Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
CWSA 27
Fragment ID: 7328
Lyric, Narrative, Epic [12]
Were all the epic poets quite advanced in age when they began their work? Has age anything to do with one’s best work?
At a more advanced age the mind is more mature and capable of a large and great subject. The greatest works in literature have usually been done at such an age.
14 June 1937