From a647818d9a258a26a78d1fae7a1ff35169c2c123 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tomislav Medak Date: Sun, 19 May 2024 12:16:53 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update content/shard/exuberance.md --- content/shard/exuberance.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/shard/exuberance.md b/content/shard/exuberance.md index 0b83737..44582e8 100644 --- a/content/shard/exuberance.md +++ b/content/shard/exuberance.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title = "Exuberance" glassblowers = ["cristobalsciutto.md"] +++ -In the ![Proverbs from Hell](bib:ab1b95b7-6787-4e6d-8900-4f1282022270) from *The Marriage of Heaven and Hell*, William Blake offers us aphoristically: "Exuberance is beauty". It is an ambiguous proverb, gesturing towards indulgence and opulence as damned sins, in contrast to prudence and measuredness. Is Blake exalting decadence, foreshadowing the glimmer of ![Des Esseintes](bib:c00d21dd-9013-4cd6-b282-93694044dfdf)' bejeweled tortoise in the dining room's shadows? +In the ![Proverbs from Hell](bib:ab1b95b7-6787-4e6d-8900-4f1282022270) from *The Marriage of Heaven and Hell*, William Blake offers us aphoristically: "Exuberance is beauty". It is an ambiguous proverb, gesturing towards indulgence and opulence as damned sins, in contrast to prudence and measuredness. Is Blake exalting decadence, foreshadowing the glimmer of Des Esseintes' bejeweled tortoise in the dining room's shadows? (![(bib:c00d21dd-9013-4cd6-b282-93694044dfdf)]) > He finally decided on minerals whose reflections vary; for the Compostelle > hyacinth, mahogany red; the beryl, glaucous green; the balas ruby, vinegar