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Literary
March 25, 1918
The Daily Alaskan
Skagway, Alaska
What is this article about?
This essay questions whether wars drive intellectual and literary genius, citing French literature around the Napoleonic era and Shakespeare's time, suggesting coincidence over causation in the lifetimes of geniuses like Keats and Shelley. From New York World.
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War and Literature.
It Is customary to associate war with
the development of intellect. But as
respects the inspiration of the Napo-
leonic wars, they were preceded as
well as followed by a burst of French
literary activity. What were the spe-
cial war influences that affect Shakes-
peare? If the theory is sound the pres-
ent greatest of all wars should prepare
us for super-Shakespeares and super-
Darwins. But in fact the lifetime of
most men of genius is long enough to
comprehend at least one great war,
And making allowances for the briefer
span of a Keats or Shelley. is it not
logical to conclude that the relation of
genius to war is less one of cause than
of coincidence?—New York World.
It Is customary to associate war with
the development of intellect. But as
respects the inspiration of the Napo-
leonic wars, they were preceded as
well as followed by a burst of French
literary activity. What were the spe-
cial war influences that affect Shakes-
peare? If the theory is sound the pres-
ent greatest of all wars should prepare
us for super-Shakespeares and super-
Darwins. But in fact the lifetime of
most men of genius is long enough to
comprehend at least one great war,
And making allowances for the briefer
span of a Keats or Shelley. is it not
logical to conclude that the relation of
genius to war is less one of cause than
of coincidence?—New York World.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
War Peace
What keywords are associated?
War
Literature
Genius
Shakespeare
Napoleonic Wars
What entities or persons were involved?
New York World
Literary Details
Title
War And Literature.
Author
New York World
Subject
Relation Of War To Literary Genius
Key Lines
Is It Not Logical To Conclude That The Relation Of Genius To War Is Less One Of Cause Than Of Coincidence?