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The Critic as Amateur.
- Source :
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New Literary History . Winter2017, Vol. 48 Issue 1, p1-25. 25p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- A literary criticism of the memoir-essay "Edmund Wilson in Benares," by Pankaj Mishra is presented. It discusses the difficulty experienced by Mishra in writing the essay about critic Wilson, the theme in the essay about the city of Benares, India, the essay's engagement with literary criticism, and a story of autodidactism tackled in the essay.
- Subjects :
- *ESSAYS
*CRITICS
*CITIES & towns in literature
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00286087
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- New Literary History
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 122259681
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1353/nlh.2017.0000