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The poet is...

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The poet is in command of his fantasy, while it is exactly the mark of the neurotic that he is possessed by his fantasy.

Source: The Liberal Imagination (1950)
-- Lionel Trilling, (Jul 4 1905-1975), US literary critic, teacher; His criticism was informed by psychological, sociological, and philosophical methods and insights.


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