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 54
... known we might just as well be held responsible for them as for our deeds . Men forget the horrible thoughts that wander through their own minds , and are indig- nant when they discover them in others . In Goethe's Wahrheit und Dichtung ...
... known we might just as well be held responsible for them as for our deeds . Men forget the horrible thoughts that wander through their own minds , and are indig- nant when they discover them in others . In Goethe's Wahrheit und Dichtung ...
Page 84
... an inkling that he was an outrageous sham . His whole life was a lie , but when he was dying , if he had known he was going to , which mercifully he didn't , I am convinced he would have looked upon [ 84 ] THE SUMMING UP.
... an inkling that he was an outrageous sham . His whole life was a lie , but when he was dying , if he had known he was going to , which mercifully he didn't , I am convinced he would have looked upon [ 84 ] THE SUMMING UP.
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... known as plays of atmosphere . The best known of them , of course , are Chekhov's . Since the interest is not con- centrated on two or three persons , but on a group , and since the theme is their relations with one an- other and the ...
... known as plays of atmosphere . The best known of them , of course , are Chekhov's . Since the interest is not con- centrated on two or three persons , but on a group , and since the theme is their relations with one an- other and the ...
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