Oscar Wilde quote: The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass. The nineteenth ...

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 ~

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