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19708316 No.19708316 [Reply] [Original]

How much does one have to know grammar/linguistics to become a literary critic?

>> No.19708319

You must know Latin at a bare minimum. It gives you a solid foundation in linguistics and grammar.

>> No.19708332

>>19708316
The basics. If you finished high school with decent grades you should already be there language wise.

>> No.19708351

>>19708316
none, read the book and critique it
>NOOOOOO ITS NOT UP TO ACADEMIC STANDARDERINOS
spend more time doing instead of studying, hoping to fill some arbitrary standard

>> No.19708384

>>19708316
Depends, there are two fields which this could refer too, one is the exploration of literary ideas, the other is validating ones opinion in a public forum. The former does not exactly demand a knowledge of grammar but you will not get far in it without a good grasp on the descriptive and language in general. The latter requires nothing beyond the willingness to do it but have decent grammar will still help.