While it is true that the writer, unlike the public man, does not usually receive the reward of his work in this life, it is also true that he is practically immune to everything that would destroy the career of the latter. Often, the opposite is true, and those traits of conduct or personality that, to a public man, would be a certain scandal, take on an intriguing character. In this sense, the writer is privileged and enjoys the advantage of not having to falsify himself in order to exercise his profession.
Category: Notes
It Is Rather Agonizing to Run Through…
It is rather agonizing to run through the pages of that novelist who, being a good writer, meticulous and serious, cannot rise above the banal. Oh, how unfortunate! We cheer for him, we want to help him, we hope that on the next page the narrative will reach a higher level; but it is no use, nothing comes of it, and in the end we are left to lament. At least we remember that the great writer is great among many, and it is precisely his rarity that makes him special.
Sometimes the Most Vast Culture Proves…
Sometimes the most vast culture proves to be sterile. It develops, reaches an impressive stature and still fails to bear fruit. Or at least not as expected. And when we analyze the reasons for this, it is always, always proven by example that no culture can bear fruit unless it is embedded in a sufficiently vast and equally unique experience. It is only in conjunction with this that it can be transformed into a work that is not only unique, but real. For this reason, it may even be intended for seniors who, years before, had very different things to worry about.
Modern Man Has a Taste for Comfort…
Modern man has a taste for comfort, and all he does not want are experiences that shake him up and force him to move. And when we analyze his days, his years, we see how regrettable the effects of mediocrity, convenience and idleness are. It is curious to note the frequency of extreme experiences in great souls, whose character seems to be consolidated precisely by them. Sublime or harsh, they mark less by nature than by intensity, representing the transformative essence that modern custom wants to avoid.