SB 1.2 Fundamentals of Criticism

One person's interpretation of information; sensory or conceptual.

• Side of the story

• Perception

• Idea

• Thoughts

Focuses on how readers engage with a text and how the response is affected by personal experience.

• Archetypal Criticism

• Reader Response Criticism

• Marxist Criticism

• Feminist

Assumes a text is influenced by the time period in which it was created or a historical event.

• Feminist Criticism

• Archetypal Criticism

• Historical Criticism

• Reader Response Criticism

Focuses on relationships between genders; power within the sexes.

• Feminist Criticism

• Marxist Criticism

• Historical Criticism

• Archetypal Criticism

Differing religious beliefs, ethnicities, or political beliefs shape how text is interpreted.

• Historical Criticism

• Cultural Criticism

• Feminist Criticism

• Reader Response Criticism

Focuses on reoccurring patterns, images, symbols, etc.. in literature throughout different cultures.

• Archetypal Criticism

• Reader Response Criticism

• Feminist Criticism

• Cultural Criticism

Focuses on the economic foundations and inequalities of society.

• Feminist Criticism

• Historical Criticism

• Marxist Criticism

• Cultural Criticism

The formal practice of interpreting meaning and significance of literary works.

• Perception

• Literary Criticism

• Literary Theory

• Analysis

Systematic method of analyzing text to uncover meaning; also known as literary lens.

• Perception

• Analysis

• Literary Theory

• Literary Criticism

Write a complete sentence that defines/explains literary criticism.

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