[amadeuspagel]

The essay is called write simply and it explains how and why to write simply. It's not a complete overview of all thought about writing. PG has hinted at the necessity of obscure writing in other essays, also without refering to generations of writers before him. Obscure writing is meaningful only if it as an exception, only then can it lead people to think about why the author is writing obscurely about a topic, and not that the author can't write. It's ironic to complain that PG doesn't simply tell people to write obscurely.