Lascelles Abercrombie

Quotes

• “There is only one thing which can master the perplexed stuff of epic material into unity; and that is, an ability to see...”
• “But the gravest difficulty, and perhaps the most important, in poetry meant solely for recitation, is the difficulty of ...”
• “That is to say, epic poetry has been invented many times and independently; but, as the needs which prompted the inventi...”
• “Epic poetry exhibits life in some great symbolic attitude. It cannot strictly be said to symbolize life itself, but alwa...”