How do you make any sense of history, art or literature without knowing the stories and iconography of your own culture and all the world's main religions? (Polly Toynbee)

How do you make any sense of history, art or literature without knowing the stories and iconography of your own culture and all the world's main religions?

Polly Toynbee

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