Literary Critic

Famous quotes containing the words literary critic, literary and/or critic:

“When appearance and reality coincide, philosophy and literary criticism find themselves with nothing to say.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

“The further our civilization advances upon its present lines so much the cheaper sort of thing does “fame” become, especially of the literary sort. This species of “fame” a waggish acquaintance says can be manufactured to order, and sometimes is so manufactured.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)

“The good critic is he who relates the adventures of his soul among masterpieces.”
—Anatole France (1844–1924)