That is to say, epic poetry has been invented many times and independently; but, as the needs which … - Lascelles Abercrombie

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There never was a story that was happy through and through.

Lascelles Abercrombie

That is to say, epic poetry has been invented many times and independently; but, as the needs which prompted the invention have been broadly similar, so the invention itself has been.

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But the gravest difficulty, and perhaps the most important, in poetry meant solely for recitation, is the difficulty of achieving verbal beauty, or rather of making verbal beauty tell.

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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.

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How to tell students what to look for without telling them what to see is the dilemma of teaching.

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It is more difficult to keep the attention of hearers than of readers.

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If epic poetry is a definite species, the sagas do not fall within it.

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Ladies and gentlemen are supposed to be looked after by others, like children and pets.

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We have a hope of succeeding if we learn from our past mistakes and pull together to make the hard choices.

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