For the creation of a master-work of literature two powers must concur, the power of the… — Matthew Arnold
For the creation of a master-work of literature two powers must concur, the power of the man and the power of the moment, and the man is not enough without the moment.
1865
★ 1.0Provenance
Current citation
Arnold, Matthew. "The Function of Criticism at the Present Time." Culture and Anarchy and Other Selected Prose. Penguin Classics, 2015.
Original citation
Arnold, Matthew. "The Function of Criticism at the Present Time." Essays in Criticism: First Series. London and Cambridge: Macmillan and Co., 1865.
