It is closing time in the gardens of the West and from now on an artist will be judged only by the resonance of his solitude or the quality of his despair.

Cyril Connolly

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Decline of the West Decline of civilization Western Civilization

Author

Cyril Connolly

Source

Horizon

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1950 1950s 20th century

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Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Connolly, Cyril. Quoted in Horizon. Dec. 1949 - Jan. 1950.

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Source
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