Title: Literary Criticism by Jessica Eaton
Headings: Literary Criticism
Literary Criticism
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Literary Criticism
An exploration of the way we interpret literature
Cultural Criticism
Marxist Criticism
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Feminist Criticism
There are (at least) 6 ways of looking at literature. Each focuses on a different aspect of the written work.
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Archetypal Criticism
Historical Criticism
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Content: Based on the titles, what do you think "Feminist Criticism" will be? Use the introduction from SpringBoard to write your own definition of reader response criticism: "Reader response theory asks the teacher to begin the study of literature with the students' response. Instead of telling about literature, our job becomes helping students discover what a piece of literature can mean." A literary theory that focuses on the relationship between
genders in a text. Guidelines: A pervasively patriarchal society conveys male dominance through the images of women. Many literary texts lack complex female figures. Issues of gender and sexuality are central to artistic expression. Fictional female characters often reflect and create stereotypical social and political attitudes toward women.