Critic
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| + | | style="text-align: left;" |"What is the [[good]] of [[critic]]ism? What is the good? -- A vast and terrible [[question mark]] which seizes the [[critic]] by the [[throat]] from the very first step in the first chapter he sets down to [[write]]. ...I sincerely believe that the best criticism is that which is both [[amusing]] and [[poetic]]: not a [[cold]], mathematical criticism which, on the [[pretext]] of explaining everything, has neither [[love]] nor [[hate]], and voluntarily strips itself of every shred of [[temperament]]... To be just, that is to say, to justify its existence, criticism should be [[partial]], [[passionate]] and [[political]], that is to say , written from an exclusive point of view, but a [[point of view]] that opens up the widest [[horizon]]s." --[[Salon de 1846 (Baudelaire)|Charles Baudelaire writing on the occasion of the Salon of 1846]], first published as a booklet, Paris 1846, (tr. [[Jonathan Mayne]])[[Image:Charles Baudelaire.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"[[What is the good of criticism?]]" -- [[Charles Baudelaire]] | ||
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"What is the good of criticism? What is the good? -- A vast and terrible question mark which seizes the critic by the throat from the very first step in the first chapter he sets down to write. ...I sincerely believe that the best criticism is that which is both amusing and poetic: not a cold, mathematical criticism which, on the pretext of explaining everything, has neither love nor hate, and voluntarily strips itself of every shred of temperament... To be just, that is to say, to justify its existence, criticism should be partial, passionate and political, that is to say , written from an exclusive point of view, but a point of view that opens up the widest horizons." --Charles Baudelaire writing on the occasion of the Salon of 1846, first published as a booklet, Paris 1846, (tr. Jonathan Mayne)
The word critic comes from the Greek κριτικός, kritikós - one who discerns, which itself arises from the Ancient Greek word κριτής, krités, meaning a person who offers reasoned judgement or analysis, value judgement, interpretation, or observation. The term can be used to describe an adherent of a position disagreeing with or opposing the object of criticism. Modern critics include professionals or amateurs who regularly judge or interpret performances or other works (such as that of artists, musicians or actors) and, typically, publish their observations, often in periodicals. Critics are numerous in certain fields, including art critics, music critics, film critics, theatre or drama, and cultural critics. Appreciative criticismAndré Bazin is known as a proponent of appreciative criticism, wherein only critics who like a film can write a review of it, thus encouraging constructive criticism. By fieldart criticism - critical theory - cultural criticism - film criticism - literary criticism - music criticism See also
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