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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... tion and failure with indifference . I do not think he ever had 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 ...
... tion and failure with indifference . I do not think he ever had 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 ...
Page 91
... tion , but they are wrong if they think it an intelligent one . xxvi In my youth , when my instinctive feeling about a book differed from that of authoritative critics I did not hesitate to conclude that I was wrong . I did not know how ...
... tion , but they are wrong if they think it an intelligent one . xxvi In my youth , when my instinctive feeling about a book differed from that of authoritative critics I did not hesitate to conclude that I was wrong . I did not know how ...
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... tion excites its interest , a trait in which Shakespeare made extravagant use ; but jibs at a lack of plausi- bility . Individuals know that they constantly give way to impulse , but an audience insists that every action must have its ...
... tion excites its interest , a trait in which Shakespeare made extravagant use ; but jibs at a lack of plausi- bility . Individuals know that they constantly give way to impulse , but an audience insists that every action must have its ...
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