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Designed for students and scholars of English literature, the book provides a structured overview of literary criticism from classical foundations to modern theoretical approaches. Beginning with essential concepts associated with Aristotle’s \u003cem\u003ePoetics\u003c\/em\u003e, it moves through classical, neoclassical, romantic, modern, and postmodern modes of literary thought, helping readers understand how criticism has evolved as a discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe book introduces key figures and critical frameworks that are central to literary studies, including traditional poetics, Western literary criticism, Indian poetics, formalist approaches, modern theory, and major interpretive methods. By bringing together foundational perspectives and later theoretical developments such as structuralism, post-structuralism, and Jacques Derrida’s deconstruction, the volume helps readers build a clear background for analysing poetry, drama, fiction, and critical prose. Its accessible structure makes complex ideas easier to approach without reducing their academic depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDr. Raj Kumar Mishra, Assistant Professor of English at Kamla Nehru Institute of Physical \u0026amp; Social Sciences, Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, brings a scholarly orientation to the subject, with research interests in Indian Poetics, Western Literary Criticism, and Indian Writing in English. This book is especially suitable for BA, MA, B.Ed., M.Ed., research entrance, and competitive examination preparation. 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