The fabliau, then, is a short story that is a tall story. It combines a burly blurting of dirty words with a reveling in humiliations that are good unclean fun. A popular venture that is keen to paste—épater—everybody (not just… — Christopher Ricks Copy Share Image
Geniuses are people who notice things and connections between things which others haven't noticed. Genius must be a surprise. — Christopher Ricks Copy Share Image
Geniuses are at work in the rock music field, and great popularity is no proof you aren't good. — Christopher Ricks Copy Share Image
For it is characteristic of true simplicity that there may radiate from its utmost directness a good many glinting things. — Christopher Ricks Copy Share Image
The fabliau, then, is a short story that is a tall story. It combines a burly blurting of dirty words with a reveling in… — Christopher Ricks Copy Share Image
When a language creates - as it does - a community within the present, it does so only by courtesy of a community between… — Christopher Ricks Copy Share Image
