"The history of literature should not be the history of authors and the accidents of their fate or the fate of their works, but the history of the mind as a producer and consumer of literature. This history could be completed without mentioning any writer.
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The history of literature should not be the history of authors and the accidents of their fate or the fate of their works, but the history of the mind as a producer and consumer of literature. This history could be completed without mentioning any writer.
""Istoria literaturii n-ar trebui să fie istoria autorilor și a accidentelor din destinul lor sau din destinul operelor lor, ci Istoria spiritului ca producător și consumator de literaturi. Această istorie ar putea fi dusă la capăt fără menționarea nici unui scriitor."