Dublin was hardly worried by the war; her old preoccupations were still preoccupations. The intelligentsia continued their parties; their mutual malice was as effervescent as ever. Louis MacNeice continuedublineffervescent Change image and share on social
Before I joined the BBC I was, like most of the intelligentsia, prejudiced not only against that institution but against broadcasting in general. Louis MacNeice bbcbroadcastgeneral Change image and share on social
Let them not make me a stone and let them not spill me, otherwise kill me. Louis MacNeice killmakespill Change image and share on social
The poet has no greater number of muscles than the ordinary conversationalist; he merely has more highly developed muscles and better coordination. And he practises his activity according to a stricter set of rules. Louis MacNeice activityconversationalistcoordination share on social
In writing 'A Portrait of Athens' I have attempted - rather impressionistically - to give a panorama of its present. But I have also brought in its past because I sincerely think that there is a continuity. Louis MacNeice athensattemptbring share on social
All the people I know have been conditioned by snobbery. Louis MacNeice conditionpeoplesnobbery Change image and share on social
All the arts, to varying degrees, involve some kind of a compromise. This being so, how far need the radio dramatist go to meet the public without losing sight of himself and his own standards of value? Louis MacNeice artcompromisedegree share on social
You can't express emotion without giving information. Louis MacNeice emotionexpressgive Change image and share on social
For this reason poets and artists developed the doctrine of Art for Art's Sake. The community did not appear to need them, so, tit for tat, they did not need the community. This being granted, it was no longer necessary or even desirable to make one's poetry either intelligible or sympathetic to the community. Louis MacNeice artartistcommunity share on social
Wyndham Lewis is basically a pessimist, thinking of human beings as doomed animals or determinist machines. His theory of satire is based on this view, and he finds plenty of evidence to support it in contemporary practice. Louis MacNeice animalbasebasically share on social