Literary criticism
STUDY, EVALUATION, AND INTERPRETATION OF LITERATURE
Literary interpretation; Literary critic; Literary Criticism; Literary analysis; Lit crit; Crit lit; Literary critics; Prose interpretation; Literary study; Literary studies; Prose Interpretation; Literology; Literature analysis; Literary critique; Lit Crit; Literary science; Literary scientist; Literary Critic; Literary Studies; Classical criticism; History of literary criticism; Literary scholar
Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of literature's goals and methods.