Quote by: George Edward Woodberry

To realize life in the abstract as noble or beautiful or humane, to set it forth so with radiance upon it, that is civilization in the arts. Shakespeare is the chief modern example of this supreme faculty of mankind.


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Author Bio


  • NameGeorge Edward Woodberry
  • DescriptionAmerican poet and literary critic
  • BornMay 12, 1855
  • DiedJanuary 2, 1930
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter