Literature Criticism

Explore the largest open web collection of literary criticism

The criticism collections spans nearly 65,000 essays across more than 3,800 works, authors, and topics. Entries extend all the way back to 1901, comprising a rich collection of literary criticism over more than a century. Read more about the collection.

About the Criticism Collection

The criticism collection is sourced from several volumes of highly regarded literary criticism series, including Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Drama Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Shakespearean Criticism, Short Story Criticism, and many more. These collections span more than a century of diverse literary analysis. Most entries include a thorough introduction to the topic at hand, and also include coverage of historical subjects, such as the Salem Witch Trials or Winston Churchill. Schools of criticism are also represented, including Marxist Criticism and Contemporary Feminist Criticism. The largest collection of all? William Shakespeare, of course.

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