literary study

Noun

Meaning

the humanistic study of literature

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

literary criticism

Hypernyms

arts humanities liberal arts humanistic discipline

Hyponyms

poetics literature rhetoric lit literary criticism comparative literature

Examples

There are two methods for the literary study of any book - the first being the study of its thought and emotion; the second only that of its workmanship. A student of literature should study some of the Bible from both points of view. Lafcadio Hearn

Close letter words and terms

literary review literary salon literary science literary technique literary texts literary theft