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textual criticism vs literary criticism

literary criticism vs textual criticism

textual criticism and literary criticism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
textual criticism Yes No No No
literary criticism Yes No No No
As nouns, literary criticism is a hypernym of textual criticism; that is, literary criticism is a word with a broader meaning than textual criticism:
  • textual criticism: comparison of a particular text with related materials in order to establish authenticity
  • literary criticism: a written evaluation of a work of literature
Other hypernyms of textual criticism include criticism.
textual criticism (noun) literary criticism (noun)
comparison of a particular text with related materials in order to establish authenticity the informed analysis and evaluation of literature
a written evaluation of a work of literature
Difference between textual criticism and literary criticism

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