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Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlege

Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form.

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Schlegel is saying that novels today serve the same role that Socratic dialogues once did by exploring practical wisdom through conversation and storytelling rather than formal teaching. He suggests that real-life understanding has moved away from rigid academic knowledge into the more flexible and relatable format of novels.

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