Literary Criticism; an Introductory ReaderLionel Trilling |
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... Homer better than any man ; and that neither Metrodorus of Lampsacus , nor Stesimbrotus of Thasos , nor Glaucon , nor anyone else who ever was , had as good ideas about Homer as I have , or as many . Soc . I am glad to hear you say so ...
... Homer better than any man ; and that neither Metrodorus of Lampsacus , nor Stesimbrotus of Thasos , nor Glaucon , nor anyone else who ever was , had as good ideas about Homer as I have , or as many . Soc . I am glad to hear you say so ...
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... Homer . Soc . What , in a worse way ? Ion . Yes , in a far worse . Soc . And Homer in a better way ? Ion . He is incomparably better . Soc . And yet surely , my dear friend Ion , where many people are dis- cussing numbers , and one ...
... Homer . Soc . What , in a worse way ? Ion . Yes , in a far worse . Soc . And Homer in a better way ? Ion . He is incomparably better . Soc . And yet surely , my dear friend Ion , where many people are dis- cussing numbers , and one ...
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... Homer is mentioned have plenty to say , and have nothing to say of others . You ask , " Why is this ? " The answer is that your skill in the praise of Homer comes not from art but from divine inspiration . Ion . That is good , Socrates ...
... Homer is mentioned have plenty to say , and have nothing to say of others . You ask , " Why is this ? " The answer is that your skill in the praise of Homer comes not from art but from divine inspiration . Ion . That is good , Socrates ...
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