ENG: Literary Criticism: Home

Literary Criticism is the examination, evaluation and interpretation of works of literature or other cultural texts. Genres of criticism such as psychoanalytic, Marxist, post-colonial and others provide a lens through which to view a work of literature and understand its meaning. While works of criticism seem abundant, reliable sources may be hard to find. This Libguide will show you some of the best web-based resources as well as helpful databases and print sources from Kent State University’s library.

Once you better understand literary critisim you will see that it doesn't just exist inside the classroom.

These critical lenses like psychoanalytic criticism can be used to analyze everything from Shakespeare to Batman.