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What motivated educators to make literature an academic subject according to the passage?
What motivated educators to make literature an academic subject according to the passage?
Why was literature not offered in universities until the nineteenth century?
Why was literature not offered in universities until the nineteenth century?
What does the passage suggest about literary criticism?
What does the passage suggest about literary criticism?
What did Dr. Samuel Johnson contribute to the field of literature according to the passage?
What did Dr. Samuel Johnson contribute to the field of literature according to the passage?
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Why was it inevitable for literature to become a part of the academic curriculum according to the passage?
Why was it inevitable for literature to become a part of the academic curriculum according to the passage?
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What impact has rigorous literary criticism had according to the passage?
What impact has rigorous literary criticism had according to the passage?
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What is the author's view of contemporary criticism according to the passage?
What is the author's view of contemporary criticism according to the passage?
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What is Susan Sontag's view regarding most kinds of contemporary criticism?
What is Susan Sontag's view regarding most kinds of contemporary criticism?
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What was Leslie Fiedler's advocacy regarding the response to literature?
What was Leslie Fiedler's advocacy regarding the response to literature?
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How does Susan Sontag view criticism's practice by academic and professional critics?
How does Susan Sontag view criticism's practice by academic and professional critics?
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What did Susan Sontag see as the intent of critical analysis?
What did Susan Sontag see as the intent of critical analysis?
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'The traditionally accepted standards and classics were in his view elitist' - Who does 'his' refer to in this statement?
'The traditionally accepted standards and classics were in his view elitist' - Who does 'his' refer to in this statement?
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'In place of a hermeneutics we need an erotics of art.' - Who expressed this view?
'In place of a hermeneutics we need an erotics of art.' - Who expressed this view?
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'She saw criticism-at least, most of itas a dry-as-dust intellectual operation...' - Who does 'she' refer to in this statement?
'She saw criticism-at least, most of itas a dry-as-dust intellectual operation...' - Who does 'she' refer to in this statement?
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'Professor Fiedler would make the gut reaction the be-all and end-all of art.' - What does 'be-all and end-all' mean in this statement?
'Professor Fiedler would make the gut reaction the be-all and end-all of art.' - What does 'be-all and end-all' mean in this statement?
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What is the author's view about traditional standards and classics?
What is the author's view about traditional standards and classics?
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