Traditional matter must be glorified, since it would be easier to listen to the re-creation of familiar stories than to quite new and unexpected things; the listeners, we must remember, needed poetry chiefly as the re-creation of tired hours.
必须赞美传统的事物,因为听熟悉的故事的再创造要比听完全陌生的、意想不到的事情容易得多;我们必须记住,听众需要诗歌,主要是因为诗歌是对疲倦时光的再现。
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