musical instruments, playing his own melody on them, but a glance at inspiration in the case of the artist will teach us better. The artist is never more free than when, no longer hesitating between artistic possibilities, he is, as it were, “possessed” by the true “idea” that presents itself to him in finite form and follows its sovereign commands. And, if the inspiration is genuine, the work will bear the utterly personal stamp of the artist in absolute clarity. Mozart’s Magic Flute is an inspired