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The philistine provides the best definition of art. Anything that makes him rage is first class.
— Louis Dudek
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Louis Dudek
poet, writer, literary critic, university teacher
1918 – 2001
Louis Dudek, was a Canadian poet, academic, and publisher known for his role in defining Modernism in poetry, and for his literary criticism. He was the author of over two dozen books. In A Digital History of Canadian Poetry, writer Heather Prycz said that "As a critic, teacher and theoretician, Dudek influenced the teaching of Canadian poetry in most [Canadian] schools and universities".
All Quotes by Louis Dudek
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Art is anything people do with distinction.
— Louis Dudek
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The philistine provides the best definition of art. Anything that makes him rage is first class.
— Louis Dudek
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The best live among us in disguise.
— Louis Dudek
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In a poem, the words happen; they just come. I let them. Otherwise, I wouldn't write. To interfere with what is happening is to distort the poem. Just a very small degree of intelligence and supervision is necessary. Very tactful. Any revision later that violates the text as it came, that begins rewriting the words, is fake.
— Louis Dudek
“
The philistine provides the best definition of art. Anything that makes him rage is first class.
— Louis Dudek
“
Art is anything people do with distinction.
— Louis Dudek