why is merary criticism important ?For example , the skills required to critique films , interpret laws , or evaluate artistic trends are similar to those skills required by literary critics .Improve your ability to read critically and interpret texts while gaining appreciation for different literary genres and theories of interpretation .Below are a few different approaches to literary criticism .Who is the Critic By reading and discussing literature , we expand our imagination , our sense of what is possible , and our ability to empathize with others .Literary critics may conduct a close reading of a literary work , critique a literary work from the stance of a particular literary theory , or debate the soundness of other critics ' interpretations .The work of literary critics is similar to the work of authors writing evaluative texts .Maybe we have been asked to analyze the works of Shakespeare , Faulkner or Poe .Texts that interpret literary works are usually persuasive texts .There are many different ways to evaluate literature .