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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... Goethe , in his birdlike lyrics or in his clumsy prose ? And Hazlitt ? But I suppose that if a man has a confused mind he will write in a confused way , if his temper is capricious his prose will be fantastical , and if he has a quick ...
... Goethe , in his birdlike lyrics or in his clumsy prose ? And Hazlitt ? But I suppose that if a man has a confused mind he will write in a confused way , if his temper is capricious his prose will be fantastical , and if he has a quick ...
Page 54
... Goethe's Wahrheit und Dichtung he relates how in his youth he could not bear the idea that his father was a middle - class lawyer in Frankfurt . He felt that noble blood must flow in his veins . So he sought to per- suade himself that ...
... Goethe's Wahrheit und Dichtung he relates how in his youth he could not bear the idea that his father was a middle - class lawyer in Frankfurt . He felt that noble blood must flow in his veins . So he sought to per- suade himself that ...
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... Goethe that the secret of life is living . I suppose that Goethe means that man makes the most of his life when he arrives at self - realization ; he had small respect for a life governed by passing whims and uncontrolled instincts ...
... Goethe that the secret of life is living . I suppose that Goethe means that man makes the most of his life when he arrives at self - realization ; he had small respect for a life governed by passing whims and uncontrolled instincts ...
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