Isaac D'Israeli, né à Enfield le 11 mai 1766 et mort à Bradenham le 19 janvier 1848, est un écrivain, biographe et critique littéraire britannique, père du Premier ministre Benjamin Disraeli. L'une de ses œuvres, Curiosities of Literature, publiée en quatre volumes de 1791 à 1823, est un classique de la littérature anglaise. Wikipedia
“To bend and prostrate oneself to express sentiments of respect, appears to be a natural motion.”
Modes of Salutation, and Amicable Ceremonies, Observed in Various Nations.
Curiosities of Literature (1791–1834)
“The negroes are lovers of ludicrous actions, and hence all their ceremonies seem farcical.”
Modes of Salutation, and Amicable Ceremonies, Observed in Various Nations.
Curiosities of Literature (1791–1834)
Source: The Literary Character, Illustrated by the History of Men of Genius (1795–1822), Ch. IV.
Royal Promotions.
Curiosities of Literature (1791–1834)
Source: The Literary Character, Illustrated by the History of Men of Genius (1795–1822), Ch. III.
“The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation.”
Quotation; since at least 1986 a paraphrased form misattributed to his son Benjamin Disraeli has often been quoted: "The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations."
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“Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.”
Of Suppressors and Dilapidators of Manuscripts.
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“Candour is the brightest gem of criticism.”
Literary Journals.
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Source: The Literary Character, Illustrated by the History of Men of Genius (1795–1822), Ch. VIII.
“Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.”
Solitude.
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Quotation.
Curiosities of Literature (1791–1834)
Source: The Literary Character, Illustrated by the History of Men of Genius (1795–1822), Ch. III.
Introduction.
The Literary Character, Illustrated by the History of Men of Genius (1795–1822)
“Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.”
Men of Genius Deficient in Conversation.
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Literary Fashions.
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