The critic's role is not to judge but to illuminate the work... - Lucien Goldmann

"The critic's role is not to judge but to illuminate the work's internal necessity."

Lucien Goldmann Knowledge

Sociologist Critic Romanian-French 1913–1970

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"The subject of philosophy is being; the subject of art is appearance."

"Literature is the expression of society."

"History is not what happened, but what is recorded."

"Man is a creature of habit and tradition."

"We're not just after treasure. We're preserving history."

"The mind is humanity's greatest tool."

"A tidy room reflects a tidy mind."

"You can learn a lot about a person by how they keep their space."