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Page 14
... greater elab- oration some idea which the limitations I have thought fit to accept in fiction and in the drama have only allowed me to hint at . This book must be egotistic . It is about certain subjects that are important to me and it ...
... greater elab- oration some idea which the limitations I have thought fit to accept in fiction and in the drama have only allowed me to hint at . This book must be egotistic . It is about certain subjects that are important to me and it ...
Page 112
... greater space permits of greater latitude and , just as according to the idealists evil is transformed into the perfect good of the Absolute , so certain digressions may take their necessary part in the development of the main theme ...
... greater space permits of greater latitude and , just as according to the idealists evil is transformed into the perfect good of the Absolute , so certain digressions may take their necessary part in the development of the main theme ...
Page 128
... greater and greater realism , both in motive and in action , is demanded of him and he is asked not to embroider gaily or romantically upon life but to copy it , he is robbed of a great part of his re- sources . He is forced to forgo ...
... greater and greater realism , both in motive and in action , is demanded of him and he is asked not to embroider gaily or romantically upon life but to copy it , he is robbed of a great part of his re- sources . He is forced to forgo ...
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