The Value of Criticism

I came across this quote today by the 19th C. English writer & critic Matthew Arnold:

“…Arnold said that ‘first-rate criticism has a permanent value greater than that of any but first-rate works of poetry and art,’…”

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  1. eageageag Avatar

    Sounds about right to me.

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