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Cinq Mars — Complete
Considering Alfred de Vigny first as a writer, it is evident that he wished the public to regard him as different from the other romanticists of his day; in fact, in many respects, his method presents a striking contrast to theirs. To their brilliant facility, their prodigious abundance, and the dazzling luxury of color in their pictures of life he opposes a style always simple, pure, clear, with delicacy of touch, careful drawing of character, correct locution, and absolute chastity. Yet, even though he had this marked regard for purity in literary style, no writer had more dislike of mere pedantry. His high ideal in literary art and his self-respect inspired him with an invincible repugnance toward the artificialities of style of that period, which the romanticistsabove all, Chateaubriand, their masterhad so much abused. Every one knows of the singular declaration made by Chateaubriand to Joubert, while relating the details of a nocturnal voyage: The moon shone upon me in a slender crescent, and that prevented me from writing an untruth, for I feel sure that had not the moon been there I should have said in my letter that it was shining, and then you would have convicted me of an error in my almanac! This habit of sacrificing truth and exactitude of impression, for the sake of producing a harmonious phrase or a picturesque suggestion, disgusted Alfred de Vigny. The worst thing about writers is that they care very little whether what they write is true, so long as they only write, we read on one page of his Journal. He adds, They should seek words only in their own consciences. On another page he says: The most serious lack in literary work is sincerity. Perceiving clearly that the combination of technical labor and research for effective expression, in producing literary work, often leads us to a paradox, I have resolved to sacrifice all to conviction and truth, so that this precious element of sincerity, complete and profound, shall dominate my books and give to them the sacred character which the divine presence of truth always gives. ......Buy Now (To Read More)
Ebook Number: 3953
Author: Vigny, Alfred de
Release Date: Oct 30, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English
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