Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988.
NUMBER:
7411
AUTHOR:
A E Housman
QUOTATION:
Great literature should do some good to the reader: must quicken his perception though dull, and sharpen his discrimination though blunt, and mellow the rawness of his personal opinions.
ATTRIBUTION:
Quoted in report on Great Books discussion groups, NY Times 28 Feb 85
SUBJECTS:
Communications & the Arts: Literature: Observers & Critics
