190 LITERAEY VALUES 



ledge, so much science, another Shakespeare is impos- 

 sible. Eenan says : " In order to establish those lit- 

 erary authorities called classic, something especially 

 healthy and solid is necessary. Common household 

 bread is of more value here than pastry." There 

 can be little doubt that our best literary workers 

 are intent upon producing something analogous to 

 pastry, or even confectionery, — something fine, com- 

 plex, highly seasoned, that tickles the taste. It is 

 always in order to urge a return to the simple and 

 serious, a return to nature, to works that have the 

 wholesome and sustaining qualities of natural pro- 

 ducts, — grain, fruits, nuts, air, water. 



