The Critical Reputation of Tennessee Williams : A Reference Guide
Langston Hughes : Critical Perspectives Past and Present
The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ; With Bibliographical and Critical Notes
The Poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge : An Annotated Bibliography of Criticism, 1935-1970A criticism of an author's work is an interpretation, by a critic, of their opinions of the author's meaning, mission, and motives. Criticism cannot be proven or disproven as it is an opinion and analyzation of interpretation and not facts.
Examples:
Criticism: By referring to the twisted and scarred staff the stranger carried as "Aaron's rod," Hawthorne communicates the corruption he saw in the Puritan church.
Biographical: Nathanial Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts on July 4, 1804.
1. Do a 'LC Subject' Search of your author or the title of your work.
2. On results page look for --Criticism and interpretation subheading. There may be multiple instances since the subheading can be attached to multiple main headings (i.e. individual works by the same author)
3. Click on the subject heading to see a list of materials containing criticism and interpretation information.
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