Literary Theory

Question 1

Practical Criticism?

Answer 1

The Criticism of a text purely involving what is written with no context

Question 2

Cultural Studies ?

Answer 2

Literature should be studies considering only its cultural context

Question 3

Formalism ?

Answer 3

Literature should be judged purely from its language and techniques

Question 4

Marxism ?

Answer 4

Literature should be critiqued focussing on class inequality and social gaps

Question 5

Gender Studies ?

Answer 5

Focuses on the different sexual orientations and diversity as an influence on literature

Question 6

Deconstruction?

Answer 6

Criticism where literature has no fixed meaning and is purely down to interpretation as long as it can be evidenced. Language is also static and is ever changing