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Georges Poulet

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Belgian literary critic (1902-1991)

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Georges Poulet was a Belgian literary critic associated with the Geneva School. Best known for his four-volume work Studies in Human Time, Poulet rejected formalist approaches to literary criticism and advanced the theory that criticism requires the reader to open their mind to the consciousness of the author.

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1972Prix de la critique
1966honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
1952prix Archon-Despérouses
1951Prix Sainte-Beuve

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Georges Poulet was a Belgian literary critic associated with the Geneva School. Best known for his four-volume work Studies in Human Time, Poulet rejected formalist approaches to literary criticism and advanced the theory that criticism requires the reader to open their mind to the consciousness of the author. His work has had a lasting influence on critics such as J. Hillis Miller.

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Lived 1902 to 1991 · aged 89
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