The 20th century has been less kind to his memory. TS Eliot found his imagery distracting, and considered his work "not serious poetry", but it was another critic who accused him of "callousness to the intrinsic nature of English". Who ?
Correct answer: A. FR Leavis
- A. FR Leavis
- B. Harold Bloom
- C. William Empson
- D. Mariella Frostrup
Explanation
F. R. Leavis was the critic who accused Milton of “callousness to the intrinsic nature of English,” while T. S. Eliot separately objected to aspects of Milton’s imagery and poetic seriousness. The question concerns twentieth-century critical reception of Milton.
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