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Page 70
... critical implications of what he is doing : A writer cannot block all analytical or critical thoughts about his craft . He necessarily accumulates them as he works . Indeed , an acute sense of self - criticism is his most essential ...
... critical implications of what he is doing : A writer cannot block all analytical or critical thoughts about his craft . He necessarily accumulates them as he works . Indeed , an acute sense of self - criticism is his most essential ...
Page 189
... critical reflection , and which offer a running commentary on their own procedures . They reflect , admittedly , a different kind of uncertainty , that stems not from extreme sophistication or critical self - consciousness , but from ...
... critical reflection , and which offer a running commentary on their own procedures . They reflect , admittedly , a different kind of uncertainty , that stems not from extreme sophistication or critical self - consciousness , but from ...
Page 191
... critical concept . Such shifts of emphasis are inevitable ; while accep- ting them , one needs to salute the achievement of the New Critical and related approaches in immeasurably enlarging our understanding of poetry . One says ...
... critical concept . Such shifts of emphasis are inevitable ; while accep- ting them , one needs to salute the achievement of the New Critical and related approaches in immeasurably enlarging our understanding of poetry . One says ...
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Preface 74 | 7 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
The Ideology of Being English | 56 |
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