CRITIC REX is a term used to describe a group of three influential literary critics: REED, Erle, and Nero. REED is an American literary critic and essayist who wrote extensively on the works of William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway. Erle is an American literary critic and professor who wrote about the works of Henry James and T.S. Eliot. Nero is an Italian literary critic and philosopher who wrote about the works of Dante and Petrarch. Together, these three critics have had a major influence on the development of modern literary criticism.