“I don’t for a moment mean to suggest that no-one produces anymore cultural artefacts that are ‘difficult’ in this sense – of course they do – it’s just that these works are no longer regarded as the desiderata that any well-cultivated person aspires to an appreciation of. Rather, ‘difficult’ works are parcelled off, and the great plurality and ubiquity of our media means that their specialist audience can be readily catered to.”