literary critic

Thân thiện

A literary critic writes a thoughtful review of a new novel.

Definition

Noun: A person who evaluates, analyzes, and judges literary works, such as novels, poems, and plays. A literary critic writes reviews, essays, or scholarly articles that interpret meaning, assess quality, and place works within broader cultural, historical, or theoretical contexts.

Usage

A "literary critic" is someone whose profession or serious pursuit involves the critical examination of literature. The term refers to the individual person.

Examples: * The renowned literary critic published a scathing review of the new novel. * She is respected both as a novelist and as a sharp literary critic. * The opinion of a leading literary critic can significantly influence a book's reception.

Advanced Usage

• The critic as a public intellectual: Often, a "literary critic" engages with ideas beyond pure literature, commenting on society, politics, and philosophy through the lens of literary texts.
  • The essay established her not just as a literary critic but as a vital public intellectual.

Variants and Related Words

• Criticism (n): The art, practice, or profession of analyzing and judging literary works. (e.g., )
• Critical (adj): Pertaining to critics or criticism; involving careful analysis and judgment. (e.g., )
• Reviewer (n): A person who writes reviews, often for newspapers or magazines. While all literary critics are reviewers in some contexts, not all reviewers are considered "literary critics" in the scholarly sense.

Synonyms

• Reviewer
• Commentator (on literature)
• Analyst (of literature)

Related Phrases

• Literary criticism: The field or activity itself, not the person.
  • His work is a significant contribution to modern literary criticism.
• Critical essay: A piece of writing produced by a literary critic.
  • She wrote a brilliant critical essay on the author's use of symbolism.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a critic of literature