The point of literary criticism in anthropology is not to replace research, but to find out how it is that we are persuasive.

  • -- Clifford Geertz 吉尔兹

人类学中文学批评的意义不在于取代研究,而在于发现我们是如何具有说服力的。

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According to my principles, every master has his true and certain value. Praise and criticism cannot change any of that. Only the work itself praises and criticizes the master, and therefore I leave to everyone his own value.

根据我的原则,每一位大师都有他真实而确定的价值。表扬和批评都不能改变这一点。只有作品本身赞扬和批评大师,所以我把他自己的价值留给每个人。

I guarantee the people who study are going to be successful. Nothing can replace hard work.

我保证学习的人会成功。没有什么能代替努力工作。

Well, the research into it affected me. And the novel, it very much strengthened my faith.

对它的研究影响了我。这本小说极大地增强了我的信心。

Replace fear of the unknown with curiosity.

用好奇心取代对未知的恐惧。

Give no time to finding fault of criticism.

不要花时间去挑批评的毛病。