Susanne Langer - Philosophy in a New Key (1941)

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Fire is a natural symbol of life and passion, though it is the one element in which nothing can actually live.

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Magic, then, is not a method, but a language; it is part and parcel of that greater phenomenon, ritual, which is the language of religion. Ritual is a symbolic transformation of experiences that no other medium can adequately express.

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As comedy presents the vital rhythm of self-preservation, tragedy exhibits that of self-consummation.

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