"[The test of value in a work of art is] whether or not it continues to repay attention."
— Christopher Ricks

January 1, 1970

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Literary criticsUniversity of Oxford alumniFellows of the Royal Society of LiteratureUniversity of Bristol facultyBoston University faculty
Original Language: English

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Attributed in Ron Rosenbaum, The Shakespeare Wars (2006) pt. 1 (p. 21)

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Attributed in Ron Rosenbaum, The Shakespeare Wars (2006) pt. 1 (p. 21)