Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Frank Kermode
Born: November 29, 1919
Died: August 17, 2010 (aged 90)
Bio: Sir John Frank Kermode was a British literary critic best known for his work The Sense of an Ending: Studies in the Theory of Fiction, published in 1967, and for his extensive book-reviewing and editing.
Known for:
- Shakespeare's Language (2000)
- The Genesis of Secrecy (1979)
- Romantic Image (1957)
- The Age of Shakespeare (2004)