“Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; bad critical writing by the necessity of maintaining the professional standing of the critic.”
Raymond Chandler, letter to Frederick Lewis Allen (May 7, 1948)
Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
“Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; bad critical writing by the necessity of maintaining the professional standing of the critic.”
Raymond Chandler, letter to Frederick Lewis Allen (May 7, 1948)
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