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He is too healthy, too objective, too simple, for all the complexities of modern morbid analysis.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “He is too healthy, too objective, too simple, for all the complexities of modern morbid analysis.”
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Morley critiques a certain type of literary analysis, suggesting that some critics lack the depth to engage with complex human experiences.
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