But the detail of the poem shows power akin to genius, and reveals to us that much neglected law of literary history — that potential genius can never become actual unless it finds or makes the Form which it requires.

But the detail of the poem shows power akin to genius, and reveals to us that much neglected law of literary history — that potential genius can never become actual unless it finds or makes the Form which it requires.

– C.S. Lewis –

The Allegory of Love: A Study in Medieval Tradition

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