See Also: criticism(dictionary)
New Criticism(encyclopedia)
art criticism(encyclopedia)
criticism(dictionary)
self-criticism(dictionary)
criticism (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
literary criticism(encyclopedia)

criticism (iou)



criticism noun. E17.
[from (the same root as) CRITIC noun1 + -ISM.]
I.
The action of passing judgement; esp. fault-finding, censure. E17.
The investigation of the text, character, composition, and origin of literary documents. M17.
textual criticism: dealing with and seeking the correct reading of a text, esp. a manuscript text, of an author. the higher criticism: dealing with the origin, character, etc., of texts, esp. of biblical writings. the lower criticism the textual criticism of the Bible.
The art or practice of estimating the qualities and character of literary or artistic works; the work of a critic. L17.
literary criticism: see LITERARY adjective. New Criticism: see NEW adjective. practical criticism: see PRACTICAL adjective.
The critical philosophy of Kant (based on critical examination of the faculty of knowledge). Now rare or obsolete. M19.
II.
An act of criticizing; a critical analysis, article, essay, or remark. E17.
A nicety, a subtlety; a quibble. Only in 17.
criticist noun an adherent of the critical philosophy of Kant L19.