“The arts that have escaped [uniformity] best are the arts in which the public take no interest. Poetry is an instance of what I mean. We have been able to have fine poetry in England because the public do not read it, and consequently do not influence it.” ArtHumorPoetryCriticismIndividualityIndividualismPoetsPublic OpinionEnglish LiteratureConformismTrue That Book:The Soul of Man under Socialism Source: The Soul of Man under Socialism