An Experiment in Criticism vs How to read literature like a professor: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Criticism, Books and Reading, Literary Criticism
An Experiment in Criticism
"Professor Lewis believed that literature exists above all for the joy of the reader and that books should be judged by the kind of reading they invite. He doubted the use of strictly evaluative criticism, especially…
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How to read literature like a professor
What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey?. Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface—a symbol,…
The verdict
- Readers rate An Experiment in Criticism highest: An Experiment in Criticism 4.2 · How to read literature like a professor 3.6.
- An Experiment in Criticism is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for How to read literature like a professor.
- An Experiment in Criticism has the widest readership — 3472 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| An Experiment in Criticism | How to read literature like a professor | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (3472) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (7) | 3.5 (75) |
| Google Books | — | 1.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (30) |
Reception
| An Experiment in Criticism | How to read literature like a professor | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3472 | 75 |
| Editions | 12 | 12 |
| Want to read | 7478 | — |
| Reading it now | 367 | — |
| Written reviews | 599 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 303 | 638 |
| Pages | 142 | 325 |