# The Primary Illusions and The Great orders of art **Opening (not a real abstract):** The Primary Illusions and the Great Orders of Art Author(s): Susanne K. Langer Source: The Hudson Review , Summer, 1950, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Summer, 1950), pp. 219-233 Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3856641 JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at **Authors:** [[langer 1950]]