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 66
... gave me a complete knowledge of human nature . I do not suppose any- one can hope to have that . I have been studying it , consciously and subconsciously , for forty years and I still find men unaccountable ; people I know inti- mately ...
... gave me a complete knowledge of human nature . I do not suppose any- one can hope to have that . I have been studying it , consciously and subconsciously , for forty years and I still find men unaccountable ; people I know inti- mately ...
Page 142
... gave that arti- ficiality which verse had once given to drama so that a different standard of verisimilitude was set and improbability was acceptable if only it gave rise to situation . It gave the opportunity for all manner of novel ...
... gave that arti- ficiality which verse had once given to drama so that a different standard of verisimilitude was set and improbability was acceptable if only it gave rise to situation . It gave the opportunity for all manner of novel ...
Page 297
... gave a meaning to life , it was still beauty that I valued . All these notions I have long since abandoned . In the first place I discovered that beauty was a full stop . When I considered beautiful things I found that there was nothing ...
... gave a meaning to life , it was still beauty that I valued . All these notions I have long since abandoned . In the first place I discovered that beauty was a full stop . When I considered beautiful things I found that there was nothing ...
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