Criticism

Criticism

Criticism is the practice of judging the merits and faults of something or someone in an intelligible (or articulate) way.

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Famous quotes containing the word criticism:

    “Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world—though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst—the cant of criticism is the most tormenting!”
    —Laurence Sterne (1713–1768)

    “Good criticism is very rare and always precious.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “The greater the decrease in the social significance of an art form, the sharper the distinction between criticism and enjoyment by the public. The conventional is uncritically enjoyed, and the truly new is criticized with aversion.”
    —Walter Benjamin (1892–1940)