Edmund Wilson

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The wars fought by human beings are stimulated as a rule primarily by the same instincts as the voracity of the sea slug.

Edmund Wilson

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Topic

Man and animals War

Author

Edmund Wilson

Source

Patriotic Gore

Genre

War Historical literature

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Wilson, Edmund. Patriotic Gore: Studies in the Literature of the American Civil War. Oxford University Press, 1962, introduction.

It may be that there is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income.

Edmund Wilson

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Topic

Making money

Author

Edmund Wilson

Source

The Princess with the Golden Hair

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Wilson, Edmund. "The Princess with the Golden Hair." Memoirs of Hecate County. Doubleday, 1946.

I have had a good many more uplifting thoughts, creative and expansive visions-while soaking in comfortable baths or drying myself after bracing showers-in well-equipped American bathrooms than I have ever had in any cathedral.

Edmund Wilson

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Topic

Creative process Creativity

Author

Edmund Wilson

Source

A Piece of My Mind

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wilson, Edmund. A Piece of My Mind: Reflections at Sixty. Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1956, ch. 4.