Lytton Strachey
Lytton Strachey
Giles Lytton Stracheywas a British writer and critic...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionCritic
Date of Birth1 March 1880
poetic psychologist obvious
But Racine's extraordinary powers as a writer become still more obvious when we consider that besides being a great poet he is also a great psychologist.
drama mind literature
English dramatic literature is, of course, dominated by Shakespeare; and it is almost inevitable that an English reader should measure the value of other poetic drama by the standards which Shakespeare has already implanted in his mind.
political france advertising
Though, with the ascendancy of Louis, the political power of the nobles finally came to an end, France remained, in the whole complexion of her social life, completely aristocratic.
evil literature dubious
How far the existence of the Academy has influenced French literature, either for good or for evil, is an extremely dubious question.
literature common french-literature
The amateur is very rare in French literature - as rare as he is common in our own.
literature france england
In the literature of France Moliere occupies the same kind of position as Cervantes in that of Spain, Dante in that of Italy, and Shakespeare in that of England. His glory is more than national - it is universal.
giving age facts
Unlike the majority of the writers of his age, La Rochefoucauld was an aristocrat; and this fact gives a peculiar tone to his work.
war brilliant outbreaks
The stability and peace which seemed to be so firmly established by the brilliant monarchy of Francis I vanished with the terrible outbreak of the Wars of Religion.
war taken passion
The old interests of aristocracy - the romance of action, the exalted passions of chivalry and war - faded into the background, and their place was taken by the refined and intimate pursuits of peace and civilization.
thinking dying last-words
If this is dying, I don't think much of it.
life kind great-men
There are a great deal of a great many kinds of love.