returning to those false alternatives. He begins an essay on John Ashbery's work by observing that it combines experimental and traditional "inspirations." Then it turns out that what is good in Ashbery is the traditional and what is bad is the experimental. This is no surprise, because Kirsch is deeply indebted to Eliot's criticism, which revolved around those "old opposites."
from The New York Times: Theory and Practice
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