Recently, the Germans have developed a tendency to prefer the so-called first (youthful) style of great artists to their mature works. Could it be that they do not realize that their aesthetic criteria, generally speaking, are juvenile?
Franz GrillparzerA tailor can adapt to any medium, be it poetry, be it criticism. As a poet, he can mend, and with the scissors of criticism he candivide.
Franz GrillparzerAt certain times, men regard poetry merely as a bright flame, but to women it was, and always will be, a warm fire.
Franz Grillparzer