Note 354 — PART I PLAYFUL EXPERIMENTATION (continued 4)
Elizabeth L. Baldwin translation
“The first stage, depression, is in itself considered entirely extra-æsthetic. For as soon as inner imitation comes into play—that is, as soon as the æsthetic aspect is assumed—the projection of the I into the object begins and depression gives place to exaltation.” Op. cit., p. 336.