The Mirror Theory of Art Criticism

Oscar Wilde said that the highest or most civilized form of autobiography is art criticism And this is true. Nowhere do you more fully reveal yourself then in your response to the great books? So you must be careful. I've spoken about the mirror theory before and say these books are mirrors They are very revealing Shakespeare's sonnets. It's like going to church, you know, you're sitting there with that mystery and you do not understand But you're there with it and there's a bit of presence, which is nice.