Robert Warshow

(1917–1955) Literary Critic United States

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Robert Warshow was a literary critic from the United States, best known for The immediate experience.

Quick Facts About Robert Warshow

Born: January 1, 1917
Died: January 1, 1955
Nationality: United States
Profession: Literary Critic
Notable works: The immediate experience

About Robert Warshow

Robert Samuel Warshow (1917–1955) was an American author associated with the New York Intellectuals. He is best known for his criticism of film and popular culture for Commentary and The Partisan Review.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Robert Warshow

A man goes to the movies. The critic must be honest enough to admit that he is that man.

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Being honest

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The New Yorker has always dealt with experience not by trying to understand it but by prescribing the attitude to be adopted…

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Adopted

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The experience of the gangster as an experience of art is universal to Americans. There is almost nothing we understand better or…

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Americanism

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In the deeper layers of the modern consciousnessevery attempt to succeed is an act of aggression, leaving one alone and guilty and…

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Aggression

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Nobody seriously questions the principle that it is the function of mass culture to maintain public morale, and certainly nobody in the…

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Audience

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Modern equalitarian societies whether democratic or authoritarian in their political forms, always base themselves on the claim that they are making life…

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Chiefs

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