literary critics
Literature's professional judges
Literary critics are people who analyze, interpret, and evaluate works of literature.
The term covers academic scholars who publish in journals, newspaper reviewers who assess new releases, and cultural commentators who examine books in broader social contexts.
The literary critics praised the novel's structure but questioned its ending.
A literary critic may focus on a particular period, genre, or theoretical approach.
- death of the authorIntent doesn't govern interpretation
- deconstructionAnalysis exposing self-contradiction
- structuralismAnalysis through underlying systems
- close readingDetailed textual analysis
- book reviewerOne who critiques publications
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