Routledge Revivals The Tenth Muse This book, first published in 1957, is a collection of Herbert Read’s essays on various topics. The essays explore many different subjects and themes, including art, literature, religion and philosophy. This title will be of interest to a variety of readers. This page intentionally left blank The Tenth Muse Essays in Criticism Herbert Read Firstpublishedin1957 byRoutledge&KeganPaul Thiseditionfirstpublishedin2015byRoutledge 2ParkSquare,MiltonPark,Abingdon,Oxon,OX144RN andbyRoutledge 711ThirdAvenue,NewYork,NY10017 RoutledgeisanimprintoftheTaylor&FrancisGroup,aninformabusiness ©1957BenedictRead All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now knownor hereafterinvented,includingphotocopyingandrecording,orin any informationstorageorretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthe publishers. Publisher’sNote Thepublisherhasgonetogreatlengthstoensurethequalityofthisreprintbut pointsoutthatsomeimperfectionsintheoriginalcopiesmaybeapparent. Disclaimer The publisher has made every effort to trace copyright holders and welcomes correspondencefromthosetheyhavebeenunabletocontact. ALibraryofCongressrecordexistsunderLCcontrolnumber:58000464 ISBN13:978-1-138-91397-4(hbk) ISBN13:978-1-315-69109-1(ebk) This page intentionally left blank PAUL gauguin: Maternity 1889 THE TENTH MUSE Essays in Criticism by H ERBERT READ ROUTLEDGE & KEGAN PAUL London First published 1957 by Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited Broadway House Carter Lane E.C.4 Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons Ltd. London Fakenham & Reading © by Herbert Read To W. G. ARCHER, O.B.E. who suggested this book