Varied Types
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In such a country it is not strange if men in moral matters feel something of the irresponsibility of a dream. To plan plans which are continually mis- [198] VARIED TYPES carrying against men who are continually disappear- ing by the assistance of you know not whom, to crush you know not whom, this must be a demoralising life for any man ; it must be beyond description demoralis- ing for those who have been trained in no lofty or orderly scheme of right. Small blame to them indeed if they becom...e callous and supercilious and cynical.
And the great glory and achievement of Bret Harte consists in this, that he realised that they do not be- come callous, supercilious, and cynical, but that they do become sentimental and romantic, and profoundly affectionate. He discovered the intense sensibility of the primitive man. To him we owe the realisation of the fact that while modem barbarians of genius like Mr. Henley, and in his weaker moments Mr. Rudyard Kipling, deUght in describing the coarseness and crude cynicism and fierce humour of the unlettered classes, the unlettered classes are in reality highly sentimental and religious, and not in the least like the creations of Mr.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
In such a country it is not strange if men in moral matters feel something of the irresponsibility of a dream. To plan plans which are continually mis- [198] VARIED TYPES carrying against men who are continually disappear- ing by the assistance of you know not whom, to crush you know not whom, this must be a demoralising life for any man ; it must be beyond description demoralis- ing for those who have been trained in no lofty or orderly scheme of right. Small blame to them indeed if they becom...e callous and supercilious and cynical.
And the great glory and achievement of Bret Harte consists in this, that he realised that they do not be- come callous, supercilious, and cynical, but that they do become sentimental and romantic, and profoundly affectionate. He discovered the intense sensibility of the primitive man. To him we owe the realisation of the fact that while modem barbarians of genius like Mr. Henley, and in his weaker moments Mr. Rudyard Kipling, deUght in describing the coarseness and crude cynicism and fierce humour of the unlettered classes, the unlettered classes are in reality highly sentimental and religious, and not in the least like the creations of Mr.
What to read after Varied Types?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936 to read onlineMoreLess
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