Which critic argued that a poem should be treated 'primarily as poetry and not another thing' in 'The Sacred Wood'?
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Correct answer: T.S. Eliot, in The Sacred Wood
T.S. Eliot's essays emphasized the autonomy of the poem. He believed criticism should focus on the work itself rather than using it as a window into the author's soul or a historical document.
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