Literary Criticism and Theories

Marxist approach focuses on the representation of class struggle as well as the reinforcement of class distinction through literature.

• True

• False

Reader-Response approach examines the historical, political, social, and cultural events that influenced a literary text.

• False

• True

One of the tenets of feminism is that women should not be defined by the idea of superiority established by the patriarchal society.

• True

• False

Historical approach finds meaning in the act of reading itself and focuses on the reader’s individual perception and experience of the text.

• True

• False

Feminist Criticism depicts and questions which of the following?

• Effects of colonization

• Social classes

• Psychology

• Gender roles and equality

It is a formal practice that scholars of literature use to interpret, evaluate, and explain the meaning and significance of literary works.

• literature

• literary piece

• literary criticism

• literary theories

These are used by scholars to uncover meaning in literary works.

• literature

• literary piece

• literary criticism

• literary theories

The Theory that examines the pattern of thought, behavior, values, enfranchisement, and power in relationships between and within sexes.

• Cultural

• Archetypal

• Marxist

• Feminist

• Historical

The Theory that deals with similarities of images, characters, motifs, or patterns in the literature of widely diverse culture.

• Cultural

• Archetypal

• Marxist

• Feminist

• Historical

This theory asserts that differing religious beliefs, ethnicities, class identifications, political beliefs, and individual viewpoints affect how text are created and interpreted.

• Cultural

• Archetypal

• Marxist

• Feminist

• Historical