Approaches to Criticism Flashcards
This approach asserts that a great deal of meaning in a text lies
with how the reader responds to it.
Reader-response criticism
It focuses on the act of reading and how it affects our
perception of meaning in a text (how we feel at the beginning
vs. the end).
Reader-response criticism
More so, it also deals more with the process of creating meaning
and experiencing a text as we read. It has to be noted that this
approach looks at text as an experience, not an object.
Reader-response criticism
An individual reader’s interpretation usually changes
over time. Readers from different generations and different time
periods interpret texts differently.
Reader-response criticism
It answers the questions:
“How do YOU feel about
what you have read? What do YOU think it means?”
Reader-response criticism
This approach emphasizes the form of a literary work to
determine its meaning, focusing on literary elements and how
they work to create meaning.
Formalist criticism
This means that it focuses on close readings of texts and
analysis of the effects of literary elements and techniques on
the text.
Formalist criticism
You can use ______ criticism or approach to criticize such Fiction and Nonfiction works, Print/Broadcast Media, Film/Movies
Formalist
This approach views a text as a revelation of its author’s mind
and personality. It is based on the work of Sigmund Freud.
(Psychoanalysis)
Psychological or Psychoanalytic Critcism
It also focuses on the hidden motivations of literary
characters. It looks at literary characters as a reflection of the
writer.
Psychological orPsychoanalytic Critcism
These are examples of literary genres to criticize:
Sci-Fi, Suspense thriller, Drama series, poetry, spoken word poetry using ___?
Psychological or Psychoanalytic Criticism
This approach argues that we must take an author’s life
and background into account when we study a text.
Historical-biographical criticism
Shows how literary texts reflect ideas and attitudes of
the time in which they were written.
Historical-biographical criticism
These are examples of materials to criticize Historical texts, fiction, poetry, drama using
Historical-biographical critcism
This argues that social contexts (the social environment) must
be considered when analyzing a text. It focuses on the values
of a society and how those views are reflected in a text.
Sociological crticism
