It was the truths that made the people grotesques . . . the moment one of the people took one of the truths to himself, called it his truth, and tried to live his life by it, he became a grotesque and the truth he embraced became a... Stephen Leacock: A Reappraisal - Halaman 102diedit oleh - 1986 - 172 halamanTampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
| Stuart Petre Brodie Mais - 1923 - 370 halaman
...the truth of wealth and of poverty, of thrift and of profligacy, of carelessness and abandon. . . . It was the truths that made the people grotesques....to himself, called it his truth, and tried to live by it, he became a grotesque, and the truth he embraced became a falsehood." When an author begins... | |
| Jo Anna Isaak - 1996 - 320 halaman
...truth. Man made the truths himself and each truth was a composite of a great many vague thoughts. ... It was the truths that made the people grotesques...one of the people took one of the truths to himself, CURB YOUR ANIMAL CONTROLA TUSINSTINCTOANIMALE Figure 1.6 Ilona Granet, Curb Your Animal Instinct (enamel... | |
| Ruth D. Weston - 1998 - 172 halaman
...says the narrator of "The Book of the Grotesque," describing the theory of his writer-protagonist, and "the moment one of the people took one of the truths...to himself, called it his truth, and tried to live by it, he became a grotesque and the truth he embraced became a falsehood." In this vein, Hannah's... | |
| Rolf Lundén - 1999 - 212 halaman
...Ohio. "The Book of the Grotesque," the old author says about the characters we are about to meet that "the moment one of the people took one of the truths...to himself. called it his truth, and tried to live by it. he became a grotesque and the truth he embraced became a falsehood."9 This, to me. may be taken... | |
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