Library / English Dictionary

LITERARY CRITICISM

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The informed analysis and evaluation of literature

Synonyms:

lit crit; literary criticism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("literary criticism" is a kind of...):

literary study (the humanistic study of literature)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A written evaluation of a work of literature

Synonyms:

criticism; literary criticism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("literary criticism" is a kind of...):

piece of writing; writing; written material (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "literary criticism"):

explication de texte (a method of literary criticism that analyzes details of a text in order to reveal its structure and meaning)

textual criticism (comparison of a particular text with related materials in order to establish authenticity)

new criticism (literary criticism based on close analysis of the text)

analysis (a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed)

critical review; critique; review; review article (an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play))

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