Roots of criticism

Abstract

The research explores the authenticity of the literary human experience and its artistic and aesthetic value using descriptive analysis. It argues that criticism arises from the source from which literature originates, and that the aesthetic and artistic value in literary judgment is generated through the interaction between knowledge and literary judgment. The research emphasizes that the language of the literary experience, whether in its clarity or ambiguity, and the symbolic usage or artistic obscurity that lies behind linguistic meanings, are sources of literary judgment. The research focuses on the term "literary criticism," considering criticism as a living literary experience with ethical, aesthetic, and human values. Terms such as "good" and "quality" do not carry meaning in isolation from their relationship to the development of the critical movement. The research distinguishes between transient literary commentary and literary analysis based on an awareness of language, its connotations, symbolism, and its affective function. It asserts that taste cannot be considered criticism unless it is associated with criteria that are not absolute in their idealism and lack spontaneity in their application.