An Introduction To Literary Criticism By B Prasad |verified| Jun 2026

He carefully balances Matthew Arnold’s call for “disinterestedness” (objectivity) with Walter Pater’s argument that all criticism is ultimately subjective (“To see the object as it really is not, but as it really seems to me”).

Prasad defines a good critic as one who remains unbiased, possesses deep knowledge of genres, and provides in-depth analysis to determine if a work will "stand the test of time". An Introduction To Literary Criticism By B Prasad