Tell All the Truth but Tell It Slant
Tell the whole truth, but tell it slant. Dickinson’s compact defense of indirection argues that truth too bright to bear must be eased in gradually or it blinds.
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Tell the whole truth, but tell it slant. Dickinson’s compact defense of indirection argues that truth too bright to bear must be eased in gradually or it blinds.
In “Mont Blanc,” Shelley tests the sublime as a pact between mind and mountain — perception making grandeur legible.