📘 Introduction to Literary Criticism Handnotes PDF (Free Download)

If you are a student of B.A. (Hons.) in English (3rd Year, National University Bangladesh), this Introduction to Literary Criticism Handnotes PDF will be a very useful resource for your exam preparation. It is also helpful for students of other universities who are studying literary theory and criticism.

This PDF covers all the major critics and important questions in a simple and exam-oriented way.

📚 What’s Included in This PDF?

🔹 Aristotle – Poetics

• Aristotle’s Theory of Mimesis
• Aristotle’s Idea of an Ideal Tragic Hero
• Aristotle’s Concept of Unity of Action

🔹 Sir Philip Sidney – An Apology for Poetry

• Sidney’s View on the Antiquity and
• Universality of Poetry
• Functions of Poetry According to Sidney
• Charges Against Poetry and Sidney’s Defense

🔹 Dr. Samuel Johnson – Preface to Shakespeare

• Johnson’s Defense of Mixing Comic and Tragic Elements
• Johnson as a Critic of Shakespeare
• Shakespeare’s Faults According to Johnson

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🔹 William Wordsworth – Preface to Lyrical Ballads

• Wordsworth’s Views on the Language of Poetry
• Wordsworth as a Poet of the Common Man
• Preface to Lyrical Ballads as a Manifesto of Romanticism

🔹 S. T. Coleridge – Biographia Literaria

• Coleridge’s Objections to Wordsworth’s Poetry
• Coleridge’s Theory of Poetry
• Coleridge’s Criticism of Wordsworth’s Language

🎯 Why This PDF is Important?

• Covers all major questions for NU exams
• Written in easy and clear language
• Helps in quick revision before exams
• Ideal for class tests, viva, and final exams

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⚠️ Note

This handnote is created for educational purposes. Students are encouraged to read original texts along with these notes for a better understanding of literary criticism.