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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... discover them in others . In 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 ...
... discover them in others . In 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 ...
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... discover myself sub- consciously working to a certain end . The end was to develop my character and so make up for the deficien- cies in my natural gifts . I have a clear and logical brain , but not a very subtle nor a very powerful one ...
... discover myself sub- consciously working to a certain end . The end was to develop my character and so make up for the deficien- cies in my natural gifts . I have a clear and logical brain , but not a very subtle nor a very powerful one ...
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... discover that reviewers have extolled their wit , profundity , originality and beauty your heart sinks ; what chance have you in comparison with so much genius ? The publishers will tell you that the average life of a novel is ninety ...
... discover that reviewers have extolled their wit , profundity , originality and beauty your heart sinks ; what chance have you in comparison with so much genius ? The publishers will tell you that the average life of a novel is ninety ...
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