Maxioms by Lascelles Abercrombie
By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the read more
By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the profound needs of the society in which it was made.
But the development of human society does not go straight forward; and the epic process will therefore be a recurring read more
But the development of human society does not go straight forward; and the epic process will therefore be a recurring process, the series a recurring series - though not in exact repetition.
Poetry is the work of poets, not of peoples or communities; artistic creation can never be anything but the production read more
Poetry is the work of poets, not of peoples or communities; artistic creation can never be anything but the production of an individual mind .
No poet will ever take the written word as a substitute for the spoken word; he knows that it is read more
No poet will ever take the written word as a substitute for the spoken word; he knows that it is on the spoken word, and the spoken word only, that his art is founded.
It is more difficult to keep the attention of hearers than of readers.
It is more difficult to keep the attention of hearers than of readers.
