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G. Wilson Knight

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Criticism (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a judgement of vision; interpretation a reconstruction of vision

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Criticism (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠distinguished from interpretation in that criticism is a deliberate objectifying of a work, while interpretation tends to merge into the work it analyzes, to understand its subject in the light of its own nature, employing external reference.

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Interpretation (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠distinguished from criticism in that criticism is a deliberate objectifying of a work, while interpretation tends to merge into the work it analyzes, to understand its subject in the light of its own nature, employing external reference.

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Interpretation is (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a reconstruction of vision; Criticism, a judgement of vision.