Think Of Something Finite Molded Into The

The History Of Imitation Of The Older Literature, Particularly Abroad, Has Among Other Advantages This One, That The Important Concepts Of Unintentional Parody And Passive Wit Can Be Deduced From It Most Easily And Comprehensively.

There Are Three Kinds Of Explanation In Science: Explanations Which Throw A Light Upon, Or Give A Hint At A Matter; Explanations Which Do Not Explain Anything; And Explanations Which Obscure Everything.

If The Mystical Lovers Of The Arts, Who Consider All Criticism Dissection And All Dissection Destruction Of Enjoyment, Thought Logically, An Exclamation Like "goodness Alive!" Would Be The Best Criticism Of The Most Deserving Work Of Art. There Are Critiques Which Say Nothing But That, Only They Do So More Extensively.

Since Poetry Is Infinitely Valuable, I Do Not Understand Why It Should Be More Valuable Than This Or That Which Is Also Infinitelyvaluable. There Are Artists Who Perhaps Do Not Think Art To Be Too Great, For This Is Impossible, And Yet They Are Not Free Enough To Be Able To Rise Above Their Own Best Accomplishments.

Whoever Could Properly Characterize Goethe's Meister Would Have Actually Expressed What Is The Timely Trend In Literature. He Would Be Able, As Far As Literary Criticism Is Concerned, To Rest.