English Summative Test #3 Flashcards
-literary criticism looks at literature assuming its production from a male-dominated perspectives.
-literary criticism looks at literature assuming its production from a male-dominated perspectives.
Feminist Approach
-is an approach to literary criticism that emphasizes class, socioeconomic status, power relations among various segments of society, and the representation of those segments. It enables readers to see the role that class plays in the plot of the text.
-focuses on how literary works are products of the economic and ideological determinants specific to that era.
Marxism
Who created Marxism?
Karl Marx
Who co-authored Karl Marx?
Friedrich Engels
-German political thinker who wrote about economics and Politics.
-Marxism originated in the thought of _____________-.
Karl Marx
Argued that all of history is all about the struggle between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie.
The Communist Manifesto (1848)
-German philosopher, political theorist historian, and revolutionary socialist
-Karl Marx’s closest friend and collaborator.
-Das Kapital (Second Volume)
-Das Kapital (Third Volume)
Friedrich Engels
The study/evaluation of literary works, including but not limited to plays, poems, novels, and essays
Literary Criticism
_______ evaluate, interpret, and judge literary work according to various theories (often closely connected to literary movements like modernism). Sometimes, critics
are influenced by the work of literary theorists who are better known for discussing written
works goals and are usually engaged in discussions that are more philosophical.
Critics
Literary criticism has a long history, dating back to __________ Poetics in the 4th century B.C. Most literary criticism focused on religious texts and only grew in popularity
during the Enlightenment. Critics began influencing authors’ work and the public’s
perception of it.
Aristotle’s
In the ___________, criticism was published in journals and magazines, often in the same publications as the literary works themselves. Aestheticism, Romanticism, Modernism, and theories like “the sublime” were incredibly influential.
19th century
refer to prevalent literary styles, themes, patterns, and techniques that are popular within a given time, period or among particular groups of writers.
Literary Trends/Approaches