| 单词 | lower criticism |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslower criticism lower criticism n. = criticism n. (chiefly in the context of biblical scholarship).Contrasted with higher criticism n. at higher adj., adv., and n.1 Compounds 1b. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary and textual criticism > textual criticism > [noun] criticism1625 lower criticism1822 textualism1888 explication de texte1935 textology1975 1822 M. Stuart tr. C. D. Beck in Ernesti's Elements Interpr. iv. 114 The maxims, thus far, are comprized within the province of lower criticism. But higher criticism may be, and ought to be employed, in order to assist in forming a judgment of the genuineness of many passages. 1874 Athenæum 7 Nov. 607/1 We cannot but regret that Mr. Aldis Wright confines his work so entirely to what must be called the lower criticism of Shakespeare. 2011 T. Stark Human Faces of God 44 The distinction is not, in reality, between ‘higher’ and ‘lower’ criticism, but between historical description and dogmatic apologetics. < as lemmas |
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