The primary objective of Prasad’s work is to lay a solid foundation for understanding the "intricacies of English literature" by expounding on both ancient and modern truths of the art of criticism. The book is typically structured into three main units:
: Prasad traces the evolution of British criticism from the Elizabethan era (Sir Philip Sidney) through the Neoclassical period ( Dryden, Pope, Johnson ) and into the Romantic and Victorian ages. An Introduction To Literary Criticism By B Prasad