首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
How is communication actually achieved? It depends, of course, either on a common language or on known conventions, or at least
How is communication actually achieved? It depends, of course, either on a common language or on known conventions, or at least
admin
2011-03-14
92
问题
How is communication actually achieved? It depends, of course, either on a common language or on known conventions, or at least on the beginnings of these. If the common language and the conventions exist, the contributor, for example, the creative artist, me performer, or the reporter, tries to use them as well as he can. But often, especially with original artists and thinkers, the problem is in one way that of creating a language, or creating a convention, or at least of developing the language and conventions to the point where they are capable of bearing his precise meaning. In literature, in music, in the visual arts, in the sciences, in social thinking, in philosophy, this kind of development has occurred again and again. It often takes a long time to get through, and for many people it will remain difficult But we need never think that it is impossible; creative energy is much more powerful than we sometimes suppose. While a man is engaged in this struggle to say new things in new ways, he is usually more than ever concentrated on the actual work, and not on its possible audience. Many artists and scientists share this fundamental unconcern about the ways in which their work will be received. They may be glad if it is understood and appreciated, hurt if it is not, but while the work is being done there can be no argument. The thing has to come out as the man himself sees it
In this sense it is true that it is the duty of society to create conditions in which such men can live. For whatever the value of any individual contribution, the general body of work is of immense value to everyone. But of course things are not so formal, in reality. There is not society on the one hand and these individuals on the other. In ordinary living, and in his work, the contributor shares in the life of his society which often affects him both in minor ways and in ways sometimes so deep that he is not even aware of them. His ability to make his work public depends on the actual communication system; the language itself, or certain visual or musical or scientific conventions, and the institutions through which the communication will be passed. The effect of these on his actual work can be almost infinitely variable. For it is not only a communication system outside him; it is also, however original he may be, a communication system which is in fact part of himself. Many contributors make active use of this kind of internal communication system. It is to themselves, in a way, that they first show their conceptions, play their music, present their arguments. Not only as a way of getting these clear, in the process of almost endless testing that active composition involves. But also , whether consciously or not, as a way of putting the experience into a communicable form. If one mind has grasped it, then it may be open to other minds.
In this deep sense, the society is in some ways already present in the act of composition. This is always very difficult to understand, but often, when we have the advantage of looking back at a period, we can see, even if we cannot explain, how this was so. We can see how much even highly original individuals had in common, in their actual work, and in what is called their "structure of feeling" , with other individual workers of the time, and with the society of that time to which they belonged. The historian is also continually struck by the fact that men of this kind felt isolated at the very time when in reality they were beginning to get through. This can also be noticed in our own time, when some of the most deeply influential men feel isolated and even rejected. The society and the communication are there, but it is difficult to recognize them, difficult to be sure.
A common characteristic of artists and scientists involved in creative work is that______.
选项
A、they care about the possible reaction to their work
B、public response is one of the primary conceits
C、they are keenly aware of public interest in their work
D、they are indifferent toward response to their work
答案
D
解析
文章表明,许多艺术家和思想家并不在意他们的工作是否被接受。第一段Many artists and scientists share this fundamental unconcern about the ways in which their work will be received.
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/OrBO777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
JOBINTERVIEWSPeoplelookingforjobsusuallysendinacopyoftheirresume.Thisshouldbeusedasabasisforquestion
ComputersoftwareAsmoreandmorecompaniesareusingtheInternettodobusiness,MarkWilliamsexplainshowanewsoftwa
A、persuadingpeopletoconsiderstartingacareerintelesales.B、instructingstafftogivethePersonneldepartmentup-to-date
Questions29-40•Readtheinformationaboutthecommunicationofinformationinbusiness.•Choosethecorrectwordtofi
TRAININGOPPORTUNITIESFORLOCALBUSINESSESAseriesof15one-daycoursesisbeingplannedforsmallbusinessesintheScar
LittletonNewsUpdateTherateofunemploymentinLittleton,asmalltowninthesouthwestofEngland,hasreachedarecord
Permanentsecretaryrequiredforestablishedteamworkingonmajornewproject.-Ownoffice-Flexible
(Afavoritestory)among(acoustic)experts(concernswith)anoisyLongIslandsuburbwhere,everydayandnight,hugetrucks(
【S1】Astateuniversitypresidentwasarrestedtodayandchargedwithimpersonateapoliceofficerbecame,theauthoritiessay,h
Forthelongesttime,Icouldn’tgetworkedupaboutprivacy:myrighttoit;howit’sdying;howwe’reheadedforanevenmore
随机试题
地震烈度为8度及以上地区,35kV及以上电压等级的配电装置,宜优选户外式配电装置。()
合同履行过程中,发生发货数量与实际验收数量不符时不正确的是()。
背景资料:某市大学城园区新建音乐学院教学楼,其中中庭主演播大厅层高5.4m,双向跨度19.8m,设计采用现浇混凝土井字梁。施工过程中发生如下事件:事件一:模架支撑方案经施工单位技术负责人审批后报监理签字,监理工程师认为其支撑高度超过5m
银企合作协议涉及的贷款安排一般属于()。
在与人类免疫系统的争斗过程中,结核菌进化出了完善的防御机制。它们平时躲在肺细胞中,很少出来活动,因此得以逃过免疫系统的监视。一旦宿主免疫力下降,结核菌就会迅速繁殖,并聚集在痰液中随着咳嗽而散播出去。不过细菌对生存环境的要求普遍比病毒高,因此结核菌在空气中的
25℃时,将浓度和体积分别为c1、V1的一元强碱ROH溶液和c2、V2的一元弱酸HA溶液相混合,下列关于该混合溶液的叙述正确的是()。
Itisbadmannersintheclassroomtolookforwhatour【M1】______neighborhadwritten,ortrytoseewhatmarkhehasreceived
Theoldmantoldme______hehadtwodaughtersand______theybothhadgoneabroad.
中央型肺癌的特点包括
Ibecameinterestedinwritingatanearlyage.Sowhenmyfourth-gradeteachertoldmeabouta【C1】______writer’sconferencewh
最新回复
(
0
)