{"title":"LITERARY CRITICISM","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/strong\u003e refers to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ea genre of writing whereby an author critiques a \u003cspan role=\"tooltip\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-tabindex=\"0\" jsaction=\"click:sKUsF\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"povykd\" data-enable-toggle-animation=\"true\" data-extra-container-classes=\"ZLo7Eb\" data-hover-hide-delay=\"1000\" data-hover-open-delay=\"500\" data-send-open-event=\"true\" data-theme=\"0\" data-width=\"250\" role=\"button\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj_sprvp4_6AhVKmGoFHWuDCNUQmpgGegQIHRAD\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-tabindex=\"0\" jsname=\"d6wfac\" jsaction=\"vQLyHf\" jsslot=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"JPfdse\" data-bubble-link=\"\" data-segment-text=\"literary text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" jsname=\"ukx3I\"\u003eliterary text\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, either a work of fiction, a play, or poetry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e On the other hand, some works of literary criticism address how a particular theory of interpretation informs a reading of a work or refutes some other critics' reading of a work.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"present-concerns-journalistic-essays-9780062643599","title":"Present Concerns: Journalistic Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA repackaged edition of the revered author's essays in which he deliberates on contemporary issues, from the moral to the spiritual to the practical.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eC. S. Lewis--the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eMere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, \u003c\/em\u003e and many other beloved classics--was one of the foremost religious philosophers of the twentieth century; a thinker whose far-reaching influence on Christianity continues to be felt today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDemonstrating Lewis's wide range of interests, \u003cem\u003ePresent Concerns\u003c\/em\u003e includes nineteen essays that reveal his thoughts about democratic values, threats to educational and spiritual fulfillment, literary censorship, and other timely topics, offering invaluable wisdom for our own times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. S. 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He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include \u003cem\u003eOut of the Silent Planet\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Great Divorce\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Screwtape Letters\u003c\/em\u003e, and the universally acknowledged classics The Chronicles of Narnia. To date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies and have been transformed into three major motion pictures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) fue uno de los intelectuales más importantes del siglo veinte y podría decirse que fue el escritor cristiano más influyente de su tiempo. 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