Like every great writer before or since, Jonson understood that the best poets 'are both made and born'. That all great writing has to be hammered out and all great poets stand or fall by that 'second heat', their laboured revision.
by James Shapiro
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In the exploration of great literature, the author James Shapiro highlights the idea that exceptional poets are both innately gifted and shaped through rigorous effort. He references the notion that writing is not just an act of inspiration but a process requiring dedication and refinement. This duality of talent suggests that while some writers possess natural abilities, their success also hinges on hard work and persistent revision.

Shapiro emphasizes that every...

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