Literary criticism Flashcards
(18 cards)
The technique of analyzing, interpreting, and contrasting literary works.
Literary criticism
The collection of many intellectual, philosophical, and political frameworks that literary critics employ in their analysis of literature.
Literary theories
It refers to the different viewpoints or approaches we as readers use when attempting to understand the literature that we come across.
Literary theories
A literary theory which focuses on the ‘form’ of text.
Structuralist/Formalist theory
In formalist theory, one should focus on its ____________, _____________, and ________________.
structure, word choice, and organization
A type of literary theory that evaluates the value of literature based on its moral lessons or ethical teachings.
Moralist theory
It is also an approach to analyzing literary works based on moral rather than formal grounds.
Moralist theory
In moralist theory, Literature
that is _______________ and _________________ is lauded,
while literature that __________ and ____________. is condemned.
ethically sound, promotes virtue, misleads, corrupts
The Marxist theory is based on the ________________ by _______________ and ______________.
Theory of communism, Karl Marx, Georg Hegel
Marxists believe that society is divided into 3 classes. What are those?
Upper, middle, and lower
This literary theory looks at how aspects of our culture are inherently patriarchal and how it affects the status of women in our society.
Feminist theory
The ultimate goal of feminist theory
To expose misogynistic views in literature in order to prompt gender equality and women empowerment everywhere.
It addresses the historical and
social contexts behind the writing of a text.
Historical theory
It may also analyze the impact of other literary works.
Historical theory
They believe that a reader does not passively consume the assigned meaning of the text, but rather
actively finds his/her own meaning.
Reader-response theorists
A critique is written not only to summarize a literary text’s plot but also to highlight its ________ and ____________ in the form of a critical literary discussion.
merits, weakness
Having a focus will make your critique _________ and __________.
cohesive, coherent
Stating your conclusion to remind everyone that?
it is your opinion, not anyone else’s
