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Vocation and The Spirit of Scholarship

( Altick ). Vocation and The Spirit of Scholarship . Scholarship versus Criticism. Defining “scholar” v. “critic” Point of scholarship is to show implications for criticism Another point is the importance of context For example, a work’s first audience Another is new discoveries

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Vocation and The Spirit of Scholarship

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  1. (Altick) Vocation andThe Spirit of Scholarship

  2. Scholarship versus Criticism • Defining “scholar” v. “critic” • Point of scholarship is to show implications for criticism • Another point is the importance of context • For example, a work’s first audience • Another is new discoveries • Questionable in these days? Who knows. • Again, it’s the implications that are important

  3. A final point is the ever-expanding canon • Women writers come to mind • Ethnic minorities • Neglected or overlooked authors

  4. The scholars’ assets • Precision and a passion for detail • Omnivorous reading • Details, however, can also be pitfalls • The dedicatee of Shakespeare’s sonnets • Leavis quoting the later Henry James • Melville’s “soiled” fish or “coiled” fish

  5. The scholar’s liabilities • The eagerness to believe • Forgeries • The willingness to trust first-hand accounts • The fallacy of authorial frankness

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