The Fate of Genius [1/4]
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Genre: | Biography, Serial |
Subjects: | Genius, Ancient Authorities, Astronomy, Cosmology, Religion, Endeavour |
People mentioned: | Xenophanes , Zeno , Anaxagoras |
The writer illustrates with several examples his claim that 'from the earliest period genius seems, as if by spell, to have been surrounded by adversity and hard fate' (86). | |
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