The adventure and the artwork share a self-contained integral form

Evidence

A part of existence, interwoven with the uninterruptedness of that existence, yet nevertheless felt as a whole, as an integrated unit—this is the form common to both the work of art and the adventure. Indeed, it is an attribute of this form to make us feel that in both the work of art and the adventure the whole of life is somehow comprehended and consummated—and this irrespective of the particular theme either of them may have. Moreover, we feel this, not although, but because, the work of art exists entirely beyond life as a reality; the adventure, entirely beyond life as an uninterrupted course which intelligibly connects every element with its neighbors. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 467

Categorization

• DEFINE: Establishes the formal isomorphism between adventure and artwork — both cut a self-sufficient whole from continuous experience.
• XREF: Directly useful to the essay: the flâneur’s fragmented urban experience being ‘comprehended and consummated’ parallels how Cole frames Julius’s detached observation. — connects to: Adventures are remembered as dreamlike and as happening to someone else — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 465; Adventure is an island in life with self-defined boundaries — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 466; Life as a whole can be perceived as an adventure from a higher standpoint — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 473 (+1 more)

Related

• Adventure is an island in life with self-defined boundaries (similarity 0.85)
• Life as a whole can be perceived as an adventure from a higher standpoint (similarity 0.83)
• Religious estrangement from earthly life mirrors the adventure’s fragmentary character (similarity 0.82)
• Adventures are remembered as dreamlike and as happening to someone else (similarity 0.82)
• Adventure as a form of experience belongs essentially to youth, not old age (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Adventure is an island in life with self-defined boundaries #corroborates (0.85) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 466
• Religious estrangement from earthly life mirrors the adventure’s fragmentary character #qualifies (0.55) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 474
• Life as a whole can be perceived as an adventure from a higher standpoint #qualifies (0.50) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 473