What is literary criticism? How do I find it? 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. Finding literary
criticism can be challenging. This pathfinder is designed to
help anyone in researching sources of literary criticism. On the
Internet vs. At the Library There are many good sources of
literary criticism that are now available on the Web. However,
there are lots of things that are not yet available
electronically, or that require a subscription. Therefore, you
will probably need to do some research at the library in your
area in order to write a paper that requires literary criticism.
Different libraries have different sources. Your school or
public library will have some good resources for literary
criticism. If you can't find a partic