"In a timeless universe, a painting or photograph would be able to picture the world as it is. But we live in a universe where time is constantly moving, where the present instantly fades into the past and the future becomes present. To depict the way the world is, we need some way to depict the flow of time that is so basic in all our experience. A picture cannot do it; it can give the illusion of movement, but in the end a painting gives a timeless slice of life. But a story is able to depict a temporal flow and change, as are those ways of depicting the world that have derived from literature—film and drama." -Peter Leithart
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:39:41 +0000
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