Caxtoniana: a series of essays on life, literature, and manners

Science and Art, the Few and the Many

In science, address the few; in literature, the many. In science, the few must dictate opinion to the many; in literature, the many, sooner or later, force their judgement on the few. But the few and the many are not necessarily the few and the many of the passing time: for discoverers in science have not un-often, in…

Jan 28, 2012 1 1

• communication
• two cultures