A poem may be an instance of morality, of social conditions, of psychological history; it may instance all its qualities, but never one of them alone, nor any two or three; never less than all.


the man of letters in the modern world (ed. 1953)

Allen Tate Quotes

A poem may be an instance of morality, of social conditions, of psychological history; it may instance all its qualities, but never one of them...

A poem may be an instance of morality, of social conditions, of psychological history; it may instance all its qualities, but never one of them...

A poem may be an instance of morality, of social conditions, of psychological history; it may instance all its qualities, but never one of them...

A poem may be an instance of morality, of social conditions, of psychological history; it may instance all its qualities, but never one of them...