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How to write a literature review

A literature review is a critical analysis of published sources, or literature, on a particular subject. It is an assessment of the literature and gives a summary, classification, comparison, and evaluation. At the postgraduate level, literature reviews can be incorporated into an article, a research report or a thesis. At the undergraduate level, literature reviews can be a separate stand-alone assessment. The literature review is generally in the format of a standard essay made up of three parts: a presentation, a body, and an end. It's anything but a list like an annotated bibliography wherein a summary of each source is listed individually. For what reason do we compose literature reviews?  At college, you may be asked to compose a literature review to demonstrate your understanding of the literature on a particular subject. You demonstrate your understanding by analyzing and then combining the information to: Figure out what has already been composed on a theme G...