Encyclopaedia of World Great Literary Critics (In 2 Volumes)

Etymologically, fault-finding; discerning; judging etc. is known as criticism. A critic is one who passes judgement, and in the field of literature a writer expert in judging works of literature and art etc., is called literary critic. All the genres of literature come under purview of critics. In fact, literary criticism has probably existed for as long as literature. This encyclopaedic work is unique amidst plethora of literature of similar nature, which encompasses compact and authentic information on all leading literary critics of world literature both–past and present. Each entry is judiciously selected and presented in alphabetical order. A brief biographical note follows major events in life, literary achievements, salient features of thought and style, major works etc., of each critic. Further, all notable critics of different literary genres are selected from all major languages of the world. Thus, it has become most representative.