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“To ask too much is the way to be denied all.”

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Bathsua Makin, an influential critic active from 1600 to 1675, is known for her contributions to literary criticism. She was one of the earliest female literary critics and her works on poetry, drama, and literary theory have had a lasting impact on the development of literary criticism. more

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