Literary Criticism

These are the different perspectives we consider when looking at a piece of literature.

• Literary Theories

• Literary Criticisms

• Critical approach

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

These Literary Criticisms seek to give us answers to these questions, in addition to aiding us in interpreting literature except...

• Why do we read

• How do we read

• When do we read

• What do we read

The Criticism that asserts that a great deal of meaning in a text lies with how the reader responds to it.

• Reader-Response

• Archetypal

• Feminist

• Marxist

• Psychoanalytic

Deals more with the process of creating meaning and experiencing a text as we read. A text is an experience, not an object.

• Reader-Response

• Feminist

• Marxist

• Psychoanalytic

• Archetypal

Examines a text as dependent from its time period, social setting, and author’s background. A text is analyzed through power/money structures.

• Archetypal

• Feminist

• Psychoanalytic

• Marxist

• Reader-Response

A Criticism that views a text as a revelation of its author’s mind and personality. It is based on the work of Sigmund Freud.

• Psychosnalytic

• Marxist

• Archetypal

• Reader-Response

The following are Sigmund Freud's theory of mind except ...

• Id

• Ego

• Super Ego

• Super Id

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Asserts that most “literature” throughout time has been written by the patriarchy.

• Archetypal

• Reader-Response

• Feminism

• Marxist

• Psychoanalytical

Criticism is concerned with the role, position, and influence of women in a literary text.

• Marxist

• Feminism

• Archetypal

• Reader-Response

• Psychoanalytic

Should we read with a literary criticism lens? What is the benefit or drawback of choosing a literary criticism strategy?