I don't think theory adds to criticism. (Methodology does, for better or worse.) Theory's function is to make criticism self-conscious, maybe even a little sheepish, about its ex cathedra pronouncements.
The mantra of the new historicists was "we have betrayed ourselves." Since their emergence, there have been more or less interesting paradigm shifts … - Paul Fry
The mantra of the new historicists was "we have betrayed ourselves." Since their emergence, there have been more or less interesting paradigm shifts …
- Paul Fry
I beg my reader to consider the "evidence" I provide for my case and perhaps feel persuaded as a result. Beyond that I make no claim. - Paul Fry
I beg my reader to consider the "evidence" I provide for my case and perhaps feel persuaded as a result. Beyond that I make no claim.
Both the 18th and the early 20th centuries, however, feature brilliant attacks on originality, and it's no doubt one of the hallmarks of romanticism … - Paul Fry
Both the 18th and the early 20th centuries, however, feature brilliant attacks on originality, and it's no doubt one of the hallmarks of romanticism …
Criticism is concerned with evaluation. There may be evaluative principles implicit in this or that form of theory, but theory in and of itself is no… - Paul Fry
Criticism is concerned with evaluation. There may be evaluative principles implicit in this or that form of theory, but theory in and of itself is no…
I make a distinction between theory and methodology, the latter being the practical deployment of a premise. Theory on the contrary may well be appli… - Paul Fry
I make a distinction between theory and methodology, the latter being the practical deployment of a premise. Theory on the contrary may well be appli…
I don't think theory adds to criticism. (Methodology does, for better or worse.) Theory's function is to make criticism self-conscious, maybe even a … - Paul Fry
I don't think theory adds to criticism. (Methodology does, for better or worse.) Theory's function is to make criticism self-conscious, maybe even a …
The basic change in the landscape since my salad days started with the defensive rediscovery of history and politics by all the theoretically-oriente… - Paul Fry
The basic change in the landscape since my salad days started with the defensive rediscovery of history and politics by all the theoretically-oriente…
Satire about any and all professionals with a special vocabulary has been a staple of fiction and popular ridicule since the 18th century. - Paul Fry
Satire about any and all professionals with a special vocabulary has been a staple of fiction and popular ridicule since the 18th century.
I do identify the escape hatch through which Foucault eludes the charge that he himself is an author/authority, hence a tyrant. He establishes the ca… - Paul Fry
I do identify the escape hatch through which Foucault eludes the charge that he himself is an author/authority, hence a tyrant. He establishes the ca…
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