“Art is eternally young, but the poet ages. If only he remained as young as art! If only it aged with him!” IfsArtAgeYoungPoetArt IsAging Author:Franz Grillparzer
“What raises great poetry above all else--it is the entire person and also the entire world.” WorldPersonsCharacterPoetryPoetRaisesGreat PoetGreat Poetry Author:Franz Grillparzer
“Prose and poetry are as different as food and drink.” DifferentPoetryFoodPoetDrinkProseFood And DrinkProse And Poetry Author:Franz Grillparzer
“The manifestation of poetry in external life is formal perfection. True sentiment grows within, and art must represent internal phenomena externally.” LifeArtLife IsPoetryGrowsPoetPerfectionManifestationInternalsSentimentsFormal Author:Franz Grillparzer
“Why must ancients, and provided the same talent, be better than modern authors? Free to exploit the vast realm of the simpleand the natural, they did not have to be artificial in order to be original (which every artist aspires to be).” ArtPoetryArtistOrderNaturalModernTalentPoetOriginalsRealmsArtificialAspireExploits Author:Franz Grillparzer
“A wise man can and should stand above his times, not so the poet, but he should be their apex.” MenShouldWisdomPoetryWisePoetExcellenceApex Author:Franz Grillparzer
“The spirit of poetry combines the profundity of the philosopher and the child's delight in bright pictures.” ChildrenSpiritPoetryPoetPhilosophicalPhilosopherDelightProfundity Author:Franz Grillparzer
“The way in which modern German poetry follows theories reminds me of pupils who, scolded by their teacher for their insubordination, justify themselves by saying that they invented new rules of propriety according to which they are quite well- behaved.” WayWellsPoetryTeacherModernPoetTheoryJustifyAestheticsPupilsProprietyScoldedInsubordination Author:Franz Grillparzer
“The present is never poetic as it serves necessity, necessity, however, is prosaic.” PoetryPoetPoetic Author:Franz Grillparzer
“A tailor can adapt to any medium, be it poetry, be it criticism. As a poet, he can mend, and with the scissors of criticism he candivide.” PoetryPoetCriticismMediumsPoetry IsTailorsScissors Author:Franz Grillparzer
“Our poetry emulates the recent progress in military strategy: Our army's strength is the foot soldiers.” PoetryProgressFeetMilitaryStrengthPoetArmyStrategySoldierMediocrityEmulateMilitary Strategy Author:Franz Grillparzer
“Why I love the ancients so much? Aside from everything else, when I read them, the entire past between them and me unfolds at thesame time. The hearts of how many heroes and poets may have been set on fire by Plutarch's biographies which now inspire me with their own and with borrowed flames!” HeartMayHas BeensPastReadingHistoryFireInspirePoetHeroFlamesBiographiesBorrowed Author:Franz Grillparzer
“I understand the phrase "Honor the Women" all too well: the poet has probably a wife of his own, but he prefers to honor another.” WellsWifePoetHonorPhrasesInfidelityLechery Author:Franz Grillparzer
“The plot! The plot! What kind of plot could a poet possibly provide that is not surpassed by the thinking, feeling reader? Form alone is divine.” ThinkingKindFeelingsFormDivinePoetReaderPlot Author:Franz Grillparzer
“When the theater gates open, a mob pours inside, and it is the poet's task to turn it into an audience.” TurnsAudiencePoetTasksTheaterGates Author:Franz Grillparzer
