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When literature becomes overly erudite, it means that interest in the art has gone and curiosity about the artist is what's important. It becomes a kind of idolatry.

Isaac Bashevis Singer
Art, Mean, Curiosity
Isaac Bashevis Singer, Grace Farrell (1992). “Isaac Bashevis Singer: conversations”, Univ Pr of Mississippi
When literature becomes overly erudite, it means that interest in the art has gone and curiosity about the artist is what's important. It becomes a kind of idolatry.