The Principles of Aesthetics - Dewitt H. Parker

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Poetical prose is appropriate for the expression of deeds and sentiments of high and mystical import only, but not for the expression of the more commonplace or definitely and complexly articulated phases of life. For the latter, the broader and freer and more literal method of strict prose is the only appropriate medium of expression. The unmusical character of prose style is not determined by weakness, but by adaptation to function.

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user70345 5 years, 11 months ago
Says the guy who's life work was that of a spectator and not a creator.

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