“ There are people whom the bad taste of the age has reckoned among men of genius ”
Molière, The Learned Ladies (1672). copy citation
| Author | Molière |
|---|---|
| Source | The Learned Ladies |
| Topic | age genius |
| Date | 1672 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Charles Heron Wall |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Learned_Women |
Context
“No single word has given me so much trouble to translate as this word esprit. This time I acknowledge myself beaten.] , which goes against me in your mind, could not have opposed to me a less noble adversary. There are people whom the bad taste of the age has reckoned among men of genius; but Mr. Trissotin deceives nobody, and everyone does justice to the writings he gives us. Everywhere but here he is esteemed at his just value; and what has made me wonder above all things is to see you exalt to the sky, stupid verses which you would have disowned had you yourself written them.”
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