George Jean Nathan Quote

The aim of great drama is not to make men happy with themselves as they are, but with themselves as they might, yet alas cannot, be.


The Critic and the Drama (1992)


The aim of great drama is not to make men happy with themselves as they are, but with themselves as they might, yet alas cannot, be.

The aim of great drama is not to make men happy with themselves as they are, but with themselves as they might, yet alas cannot, be.

The aim of great drama is not to make men happy with themselves as they are, but with themselves as they might, yet alas cannot, be.

The aim of great drama is not to make men happy with themselves as they are, but with themselves as they might, yet alas cannot, be.