TOWARDS THE GOLDEN AGE
Sir,-Although it is doubtful whether "Towards the Golden Age" is a literary triumph-a_serious-minded sixth-former might have composed it-the writer has pointed accurately to, and placed a sensitive finger on, the malady of our time. A. R. D, Fairburn’s delicate aecusa- _ tion is timely and pertinent. I would like to suggest, however, that the word object could, to advantage, replace the word subject. This would make the
essay clear, even to a third-former confused by the meaning of subject matter. If the new aesthetic was then applied to football, all would be understood and all would understand. The game would become true, and beautiful, and team spirit would realise itself in free ‘play and lack of object matter, namely: goals, uniforms and referees, Perhaps the new aesthetic might be extended best, in every field, by a universal hunger strike. After all, eating only prolongs the agony.
J. S.
NICHOLSON
(Matamata).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 788, 27 August 1954, Page 5
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153TOWARDS THE GOLDEN AGE New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 788, 27 August 1954, Page 5
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