Matthew Arnold Quote

For the creation of a masterwork 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.


The Functions of Criticism at the Present Time (1864)


For the creation of a masterwork of literature two powers must concur, the power of the man and the power of the moment, and the man is not enough...

For the creation of a masterwork of literature two powers must concur, the power of the man and the power of the moment, and the man is not enough...

For the creation of a masterwork of literature two powers must concur, the power of the man and the power of the moment, and the man is not enough...

For the creation of a masterwork of literature two powers must concur, the power of the man and the power of the moment, and the man is not enough...