Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form. (Friedrich Schlegel)

Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form.

Friedrich Schlegel

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