The Critic as Artist (Upon the Importance of Doing Nothing and Discussing Everything) by Oscar Wilde

The Critic as Artist (Upon the Importance of Doing Nothing and Discussing Everything)

Oscar Wilde

124 pages first pub 1890 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced

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"Criticism is itself an art." This is one of the singular arguments in what must be one of Oscar Wilde's most compelling critical dialogues ever published. The Critic as Artist explores Wilde's defense of criticism through sharp, witty dialogue an...

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