On T. S. Eliot’s essay on the evaluation of literature.
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Patrick Heron, T. S. Eliot, 1949, Oil on canvas, National Portrait Gallery, London.
The function of criticism (audio article)
On T. S. Eliot’s essay on the evaluation of literature.
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