Aside from individual relevance, a worthy work of literature has a universal relevance, either to an aspect at the core of the general human condition, or at the root of some widespread field of human endeavor.

除了个人关联性，一部有价值的文学作品具有普遍的关联性，无论是在人类普遍状况的核心方面，还是在人类努力的某些广泛领域的根源方面。