1. A scholarly edition of a literary or historical work that includes textual analysis, commentary, and critical apparatus to establish an authoritative version of the text
The professor assigned a critical text of Dante's Inferno with extensive footnotes.
O professor atribuiu um texto crítico da Divina Comédia com notas de rodapé extensas.
2. A piece of writing that provides critical analysis, interpretation, or evaluation of a work, author, or subject
Her texto crítico on modernist poetry challenged conventional interpretations.
Seu texto crítico sobre poesia modernista desafiou interpretações convencionais.