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One often hears of writers that rise and swell with their subject, thought it may seem but an ordinary one. How, then, with me, writing of this Leviathan? Unconsciously my chirography expands into placard capitals. Give me a condor’s quill! Give me Vesuvius’ crater for an inkstand! Friends, hold my arms!
—Herman Melville, 1851
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Very entertaining...thank you! However Strindberg was not Ibsen's "countryman." Ibsen was Norwegian, Strindberg Swedish. Not the warmest of relations there.
Posted by Laura on Fri 2 Apr 2010
pure awesomeness
Posted by c-monster on Fri 2 Apr 2010
If I'm not mistaken, Strindberg was Swedish, while Ibsen was Norwegian. So while Ibsen did indeed despise Strindberg (thus subjecting his enemy's picture to the indignity of watching him create great art), Strindberg was not his countryman.
Posted by T.L. Jones on Sun 4 Apr 2010
No, Pollock was able to POUR PAINT on increasingly large canvases that lay on the floor.
Posted by Diz Pareunia on Sun 4 Apr 2010