He makes his persons speak in verse so that they cannot possibly be connected with the intercourse of the day.

He tells his story so that nothing can happen after the last chapter.

_The work of art shows us the things and events perfectly complete in themselves, freed from all connections which lead beyond their own limits, that is, in perfect isolation._ Both the truth which the scholar discovers and the beauty which the artist creates are valuable; but it is now clear that the value in both cases lies not in the mere repetition of the offerings of reality.

There is no reason whatever for appreciating a mere imitation or repetition of that which exists in the world.

Neither the scholar nor the artist could do better than nature or history.