Susan Sontag‚ in "Against Interpretation‚" takes a very interesting critical standpoint on the idea of literary interpretation. Unlike most literary critics‚ Sontag believes that literary criticism is growing increasingly destructive towards the very works of art that they‚ supposedly‚ so greatly "appreciate" and "respect." Her standpoint could not be more accurate. Reading her work generates numerous questions‚ the most important of which is quite possibly‚ "How are we to take her final statement
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1. Critics A. Otis Ferguson: Film: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Link: https://newrepublic.com/article/80908/tnr-film-classics-mr-smith-goes-washington-1939 Otis Ferguson expresses his utter distaste for this film in his biting review that criticizes the director as Ferguson compares this film to Capra’s earlier cinematic works. The critic also uses comments from another critic‚ Alistair Cooke‚ to support his assertions. B. Andrew Sarris: Film: Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace Link: http://observer
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WITH 1978! “SCHOLAR –CRITIC” - ARCHAIC Submitted by‚ Annie Kantha.P ‚ M.Phil English. Fredrick Wilse Bateson (1901 - 1978)‚ an English literary scholar and critic‚ was born in Cheshire
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of the 1900’s‚ marking James Joyce “as one of the greatest literary talents of the … century” (“James Joyce” 1207). Born in 1882‚ Joyce worked with new ideas of realism and modernism to create masterpieces‚ being almost immediately recognized by critics as “the best prose writer of [the] generation” (Pound 123). Each of Joyce’s major works takes place in or near Dublin‚ the city of his birth and residence until entering a period of self-exile after being “dissatisfied … with Irish nationalism‚
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became one of my best buddies back then. Who would ever think that at the end of the line‚ he would be my husband now? I always have a smile painted on my face when I reminisce of the ups and downs of our relationship. My husband is a best friend‚ a critic and father-figure all rolled into one. I love calling him with his nick – CHOI. Only family members and close friends call him that name. It was short for Butchokoy‚ a slang term for the youngest in the family. I am the eldest while he is the
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000 for a single magazine article‚ that he had taken the chance to hang out with Puffy‚ and that he had said yes to all these opportunities because "No is for pussies." His response builds to a frenzied peroration: Do not be critics‚ you people‚ I beg you. I was a critic and I wish I could take it all back because it came from a smelly and ignorant place in me‚ and spoke with a voice that was all rage and envy. Do not dismiss a book until you have written one‚ and do not dismiss a movie until you
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Some may say critiques are too judgmental and could effect on certain students. But ultimately‚ critiques have a chance to bring more confidence on students when presenting their own work. Once a student presents their work in front of the class‚ critics would express their opinion and would improve that student’s way of drawing. It would trigger the student’s mind to work around the mistakes others have pointed out and work even harder. Critiques could be harsh but it helps students use critical
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the first part of Pope’s Essay: the problem of bad writing and criticism‚ and the greater danger of the latter to the public; the rarity of genius and taste in poets and critics respectively; the impairing of the capacity of critical judgment by unsound education; the causes for the multitude of literary critics (those
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2011. Grey‚ Tobias. "Debating film criticism: Europeans share opinions on the pics they review and also on the qualifications for being a well-rounded critic." Variety 29 Oct. 2007: A2+. General Reference Center GOLD. Web. 6 Dec. 2011. Leydon‚ Joe. “The Count of Monte Cristo.” Variety. n. pag. Web. 24 Jan 2002. Walker‚ Jesse. "Everyone ’s a critic: Don ’t shed any tears for cinephilia." Reason June 2002: 62. General Reference Center GOLD. Web. 6 Dec. 2011.
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audience‚ often resorting to making that said audience feel uncomfortable and insecure. Because of ‘American Beauty’ being far from a ‘generic’‚ ‘run of the mill’ film it obviously attracts a lot of attention and opinions‚ both good and bad. Many film critics have covered this film upon its release drawing various conclusions on the film’s meaning and stamping their opinion on it.
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