of arts criticism, literary criticism or literary studies is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often...

Marxist literary criticism is a theory of literary criticism based on the historical materialism set down by philosopher and economist Karl Marx. Marxist...

Feminist literary criticism is literary criticism informed by feminist theory, or more broadly, by the politics of feminism. It uses the principles and...

Archetypal literary criticism is a type of analytical theory that interprets a text by focusing on recurring myths and archetypes (from the Greek archē...

Psychoanalytic literary criticism is literary criticism or literary theory that, in method, concept, or form, is influenced by the tradition of psychoanalysis...

Critique Literary criticism Art criticism Film criticism Theatre criticism Criticism of religion Criticism of science Self-criticism Social criticism "Criticism"...

Semiotic literary criticism, also called literary semiotics, is the approach to literary criticism informed by the theory of signs or semiotics. Semiotics...

New Criticism was a formalist movement in literary theory that dominated American literary criticism in the middle decades of the 20th century. It emphasized...

and 19th centuries are important influences on current literary study. The theory and criticism of literature are tied to the history of literature. Some...

year. Literary Criticism is designed to test students' knowledge of literary history and of critical terms, and ability in literary criticism. The text...