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    1. curlyQ 08 Feb 2017
      True criticism is a lib-eral and humane art. It is the offspring of good sense and refined taste. It aims at acquiring a just discernment of the real merit of authors.

      Surely we are urged to follow in the steps of Roger Ebert (at least when critiquing movies). To find kernels of value in artistic works, to appreciate them, to learn from them, ought that not be the goal of a critic?

      We ban Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn from schools! Is there really no artistic merit of which we ought discern?

      taste Ebert critic
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