PURITANISM :I* D]IVES 
ITS 5]GY FROM ! HI/ORY & S\L ( ! ,AM]ICAN PEOPLE4 ,MR4 ,M5CK5 IS MU* 
9 E>NE/4 ,HIS 9VECTIVE RISES ABOVE ! TONE ( SCORNFUL EXAGG]ATION4 ,BUT HIS 
DESPAIR SEEMS A LITTLE =C$4 ,I CANNOT SEE ?AT ! Y\NG] 
WRIT]S--P>TICUL>LY ! V]SE-WRIT]S-->E CONSCI\S ( LIV+ UND] ANY SU* 
CULTURAL T]RORISM AS HE DESCRIBES4 ,MR4 ,M5CK5 ADMITS ?AT ! PURITAN 
PROSCRIPTION IS IRRATIONAL & 9CALCULABLE 9 ITS OP]ATION4 ,SURELY AS LONG AS 
!RE >E MAGAZ9ES & PUBLI%]S--AS !RE >E 9 9CREAS+ NUMB]S--:O WILL 
ISSUE VIGOR\S & C&ID WORK1 COM/OCK]Y 9 >T MU/ BE SE5 AS AN ANNOY+ 
BUT NOT DOM9AT+ =CE4 ,MR4 ,M5CK5 QUE]LY %[S HIMSELF AS $ITOR1 ( 
A LONG LI/ ( SU* ?+S BY ,AM]ICAN AU?ORS1 WELL-DEVIS$1 
WELL-IMAG9$1 RESPECTABLE AS HUMAN DOCUM5TS & AS WORKS ( >T--BUT NEV] TO 
BE PR9T$ 9 M9E OR ANY O!R ,AM]ICAN MAGAZ9E4 ,BUT :AT IS ?IS BUT 
TO ACT AS BUSY ALLY TO ?AT V]Y COM/OCK]Y HE D5\NCES8 ,IF ! ,M5CK5S >E 
NOT GO+ TO RUN ! RISK1 9 ! NAME ( FRE$OM1 !Y >E SC>CELY JU/IFI$ 
9 TRY+ TO 9FECT US ) !IR [N CAUTION4 

,! P]SPECTIVE IS FALSE ?AT SEES ?IS P]SECUTION AS PECULI> TO 
,AM]ICA4 ,WAS NOT ,LEMONNI] PROSECUT$ 9 ,P>IS8 ,DID NOT ,BAUDELAIRE1 ,FLAUB]T1 ,ZOLASUFF]8 ,DID NOT ,ZOLA'S PUBLI%] 
9 ,5GL& DIE 9 PRISON8 ,HAS NOT ,D4 ,H4 ,LAWR5CE'S LATE/ NOVEL BE5 
SUPPRESS$ 9 ,5GL& BE=E IT HAD EV5 A *ANCE TO BE PROSECUT$ H]E8 ,IT IS 
,5GL& NOT ,AM]ICA ?AT HAS AN (FICIAL C5SOR%IP ( PLAYS4 ,COM/OCK]Y IS NOT 
SO MU* A FUNCTION ( ,AM]ICAN CULTURE AS IT IS ( ! CURR5T MORALISM ( \R 
G5]AL MIDDLE-CLASS CIVILIZATION4 ,! ATTACK MU/ BE1 AS ,NIETZS*E MADE IT1 ON ?AT MORALISM RA!R ?AN ON ITS SYMPTOMS4 ,BUT ,MR4 ,M5CK5 IS NOT 
P>TICUL>LY HAPPY 9 HIS UND]/&+ ( ,NIETZS*E4 ,HE WROTE ! BOOK FROM 
:I* A MAJORITY ( ! ,AM]ICANS :O KN[ AB\T ,NIETZS*E SEEM TO HAVE GOTT5 
!IR IDEAS4 ,H[ CRUDE A SUMM>Y IT IS MAY BE SE5 BY COMP>+ IT ) 
! REC5T /UDY ( ,NIETZS*E BY ANO!R ,AM]ICAN1 ,W4 ,M4 ,SALT]4 
,ONE WI%ES ,MR4 ,M5CK5 HAD SP5T MORE TIME 9 UND]/&+ ! DEP? & 
SUBTLETIES ( ,NIETZS*E1 & LESS ON %UDD]+ AT PURITANISM AS A LIT]>Y 
=CE1 & ON DISCOV]+ H[ ! PUBLIC LIBR>IES & NEWSPAP] REVIEW]S >E 
TREAT+ ,!ODORE ,DREIS]4 

,MR4 ,M5CK5'S MODE ( CRITICAL ATTACK ?US PLAYS 9TO ! H&S ( 
! PHILI/9ES1 DEMORALIZES ! >TI/1 & DEMORALIZES HIS [N CRITICAL P[]4 
,:Y CANNOT ,DEMOS BE LEFT ALONE = A :ILE TO ITS COMM]CIAL MAGAZ9ES & ITS 
MAWKI% NOVELS8 ,ALL GOOD WRIT+ IS PRODUC$ 9 S]5E UNCONSCI\SNESS ( :AT 
,DEMOS DESIRES OR DEM&S4 ,IT CANNOT BE CREAT$ AT ALL IF ! >TI/ WORRIES 
AB\T :AT ,DEMOS WILL ?9K ( HIM OR DO TO HIM4 ,! >TI/ WRITES = ?AT 
IMAG9$ AUDI5CE ( P]FECT COMPREH5D]S4 ,! CRITIC MU/ JUDGE = ?AT 
AUDI5CE TOO4 

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