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Tunxis Studies in Women's Literature

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What is Literary Criticism?

What is literary criticism?

Literary criticism is the evaluation, analysis, description, or interpretation of literary works. It is usually in the form of a critical essay, but in-depth book reviews can sometimes be considered literary criticism. Criticism may examine a particular literary work, or may look at an author's writings as a whole.

Adapted from the Internet Public Library-Literary Criticism   http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48496

Tunxis All-In-One Search: (Catalog + Online Resources)

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Databases for Literature Research

These are great sources for articles of literary criticism and analysis: