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paul_viaf's review
4.0
Remy de Gourmont is a writer’s critic, plain & simple. He writes with the elegance you’d come to expect from a Frenchman of that era. His analogies for writer’s styles & personas are superb. I believe he grasps so well the mind of the writer because he IS a writer. He understands the plight. He understands the painstaking process. He understands the creative talent & soul of a writer whom has smeared, blurred, dabbled & finely stroked the canvas of literature. This effort is the very identity without apprehension. It is complete nudity. How bold a person must be to publically unsheathe their very psyche before the masses, to bare all. Remy de Gourmont understands this act & coddles the daring & vulnerable instead of shunning & shaming them. This book was very informative on which obscure names of the era I should look for. I look forward to reading many of the lesser known artists. I took many quotes from this book as he way with words & analogies are quite beautiful. I look forward to reading his original works of creation in his own right. Odd though were the reviews of some that are quite popular, but to each his own opinion. Overall, very fine read.
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