What is the history of criticism but the history of men attempting to make sense of the manifold elements in art that will not allow themselves to be reduced to a single philosophy or a single aesthetic theory??

Without saying or seeming to say that in portraying the Sartoris and the Compson families Faulkner's chief concern is social criticism, we can say nevertheless that through those families he dramatizes his comment on the planter dynasties as they have existed since the decades before the Civil War.

`` What I'd like you to comment on is the criticism leveled at your Committee ''.

Understanding, as he did, the difficulty of the art of poetry, and believing that the `` only technical criticism worth having in poetry is that of poets '', he felt obliged to insist upon his duty to be hard to please when it came to the review of a book of verse.

Although because of the important achievements of nineteenth century scholars in the field of textual criticism the advance is not so striking as it was in the case of archaeology and place-names, the editorial principles laid down by Stevenson in his great edition of Asser and in his Crawford Charters were a distinct improvement upon those of his predecessors and remain unimproved upon today.

Much criticism has been leveled at this rather forced analogy, but what is equally significant is Adams' complete acceptance of the Biblical record as `` good and trustworthy history ''.

In light of the scholarly reappraisals engendered by the higher criticism this is a most remarkable statement, particularly coming from one who was well known for his antifundamentalist views.

This is no criticism of them, as they obviously cannot get a half-hour program into a fifteen-minute news summary.

Average consumer is becoming more sophisticated regarding product and advertising claims, partly because of widespread criticism of such assertions.

most of the rest is medieval or humanist or part of an old tradition of social criticism.

It is of course useful to have a sovereign cause on one's social criticism, for it makes diagnosis and prescription much easier than they might otherwise be.

Industry's main criticism of the Navy's antisubmarine effort is that it cannot determine where any one company or industry can apply its skills and know-how.

His famous criticism of brother Henry's `` third style '' is surely as subtly, even elegantly, worded an analysis of the latter's intricate air castles as Henry himself could ever have produced.

Of course, the well-received revivals last longer than the others, and that further reminds us that the Comedie is not insensitive to criticism.

" f one regards the Modest Proposal simply as a criticism of condition, about all one can say is that conditions were bad and that Swift's irony brilliantly underscored this fact ".

A less confrontational vision of scientific discovery is proposed by Adloff He suggests that hindsight criticism of the early publications should be mitigated by the nascent state of radiochemistry, highlights the prudence of Debierne's claims in the original papers, and notes that nobody can contend that Debierne's substance did not contain actinium.

" American shot " is a translation of a phrase from French film criticism, " plan américain " and refers to a medium-long (" knee ") film shot of a group of characters, who are arranged so that all are visible to the camera.

The criticism of Paneloux, is that he, unlike Tarrou, has lost his faith in humanity.

Some say that literary criticism is a subset of literary theory.

Use of the term to describe writers, for example, is certainly valid, but less common, and mostly restricted to contexts like criticism.

His work in this specific field ( based on the criss-crossing between literary criticism, bibliography, and sociocultural history ) is connected to broader historiographical and methodological interests which deal with the relation between history and other disciplines: philosophy, sociology, anthropology.

Ambrosiaster is the name given to the writer of a commentary on St Paul's epistles, " brief in words but weighty in matter ," and valuable for the criticism of the Latin text of the New Testament.

Another tack of criticism is to notice the disquieting links between democracy and a number of less than appealing features of Athenian life.

Locke also noted that the conscience is influenced by " education, company, and customs of the country ", a criticism mounted by J. L. Mackie, who argued that the conscience should be seen as an " introjection " of other people into an agent's mind.

Fine, thematically organised selection, mostly from Shaw's professional criticism ( 1889 – 1894 ).

Although Lovecraft is known mostly for his works of weird fiction, the bulk of his writing consists of voluminous letters about a variety of topics, from weird fiction and art criticism to politics and history.

Because the subjects were non-human, and because the experimental environment was mostly automated, his successful experiments avoided criticism concerning experimenter effects, and removed the question of the subject's belief as an influence on the outcome.

Celebrities and supermodels have posed naked for the group's " I'd Rather Go Naked than Wear Fur " campaign — some men, but mostly women — triggering criticism from feminist animal rights advocates ( see below ).

Though there was some criticism in the final evaluations of her performance as governor general, mostly for a perceived aloofness and sense of self-importance which her closing of the Rideau Hall estate to the public came to symbolise Sauvé was also described as having been elegant, charming, and a person who could mingle well with common Canadians especially children while also maintaining a sense of the dignity of state.

Much of the criticism surrounding the WPATH / HBIGDA-SOC applies to these as well, and some of these SOCs ( mostly European SOC ) are actually based on much older versions of the WPATH-SOC.

For the most part of the century mostly ignored by mainstream literary criticism, these genres develop their own establishments and critical awards, such as the Nebula Award ( since 1965 ), the British Fantasy Award ( since 1971 ) or the Mythopoeic Awards ( since 1971 ).

Super Smash Bros. received mostly positive reviews, with criticism mostly directed towards the game's single-player mode.

" central theses have all been overturned, partly by further advances in Biblical criticism, but mostly by the continuing archaeological research of younger Americans and Israelis to whom he himself gave encouragement and momentum ...

His criticism of American film production, in addition to the fact that the films he greenlit were mostly flops, left Coke and Hollywood discerned that Puttnam was ousted from the position after only one year.

Reasons for this antipathy are criticism of Tajiks ( for either their non-tribal culture or cultural rivalry in Afghanistan ) by Pashtuns and criticism of Taliban ( mostly composed of Pashtuns ) by Tajiks.

Fellow Biblical archaeologist William Dever notes that " central theses have all been overturned, partly by further advances in Biblical criticism, but mostly by the continuing archaeological research of younger Americans and Israelis to whom he himself gave encouragement and momentum ...

Flo's mother, a character not shown whose dialog appears from offstage, often chimes into the conversation, mostly with sarcastic criticism of her son-in-law.

Our knowledge of Olof is mostly based on Snorri Sturluson's and Adam of Bremen's accounts, which have been subject to criticism from source-critical scholars.

The show lasted five seasons, seven Emmys ( one for Outstanding Comedy Series for its second season ), mostly positive reviews and a barrage of criticism for its portrayal of women, with many journalists saying that the character Ally was a giant step backwards.

While the arcade version amassed moderate sales, the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and Atari ST versions received mixed praise and criticism, whereas the Amiga version ( directly ported from Atari ST ) received mostly negative reception.

Contributing the essay on himself for The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Clute accurately wrote that his " criticism, despite some curiously flamboyant obscurities, remains essentially practical ; it has appeared mostly in the form of reviews, some of considerable length.

In spring 2010, Kokoity again received lots of criticism, mostly regarding the use of Russian aid.

The criticism that followed this decision was mostly directed at Indira, but the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and victory over Pakistan drowned out the issue.

Praise focused on the interpretation of the Simpsons television series as a video game and its parodical take on Grand Theft Auto III, while criticism mostly surrounded its gameplay.

The universal criticism in these reviews is that the series as a whole lacks originality, with most mentioning that it reads very much like an author's first effort, and would appeal mostly to fans of the author.