Don Quixote

First Part, Chapter VI, pg 51
"'By the orders I recieved,' said the priest, 'since Apollo was Apollo, and the muses muses, and the poets poets, no book as amusing or nonsensical has ever been written, and since, in its way, it is the best and most unusual book of its kind that has seen the light of day, anyone who has not read it can assume that he has never read anything entertaining. Giv it to me, friend, for I value finding it more than if I were given a cassock of rich Florentine cloth.'"

This passage gives credit to the classical myths and authors...which is still done today. (Anyone read Homer's Odyssey lately?) This is part of the European tradition of literature, and adorns the hightest spot on our chart as Myth. But in this passage the priest/critic is also praising entertaintment, which he seemed to discourage earlier in the chapter. Is it a different case because he finds it entertaining? It seems that this chapter is painting the critic as being influenced chiefly by his or her personal taste...and I wonder if it is possible to escape opinion when reviewing any piece.