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• literary criticism — ► NOUN ▪ the art or practice of judging the qualities and character of literary works …   English terms dictionary

• Literary criticism — Literature Major forms Novel · Poem · Drama Short story · Novella Genres Epic  …   Wikipedia

• literary criticism — Discipline concerned with philosophical, descriptive, and evaluative inquiries about literature, including what literature is, what it does, and what it is worth. The Western critical tradition began with Plato s Republic (4th century BC). A… …   Universalium

• LITERARY CRITICISM —    Japan has a rich heritage of literary criticism dating from early classical times, with the preface to the Kokinshu (ca. 920) addressing the meaning and function of poetry. During the Tokugawa period, Motoori Norinaga (1730–1801) wrote so… …   Japanese literature and theater

• literary criticism — N UNCOUNT Literary criticism is the academic study of the techniques used in the creation of literature …   English dictionary

• literary criticism — noun 1. a written evaluation of a work of literature • Syn: ↑criticism • Derivationally related forms: ↑critical (for: ↑criticism), ↑criticise (for: ↑criticism) …   Useful english dictionary

• literary criticism — noun the art or practice of judging the qualities and character of literary works. Derivatives literary critic noun …   English new terms dictionary

• literary criticism — noun The study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. See Also: literary theory …   Wiktionary

• literary criticism — written evaluation of the qualities and character of literary works; educated analysis and evaluation of literature …   English contemporary dictionary

• literary criticism — In biblical studies, this includes the investigation of sources and problems of authorship. More recently, the term is used as in the study of poetry, drama, and novels, as an attempt to understand the biblical writings as literature. This… …   Dictionary of the Bible

• literary criticism —  Литературный критицизм …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов