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literary_criticism

literary criticism

English

Noun

literary criticism ‎(uncountable)

(literature) The study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature.

Related terms

literary theory

Translations

study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation

Chinese:
Mandarin: 文學批評, 文学批评 ‎(wénxué pīpíng)
Czech: literární kritika f
Finnish: kirjallisuuskritiikki
Irish: critic liteartha f
Persian: نقد ادبی

Romanian: critică literară (ro) f
Russian:
Scottish Gaelic: breithneachadh-litreachais m
Tagalog: pamumunang pampanitikan
Yiddish: ליטעראַרישע קריטיק f ‎(literarishe kritik)