“The historian, essentially, wants more documents than he can really use; the dramatist only wants more liberties than he can really take.”
Henry James, preface to The Aspern Papers
Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
“The historian, essentially, wants more documents than he can really use; the dramatist only wants more liberties than he can really take.”
Henry James, preface to The Aspern Papers
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