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Oscar Wilde1854–1900

The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.
The nineteenth century dislike of romanticism is the rage of Caliban not seeing his own face in a glass.

Oscar Wilde on art

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), The Preface

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