Denis Diderot, On Dramatic Poetry (1758).
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Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.
— Denis Diderot on Poetry
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About Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot (5 October 1713 – 31 July 1784) was a French philosopher and chief editor of the historic project to produce L'Encyclopédie.
About Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot (5 October 1713 – 31 July 1784) was a French philosopher and chief editor of the historic project to produce L'Encyclopédie.
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