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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Page 94
It is true that contemporary literature has a vividness of appeal that classical
literature can never have and it is well for a young writer to know what his
contemporaries are writing about and how . But there are fashions in literature
and it is not ...
It is true that contemporary literature has a vividness of appeal that classical
literature can never have and it is well for a young writer to know what his
contemporaries are writing about and how . But there are fashions in literature
and it is not ...
Page 101
It is convenient if you are travelling in a country to have a sufficient smattering of
its speech to find your way about and get what you want to eat ; and if it has a
considerable literature it is pleasant to be able to read it . But such a knowledge
as ...
It is convenient if you are travelling in a country to have a sufficient smattering of
its speech to find your way about and get what you want to eat ; and if it has a
considerable literature it is pleasant to be able to read it . But such a knowledge
as ...
Page 227
With standards founded on the literature of the past , and studious of
contemporary literature in other countries , he will see clearly the trend that
literature in its evolution is pursuing and so be enabled profitably to direct that of
his own ...
With standards founded on the literature of the past , and studious of
contemporary literature in other countries , he will see clearly the trend that
literature in its evolution is pursuing and so be enabled profitably to direct that of
his own ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Summing Up Volume 10 of Collected edition of the works of W. Somerset Maugham W. Somerset Maugham Works Works, William Somerset Maugham |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Arno Press, 1977 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 18 May 2018 |
| ISBN | 0405078307, 9780405078309 |
| Length | 310 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / Literary |
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