All Societies Are Historical.

Religions Tend To Disappear With Man's Good Fortune.

It Is The Creator Of Fiction's Point Of View; It Is The Character Who Interests Him. Sometimes He Wants To Convince The Reader That The Story He Is Telling Is As Interesting As Universal History.

Fiction Has Consisted Either Of Placing Imaginary Characters In A True Story, Which Is The Iliad, Or Of Presenting The Story Of An Individual As Having A General Historical Value, Which Is The Odyssey.

Man's Usual Routine Is To Work And To Dream And Work And Dream.

The Iliad Is The Private Lives Of People Thrown Into Disorder By History.