...„I can truly say, that pauvre inconnu as I then was, I had pretty nearly as high an idea of myself and of my works as I have at this moment, when the public has decided in their favour", legt Byron seinem Don Juan die Worte in den Mund: „As boy, I thought myself a clever fellow, And...

...and a poet I can say that pauvre inconnu as I then was, I had pretty nearly as high an idea of myself and of my works as I have at this moment when the public has decided in their favor." It is a wonderful story of achievement, full of lessons for the teacher. Our methods must be...