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This is a claim about how judgment should work, separating the work from the person who made it. It can be taken to mean that good criticism is exact, fair, and aimed at the poem itself, not at the poet's character. It lands in any review or classroom discussion where people need to disagree without turning it into a personal attack.
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About T.S. Eliot
American poet, essayist and playwright
T. S. Eliot was an American poet, essayist and playwright. He was a leading figure in modernist poetry in English and won the 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature. He changed the shape of English-language verse through his style, his handling of structure, and his spare, often bleak tone. He is also known for critical essays that reassessed long-held cultural assumptions.
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