Literary Criticism: An MCQ Based Study Guide for NTA-NET/SET/JRF and Other Competitive Examinations

Literary Criticism: An MCQ Based Study Guide offers an exhaustive coverage of Literary Criticism as a discipline. Beginning with the Classical Criticism of the Ancient Greeks, it explores the revival of its ideas during the Renaissance, its reinterpretation during the Romantic period and its deconstruction in the Post-modern era. The book has been designed to allow readers a comprehensive overview of the subject through intimate coverage of eminent personalities, such as Plato, Aristotle, Dante Alighieri, Sir Philip Sidney, John Dryden, Mary Wollstonecraft, S. T. Coleridge, Matthew Arnold, Cleanth Brooks, I. A. Richards, T. S. Eliot, Julia Kristeva and Jean Baudrillard. It is an invaluable resource for students and scholars preparing for NTA-NET/SET/JRF and other competitive exams.

Key Features :

• Follows the syllabus/format of NTA-NET/SET/JRF
• Covers the canonical periods of Literary Criticism with a focus on its eminent thinkers
• Traces influences and contradictions that characterised each period
• Details important works of writers, their significance and impact on the subject
• Designed to provide comprehensive knowledge fit for descriptive questions

About the Author
Nikunjkumar Khandubhai Lad successfully cleared his GPSC exams and is currently serving as faculty in English, GES Class-II at Government Science College, Pardi, District: Valsad, Gujarat. He has undertaken multiple research initiatives presented in state, national and international seminars and published in reputable journals.