The World, the Text, and the Critic
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The World, the Text, and the Critic is a collection of essays by Edward Said that explores the relationship between literary texts, their historical and political contexts, and the role of the critic in society.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The World, the Text, and the Critic Context triple: [Culture and Imperialism, relatedWork, The World, the Text, and the Critic]
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A.
The Craft of Criticism
The Craft of Criticism is a collection of literary essays by English critic Desmond MacCarthy, showcasing his influential, lucid, and humane approach to evaluating literature.
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B.
The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism
The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism is a widely used academic collection that brings together key texts and authors in literary and cultural theory from classical antiquity to the present.
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C.
The Teaching of Literature
The Teaching of Literature is an essay by Flannery O’Connor in which she reflects on the challenges and principles of teaching fiction and literary craft from a Catholic and realist perspective.
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D.
Practical Criticism
Practical Criticism is a foundational work of literary theory by I. A. Richards that helped establish close reading and text-centered analysis as core methods in modern criticism.
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E.
The Theory of the Novel
The Theory of the Novel is a seminal early 20th-century work of literary theory that analyzes the historical development and philosophical significance of the novel as a modern epic form.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The World, the Text, and the Critic Target entity description: The World, the Text, and the Critic is a collection of essays by Edward Said that explores the relationship between literary texts, their historical and political contexts, and the role of the critic in society.
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A.
The Craft of Criticism
The Craft of Criticism is a collection of literary essays by English critic Desmond MacCarthy, showcasing his influential, lucid, and humane approach to evaluating literature.
-
B.
The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism
The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism is a widely used academic collection that brings together key texts and authors in literary and cultural theory from classical antiquity to the present.
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C.
The Teaching of Literature
The Teaching of Literature is an essay by Flannery O’Connor in which she reflects on the challenges and principles of teaching fiction and literary craft from a Catholic and realist perspective.
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D.
Practical Criticism
Practical Criticism is a foundational work of literary theory by I. A. Richards that helped establish close reading and text-centered analysis as core methods in modern criticism.
-
E.
The Theory of the Novel
The Theory of the Novel is a seminal early 20th-century work of literary theory that analyzes the historical development and philosophical significance of the novel as a modern epic form.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| author | Edward Said NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
critique of professionalized criticism
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exile and marginality of the intellectual ⓘ historical situatedness of literature ⓘ opposition to purely formalist criticism ⓘ political engagement of the critic ⓘ relationship between power and knowledge ⓘ secular criticism ⓘ worldliness of texts ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticized |
ahistorical formalism
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apolitical literary theory ⓘ |
| field |
comparative literature
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cultural studies ⓘ literary theory ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural criticism
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essay "Secular Criticism"
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essay "The Text, the World, the Critic" NERFINISHED ⓘ essay "The World, the Text, and the Critic" NERFINISHED ⓘ essay on Auerbach ⓘ essay on Lukács ⓘ essay on Michel Foucault ⓘ essay on Raymond Williams ⓘ essay on structuralism and post-structuralism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Antonio Gramsci
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Erich Auerbach NERFINISHED ⓘ György Lukács NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Michel Foucault NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
postcolonial criticism
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theory of secular criticism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
intellectual responsibility
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politics of interpretation ⓘ relationship between literature and history ⓘ role of the critic ⓘ theory and practice of criticism ⓘ worldliness of the text ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulation of "secular criticism" as a program
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influence on postcolonial literary studies ⓘ linking close reading to political and historical analysis ⓘ |
| proposes | model of the critic as secular intellectual ⓘ |
| publisher | Harvard University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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