The metaphor is probably the most fertile power possessed by man.

La metafora es probablemente la potencia mas fertil que el hombre posee.

Jose Ortega y Gasset

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Jose Ortega y Gasset

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Essay

Language

Spanish

Time

1925 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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Spain Europe

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Original Citation

Ortega y Gasset, Jose. La deshumanización del Arte e Ideas sobre la novela [The Dehumanization of Art and Ideas about the Novel]. Revista de Occidente, 1925.

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Ortega y Gasset, Jose. "The Dehumanization of Art." The Dehumanization of Art, and Other Essays on Art, Culture, and Literature, translated by Helene Weyl. Princeton University Press, 2019.

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