“The poet may describe or sing things, not as they are, but as they ought to have been, while the historian has to write them down, not as they ought to have been, but as they were.”
Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote
(Source: benitogallego.com)
“The poet may describe or sing things, not as they are, but as they ought to have been, while the historian has to write them down, not as they ought to have been, but as they were.”
Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote
(Source: benitogallego.com)
Can’t wait to read this book.
Una frase de Miguel de Cervantes para comenzar el día. :D Como estoy leyendo al Quijote, me inspiré para postear esto,...
comparison of poetry...history is just so splendid