Comments on: Metropolitan Manners http://everythingisnice.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/metropolitan-manners/ Beating the nice nice nice thing to death (with fluffy pillows) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:18:33 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Niall http://everythingisnice.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/metropolitan-manners/#comment-627 Niall Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:57:35 +0000 http://everythingisnice.wordpress.com/?p=851#comment-627 I think the distinction is only that writer-critics have more public "primary" work to be so illuminated. But yes, reading Davis' article (and the comments on Jonathan's post) has led to me pondering what biases my own reviews reveal (deliberately and, no doubt, otherwise). I think the distinction is only that writer-critics have more public “primary” work to be so illuminated. But yes, reading Davis’ article (and the comments on Jonathan’s post) has led to me pondering what biases my own reviews reveal (deliberately and, no doubt, otherwise).

]]> By: Jonathan M http://everythingisnice.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/metropolitan-manners/#comment-626 Jonathan M Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:48:11 +0000 http://everythingisnice.wordpress.com/?p=851#comment-626 Thanks for the link. Hmm. I think Davis might be on to something about writer-critics actually. I can think of one other notable example of an author using criticism as a form of self-validation or justification : Houellebecq on Lovecraft. Thanks for the link.

Hmm. I think Davis might be on to something about writer-critics actually. I can think of one other notable example of an author using criticism as a form of self-validation or justification : Houellebecq on Lovecraft.

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