I turned to the novel, an artistic form which had in former days been neglected and had thus acquired a bad reputation, but which during the nineteenth century had developed and elevated itself to the ranks occupied by drama and the ancient epic.
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"I turned to the novel, an artistic form which had in former days been neglected and had thus acquired a bad reputation, but which during the nineteenth century had developed and elevated itself to the ranks occupied by drama and the ancient epic." — Henrik Pontoppidan
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I turned to the novel, an artistic form which had in former days been neglected and had thus acquired a bad reputation, but which during the nineteenth century had developed and elevated itself to the ranks occupied by drama and the ancient epic. — Henrik Pontoppidan
About Henrik Pontoppidan
Henrik Pontoppidan was a Writer from Kingdom of Denmark (1857–1943).
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This quote is attributed to Henrik Pontoppidan, a Writer from Kingdom of Denmark.
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Henrik Pontoppidan lived from 1857 – 1943.