The Study Of The Pulitzer Prize For Criticism (2008-2013)

The American column criticism refers to the critical article that the critic takes tothe art types as the main object of criticism, to provide news facts for readers, andcomments about professional and aesthetic assessment. Together with the comment andeditorial, which compose the commentary system of the United States. Theaward-winning works of the Pulitzer Prizes for Criticism are the best of the Americancolumn criticisms, which possess great research value.This paper selects art criticism works which had been awarded in the Pulitzer Prizefor Criticism during2008to2013as its basic materials for analysis. Through reading,analyze and comparison, discuss the historical evolution and general situation of thePulitzer Prizes for Criticism, so that we can complete macro perspective on this award.At the same time, with the method of content analysis, to points out the performancecharacteristics of literary form, subject matter, argument method and words for theseaward-winning works. This paper provides a type of interpretation mode for researchingthe writing method of the American column criticism.This paper points out its introspection and criticism towards critique view of theseaward-winning works. The study found that the particular critique view reflects theinner form of criticism lies for the American column criticism. And the form of criticismlies also expands the critique views of the nation’s column criticism.