literary critic

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Another is Liu Xiaobo, a literary critic and human rights activist, who authored a manifesto calling for democratic reform in China and was arrested in 2008.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Podhoretz’s political commitments didn’t require him to be any less discriminating a literary critic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

“The impact of these writers was immediate and overwhelming,” wrote British literary critic Gerald Martin in a 1984 essay.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2025

Roland Barthes was a French literary critic who worked in semiotics, the study of signs and symbols, just as Jung did.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024

She was brilliant, had been an avid reader her whole life, and she was a terrific literary critic, editor, and proofreader.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman