The Critical Sense: Practical Criticism of Prose and Poetry

Bibliographic Details

Book Title: The Critical Sense: Practical Criticism of Prose and Poetry

Author: James Reeves

ISBN-13: 9789367210123

Pages: 157

Edition: First Edition (1956); Reprint (2027)

Binding: Paperback

Genre: Literature & Fiction > Literary Criticism > Practical Criticism > Prose & Poetry Analysis > English Literature

Recommended Age Group: 16+ years; suitable for senior secondary, undergraduate, postgraduate, and English literature students

Reading Difficulty: Advanced

Estimated Reading Time to Finish: 5–6 hours

Price: ₹ 295.00/-

Description

The Critical Sense: Practical Criticism of Prose and Poetry by James Reeves is a valuable guide for students and readers who wish to develop a sharper, more disciplined approach to reading literature. Centred on the practice of close reading, the book encourages readers to move beyond general impressions and examine how meaning is shaped through diction, tone, rhythm, imagery, structure, argument, and style. Its focus on both prose and poetry makes it especially useful for learners who want to strengthen their critical vocabulary and improve their ability to analyse literary passages with confidence.

Practical criticism requires attention, patience, and sensitivity to language. This book helps readers cultivate those skills by directing attention to the internal qualities of a text rather than relying only on biography, historical background, or summary. Through its method, students learn to observe how a poem or prose passage creates emotional, intellectual, and aesthetic effects. Such training is particularly important for examinations, classroom discussions, literary essays, and independent interpretation.

This edition is well suited for students of English literature, literary criticism, language studies, and humanities courses where close textual analysis is essential. It is also helpful for teachers seeking a compact reference for introducing practical criticism in the classroom. Clear in purpose and academically useful, The Critical Sense remains a meaningful companion for readers who want to improve their interpretive judgment, write better literary responses, and understand how careful reading deepens appreciation of prose and poetry.

Key Features

• Practical guide to criticism of prose and poetry.
• Written by James Reeves for literature students.
• Strengthens close reading and textual analysis skills.
• Useful for English literature exams and assignments.
• Covers tone, style, imagery, structure, and meaning.
• Helps readers move beyond summary to interpretation.
• Suitable for classroom teaching and self-study.
• Valuable for BA, MA, and senior school learners.
• Compact 157-page edition for focused study.
• Reprint 2027 from Doaba Publications.

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