The critic as artist
by Oscar Wilde · first published 1997
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…it in some new relation to the age, so that it becomes a vital portion of our lives, and a symbol of what we pray for, or perhaps of what, having prayed for, we fear that we may receive. – Wilde, The Critic As Artist [0] http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks13/1301191h.html#ch16 Edit: I've 'borrowed' A Perfect Vacuum from archive.org, thanks! Also, I've hardly read any Borges, but that Borges fake review of a novel which…
on “Von Neumann Universal Constructor” ↗…interest one, that one can give a really unbiased opinion; and this is no doubt the reason why an unbiased opinion is always valueless.” - Oscar Wilde Actually that quote's worth giving in context. From The Critic as Artist: Ernest: Well, I should say that a critic should above all things be fair. Gilbert: Ah! not fair. A critic cannot be fair in the ordinary sense of the word. It is only about things that do not interest…
on “Ask HN: Why so much Stoics on HN?” ↗Playing with Oscar Wilde's essay Critic As Artist: All fine imaginative work is self-conscious and deliberate. No poet sings because he must sing. At least, no great poet does. A great poet sings because he chooses to sing. It is so now, and it has…
on “Ask HN: Critic as Artist” ↗Oscar Wilde's got you covered. https://www.wilde-online.info/the-critic-as-artist.html > THE CRITIC AS ARTIST: WITH SOME REMARKS UPON THE IMPORTANCE OF DOING NOTHING Reflecting on my internet posting history, sometimes it does seem like a whole lot of nothing. But I still like it.
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