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At the most, owing to their scholarly mannerisms and display of knowledge, he will be reminded of the fact that in Latin countries it is the artistically trained man, and that in Germany it is the abortive scholar, who becomes a journalist. AT THE MOST OWING TO THEIR SCHOLARLY MANNERISMS AND DISPLAY OF KNOWLEDGE HE WILL BE REMINDED OF THE FACT THAT IN LATIN COUNTRIES IT IS THE ARTISTICALLY TRAINED MAN AND THAT GERMANY IS THE ABORTIVE SCHOLAR WHO BECOMES A JOURNALIST
lent nor with taste, and the imitation of which gives the society, the press, the art, and the literary style of Germany their pharisaical character. Naturally the copy nowhere produces the really artistic effect which the original, grown out of the heart of Roman civilisation, is able to produce almost to this day in France. Let any one who wishes to see the full force of this contrast compare our most noted novelists with the less noted ones of France or Italy: he will recognise in both the same doubtful tendencies and aims, as also the same still more doubtful means, but in France he will find them coupled with artistic earnestness, at least with grammatical purity, and often with beauty, while in their every feature he will recognise the echo of a corresponding social culture. In Germany, on the other hand, they will strike him as unoriginal, flabby, filled with dressing-gown thoughts and expressions, unpleasantly spread out, and therewithal possessing no background of social form. S APED NEITHER WITH TALENT NOR WITH TASTE AND THE IMITATION OF WHICH GIVES THE SOCIETY THE PRESS THE ART AND THE LITERARY STYLE OF GERMANY THEIR FAIR PSYICAL CHARACTER NATURALLY THE COPY NOWHERE PRODUCES THE REALLY ARTISTIC EFFECT WHICH THE ORIGINAL GROWN OUT OF THE HEART OF ROMAN CIVILIZATION IS ABLE TO PRODUCE ALMOST TO THIS DAY IN FRANCE LET ANY ONE WHO WISHES TO SEE THE FULL FORCE OF THIS CONTRAST COMPARE OUR MOST NOTED NOVELIST WITH THE LESS NOTED ONES OF FRANCE OR ITALY HE WILL RECOGNIZE IN BOTH THE SAME DOUBTFUL TENDENCIES AND AIMS AS ALSO THE SAME STILL MORE DOUBTFUL MEANS BUT IN FRANCE HE WILL FIND THEM COUPLED WITH ARTISTIC EARNESTNESS AT LEAST WITH GRAMMATICAL PURITY AND OFTEN WITH BEAUTY WHILE IN THEIR EVERY FEATURE HE WILL RECOGNIZE THE ECHO OF A CORRESPONDING SOCIAL CULTURE IN GERMANY ON THE OTHER HAND THEY WILL STRIKE HIM AS UNORIGINAL FLABBY FILLED WITH DRESSING GOWN THOUGHTS AND EXPRESSIONS UNPLEASANTLY SPREAD OUT AND THEREWITHAL POSSESSING NO BACKGROUND OF SOCIAL FORM
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