approaches in literary criticism Flashcards
This approach regards literature as “a unique form of human knowledge that needs to be examined on its own terms.”
formalist criticism
is to determine how elements of form (style, structure, tone, imagery, etc.) work together with the text’s content to shape its effects upon readers.
formalist criticism
This approach “seeks to understand a literary work by investigating the social, cultural, and intellectual context that produced.
historical criticism
is to understand the effect of a literary work upon its original readers.
historical criticism
This approach takes as a fundamental tenet that “literature” exists not as an artifact upon a printed page but as a transaction between the physical text and the mind of a reader.
reader-response criticism
It attempts “to describe what happens in the reader’s mind while interpreting a text” and ref lects that reading, like writing, is a creative process.
reader-response criticism
is the act of closely examining and judging the media.
media criticism
the perception that the media is reporting the news in a partial or prejudiced manner.
media bias
This approach “examines how sexual identity inf uences the creation and reception of literary works.
gender criticism
It focuses on the economic and political elements of art, often emphasizing the ideological content of literature.
marxist criticism
often argues that all art is political, either challenging or endorsing (by silence) the status quo, it is frequently evaluative and judgmental, a tendency that “can lead to reductive judgment.
marxist criticism
To study literature from the moral/intellectual perspective is therefore to determine whether a work conveys a lesson or message and whether it can help readers lead better lives and improve their understanding of the world.
moralist criticism
