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Is the literary critic
like the poet, responding creatively, intuitively, subjectively to the written
word as the poet responds to human experience Or is the critic more like a
scientist following a series of demonstrable, verifiable steps, using an
objective method of analysis
For the woman who is a
practitioner of feminist literary criticism, the subjectivity versus objectivity
or critic-as-artist-or-scientist debate has special significance. For her the
question is not only academic but political as well, and her definition will
court special risks whichever side of the issue it favors. If she defines
feminist criticism as objective and scientific—a valid, verifiable, intellectual
method that anyone, whether man or woman, can perform—the definition not only
precludes the critic-as-artist approach, but may also impede accomplishment of
the utilitarian political objectives of those who seek to change the a
A. There are large numbers of capable women working within the academic establishment.
B. There are a few powerful feminist critics who have been recognized by the academic establishment.
C. Like other critics, most women who are literary critics define criticism as either scientific or artistic.
D. Women who are literary critics face professional risks different from those faced by men who are literary critics.