Edmund Wilson

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United States literary critic (1895-1972)

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In the English-speaking world, Edmund Wilson credited Baudelaire as providing an initial impetus for the Symbolist movement, by virtue of his translations of Poe. Source: Internet

Edmund Wilson argues that statistically "the logic of the 'Modest proposal' can be compared with defense of crime (arrogated to Marx) in which he argues that crime takes care of the superfluous population". Source: Internet

Edmund Wilson, being one of the critics who praised Eliot, called him "one of our only authentic poets". Source: Internet

The novel is still among the most famous of all detective novels: Edmund Wilson alludes to it in the title of his well-known attack on detective fiction, "Who Cares Who Killed Roger Ackroyd?" Source: Internet

I was looking around for a new quote, and the one by Edmund Wilson stood out for me. Source: Internet

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