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When we come across a hazy account , in general terms , of an author or of a piece of writing , we may conclude that a mediocre critic is at work , and that he is probably approaching his author with some degree of predisposition ...
When we come across a hazy account , in general terms , of an author or of a piece of writing , we may conclude that a mediocre critic is at work , and that he is probably approaching his author with some degree of predisposition ...
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... or fear literary analysis tend to attack it for being ' niggling ' , or for ' murdering to dissect , whereas the truth is that it helps to demonstrate the wholeness of meaning , the total effect and significance of the writing .
... or fear literary analysis tend to attack it for being ' niggling ' , or for ' murdering to dissect , whereas the truth is that it helps to demonstrate the wholeness of meaning , the total effect and significance of the writing .
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Depth ( not necessarily vehemence ) of feeling and conviction impels the best writers to write in a more marked rhythm than ... and this kind of writing , especially in poetry , has had far more attention paid to it than it deserves .
Depth ( not necessarily vehemence ) of feeling and conviction impels the best writers to write in a more marked rhythm than ... and this kind of writing , especially in poetry , has had far more attention paid to it than it deserves .
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| Title | Literature and Criticism A Pelican book |
| Author | H. Coombes |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Chatto and Windus, 1953 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 190 pages |
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