The Summing UpAutobiographical and confessional, and yet not, this is one of the most highly regarded expressions of a personal credo - both a classic avowal of an author's ideas and his craft. |
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... claim that he had more than a delightful talent . It seems to me that what makes genius is the combination of natural gifts for creation with an idiosyncrasy that enables its possessor to see the world personally in the highest degree ...
... claim that he had more than a delightful talent . It seems to me that what makes genius is the combination of natural gifts for creation with an idiosyncrasy that enables its possessor to see the world personally in the highest degree ...
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... claim that in life stories are not finished , situations are not rounded off and loose ends are left hanging . This ... claims to be an artist and the artist does not copy life , he makes an arrangement out of it to suit his own purposes ...
... claim that in life stories are not finished , situations are not rounded off and loose ends are left hanging . This ... claims to be an artist and the artist does not copy life , he makes an arrangement out of it to suit his own purposes ...
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William Somerset Maugham. lxi That is a claim that the author has always made and to this he has added another claim : he has as- serted that he was not as other men and in conse- quence not amenable to their rules . Other men have ...
William Somerset Maugham. lxi That is a claim that the author has always made and to this he has added another claim : he has as- serted that he was not as other men and in conse- quence not amenable to their rules . Other men have ...
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