Literary criticism is the comparison, analysis, interpretation, and/or evaluation of works

of literature. Literary criticism is essentially an opinion, supported by evidence, relating to theme,

style, setting or historical or political context.

 Archetypal Criticism. Archetypal criticism is a critical approach to literature that seeks to find
and understand the purpose of archetypes within literature. ...
 Cultural Criticism. ...
 Feminist Criticism. ...
 Marxist Criticism. ...
 New Criticism. ...
 New Historicism. ...
 Post-structuralism. ...
 Psychoanalytic Criticism.

The definition of criticism is to expressing disapproval, or a literary analysis of something by taking a

detailed look at the pros, cons and merits. When you tell someone he is lazy, this is
an example ofcriticism.