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Quotation from Principles of Literary Criticism by I. A. Richards

“The qualifications of a good critic are three.”

I. A. Richards

Principles of Literary Criticism, Chapter XVI. The Analysis of a Poem (Project Gutenberg #73827)

Richards opens his analysis of reading by naming what a critic needs: undistorted experience, fine discrimination and sound judgment of values.

Citation: "The qualifications of a good critic are three." — I. A. Richards, Principles of Literary Criticism, Chapter XVI. The Analysis of a Poem (Project Gutenberg #73827). (id richards-principles-of-literary-criticism-q1)

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