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Ward translated this fine selection of Goethe's publications around these topics. - Summary by schrm Characters section 16: The Collector and his Friends - Letter 6 Guest: Stacy Dugan-Wilcox I: ToddHW Narrator, Julia, editing: Rapunzelina Uncle: Alan Mapstone Characters section 21: On Truth and Probability in Works of Art Spectator: ToddHW Intro, friend of the artist, editing: schrm]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/7042153/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Books</category><copyright>Copyright Detective Fiction Genre</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0d81045111b563c60b926ad90a856c2f.jpg</url><title>Essays on Art</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/essays-on-art--7042153</link></image><lastBuildDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:59:03 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Johann Wolfgang von Goethe</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Detective Fiction Genre</itunes:name><itunes:email>spreaker48@podcastlibrary.org</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0d81045111b563c60b926ad90a856c2f.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Essays on art, letters, thoughts, aphorisms - Goethe's thoughts were dealing with artworks of every branch of arts. 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Ward translated this fine selection of Goethe's publications around these topics. - Summary by schrm Characters section 16: The Collector and his Friends - Letter 6 Guest: Stacy Dugan-Wilcox I: ToddHW Narrator, Julia, editing: Rapunzelina Uncle: Alan Mapstone Characters section 21: On Truth and Probability in Works of Art Spectator: ToddHW Intro, friend of the artist, editing: schrm]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Arts"><itunes:category text="Books"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Kids &amp; Family"><itunes:category text="Pets &amp; Animals"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Science"><itunes:category text="Nature"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><podcast:guid>c38ba383-67dd-5d72-b3ab-e47ec057f7ed</podcast:guid><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 079-Various</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/short-nonfiction-collection-vol-079-various--74482817</link><description><![CDATA["Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 079-Various" brings together a diverse array of essays that delve into the multifaceted world of art. 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