George Henry Lewes

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George Henry Lewes

Born: April 18, 1817

Died: November 30, 1878

Nationality: English

Occupation: Philosopher, literary

Biography: George Henry Lewes was an English philosopher and critic of literature and theatre. He became part of the mid-Victorian ferment of ideas which encouraged discussion of Darwinism, positivism, and religious scepticism.

George Henry Lewes

“A man may be variously accomplished, and yet be a feeble poet.”

- George Henry Lewes

Source/Notes: The Fortnightly (1865 edition)
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George Henry Lewes

“All bad Literature rests upon imperfect insight, or upon imitation, which may be defined as seeing at second-hand.”

- George Henry Lewes

Source/Notes: The principles of success in literature (1891 edition), p. 37
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George Henry Lewes

“All good Literature rests primarily on insight.”

- George Henry Lewes

Source/Notes: The Principles of Success in Literature (1901 edition)
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George Henry Lewes

“All great authors are seers.”

- George Henry Lewes

Source/Notes: The Fortnightly (1865 edition)
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George Henry Lewes

“As all Art depends on Vision, so the different kinds of Art depend on the different ways in which minds look at things.”

- George Henry Lewes

Source/Notes: The Principles of Success in Literature (1901 edition)
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George Henry Lewes

“Books have become our dearest companions, yielding exquisite delights and inspiring lofty aims.”

- George Henry Lewes

Source/Notes: The Fortnightly (1865 edition)
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“Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art.”

- George Henry Lewes

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“Endeavour to be faithful, and if there is any beauty in your thought, your style will be beautiful; if there is any real emotion to express, the expression will be moving.”

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“Genius is rarely able to give any account of its own processes.”

- George Henry Lewes

Source/Notes: The Fortnightly (1865 edition)
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George Henry Lewes

“Good writers are of necessity rare.”

- George Henry Lewes

Source/Notes: The Fortnightly (1865 edition)
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George Henry Lewes

“If you feel yourself to be above the mass, speak so as to raise the mass to the height of your argument.”

- George Henry Lewes

Source/Notes: The Fortnightly (1865 edition)
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George Henry Lewes

“Imagination is not the exclusive appanage of artists, but belongs in varying degrees to all men.”

- George Henry Lewes

Source/Notes: The Fortnightly (1865 edition)
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“In all sincere speech there is power, not necessarily great power, but as much as the speaker is capable of.”

- George Henry Lewes

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“In complex trains of thought signs are indispensable.”

- George Henry Lewes

Source/Notes: The Fortnightly (1865 edition)
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