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I want to read literary criticism written by people who are not feminists, marxists, or psychoanalysis fanbois. Oh and no colonialism bullshit, either.

Does such a thing exist?

>> No.4457806

>>4457782
why even bother reading criticism if you just want to affirm your own opinions and biases?

>> No.4457823

>>4457782
look into New Historicism.

>> No.4457825

>>4457806
1. The same argument can be applied (with far greater persuasive power) on the writing of criticism. Why write it from a fixed, biased POV?

2. If I wanted to learn about marxism I'd read books on marxist economics, political theory, or political philosophy. If I wanted to learn about colonialism I'd open a history book. And so forth.
Simply put, the literature profs don't even know shit about the ideas they abuse, so there's absolutely no point in having keeping an open mind toward them.

>> No.4457832

>>4457825
You don't think most feminist critics have read extensive amounts of feminist philosophy? What.

>> No.4457837

>>4457832
So what, does reading philosophy make you a good philosopher? Of course not.

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>>4457832
>feminist philosophy

>> No.4457843

>>4457782
Read literary criticism written before ~1940.

I like Mark Van Doren.

>> No.4457847

>>4457843
Awesome, looks good. Thanks.

>> No.4457868

>>4457782
Adam Kirsch

Also look into The New Criticism and Northrop Frye's Archetypal Criticism. It stresses the structure of work/of literature above all else.

>> No.4457883

The Leavisite tradition has what you're looking for, OP.

>> No.4457908 [DELETED] 

>oy vey, the goyim are trying to evade our traps

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>>4457908
forgot pic

>> No.4460190

Goodreads comment section

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>mfw OP couldn't try to be more of a newfag

>> No.4460215

>>4457782

Read something from the early 20th century. I recommend A.C. Bradley and his book on Shakespearean Tragedy.

>> No.4461635

Bump

>> No.4461640

>>4457782
"New Criticism"

>> No.4461935

Look for authors writing about other authors. Franzen has a few essays of criticism scattered through his nonfiction, Colm Toibin's New Ways to Kill Your Mother is fantastic, James Baldwin has a great one on Norman Mailer.

>> No.4461955

I recommend books with Michael Dirda.