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  1. John Carey, FBA, FRSL (born 5 April 1934) is a British literary critic, and post-retirement (2002) emeritus Merton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford. He is known for his anti-elitist views on high culture, as expounded in several books.

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    John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician and diplomat who served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 in the administration of Barack Obama.

  3. Apr 29, 2020 · John Carey: The last public critic. A distinguished Oxford academic and newspaper critic, Carey has been a cultural influencer for 50 years. He is a high-establishment insider – and yet has never forgotten the social slights he experienced as a young man. By Leo Robson.

  4. John Carey is one of Britains most distinguished academics and literary critics, who has managed to combine scholarly rigour with invigorating attacks on elitist views of high culture. Carey is a life-long Oxford don: even in retirement he is emeritus Merton Professor of English Literature.

  5. Mar 4, 2020 · A short film about 'A Little History of Poetry' with John Carey, emeritus professor at Oxford University. 'A Little History of Poetry' is a vital, engaging, ...

  6. John Newton Carey (born 11 July 1974) is an Australian politician. A member of the Australian Labor Party, Carey has been the member for Perth in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of Western Australia, since 11 March 2017.

  7. Dec 8, 2022 · John Carey is, or ought to be, a national treasure. The Merton professor of English literature at Oxford from 1975 to 2002, he is the brilliant editor of Milton, the brilliant author of books about Dickens and Thackeray and Donne, and the brilliant biographer of William Golding; he has also been a tireless campaigner for the common ...