Criticism in bridge aesthetics

 

The human–centered framework of bridge aesthetics

A quote by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: 'If I were commissioned as a Judge in Art, this would be my scale of tone: gentle and encouraging for the beginners; admiring with doubt, or doubting with admiration, for the masters; positive and repellant for the botchers; scornful for the swaggerers; and as bitter as possible for the intriguers. The Judge in Art, who has but one tone for all, had better have none.' (Bayard Taylor, Studies in German Literature, G. P. Putnam's Sons - The Knickerbocker Press, New York & London, 1895)

A lengthy essay on bridge criticism and bridge aesthetics, as I see it. Before you read on, please welcome a brief disclaimer from a Central European mind. My English is functional but inherently limited, so you will undoubtedly stumble upon some bizarre phrasing and unnatural collocations. Furthermore, it is worth noting that this essay is merely a translation of the Hungarian text; as such, it likely falls short of the traditional conventions and requirements of English essay writing. More than that, you might sense a distinct wave of Eastern European melancholy drifting through the lines. Please bear with my linguistic quirks and our regional habit of turning everything into an existential lament.

The essay is available at the link below: https://blog.vighattila.hu/en/

 Erste Hinterrheinbrücke, Reichenau, Switzerland, 2025