Literary Theories Thoughts by Larisa Stratton

Feminist Criticism (1960s-present)

lastratton — 2014-10-17 13:52:20 UTC

Feminist criticism is concerned with "...the ways in which literature (and other cultural productions) reinforce or undermine the economic, political, social, and psychological oppression of women" (Tyson).

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Psychoanalytic Criticism (1930s-present)

lastratton — 2014-10-17 13:52:20 UTC

Based on this work, Freud asserted that people's behavior is affected by their unconscious: "...the notion that human beings are motivated, even driven, by desires, fears, needs, and conflicts of which they are unaware..." (Tyson 14-15)

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New Historicism, Cultural Studies (1980s-present)

lastratton — 2014-10-17 13:52:21 UTC

This school ... seeks to reconnect a work with the time period in which it was produced and identify it with the cultural and political movements of the time. New Historicism assumes that every work is a product of the historic moment that created it.

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Marxist Criticism (1930s-present)

lastratton — 2014-10-17 13:52:21 UTC

Based on the theories of Karl Marx, this school concerns itself with class differences, economic and otherwise, as well as the implications and complications of the capitalist system: "" (Tyson 277)

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Literary Theory difenition

lastratton — 2014-10-17 14:25:47 UTC

Literary theory is ........ tools.......

Literary Criticism definition

lastratton — 2014-10-17 14:28:27 UTC

Literary criticism is ............study .........of literarure....

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lastratton — 2014-10-17 19:11:56 UTC

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jphill1989 — 2014-10-17 19:12:34 UTC

J.H Basically literally criticism is what you interpret in what you write to an the reader and from the readers point, he may evaluate/judge what you try to intrepet.

jphill1989 — 2014-10-17 19:13:02 UTC

Sophia Q

2014-10-20 12:19:40 UTC

Literary theories can give us insight into interpreting literature in different lights. For example, feminists would look at the movie Shrek as an insult to women because Princess Fiona was helpless until Shrek came to save her. On the other hand, Marxists would perceive the movie Shrek to show how a lower class citizen can be equal, if not better than an upper class citizen. By using these literary theories, people can view literature with different perspectives.

Leslie Juarez

2014-10-20 13:36:36 UTC

Leslie J

2014-10-20 13:37:52 UTC

I wonder why so e people dont get influenced with literary theories ?

I agree that literary theories are very important in english .

Jordan

2014-10-20 14:34:23 UTC

Isaiah

2014-10-21 15:52:25 UTC

Literary time periods are how we group text together based upon a time frame, this is important because it helps us see the similarities of writings in the same time period

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Ayana H.

2014-10-21 17:20:20 UTC

Literary Theory is a particular form of literary criticism in which particular academic, scientific, or philosophical approaches are followed in a systematic fashion while studying literary texts.

temmell k

2014-10-21 17:31:10 UTC

literay theories give us different ideas on different perspectives. for example feminists look at a scene or a play and its very emotional if its a sad scene or somthing.

Jordan O.

2014-10-21 18:33:52 UTC

Katelynn C.

2014-10-21 23:27:33 UTC

Literary theories influence my perception on literature by the way that they are used within the text that I am reading. For example, if I am reading something about women becoming more empowered, then that will show me the point of view from a feminist and that would influence my perception while I am reading that piece of literature.

Sarina Y.

2014-11-06 18:44:33 UTC

They influence our perceptions by giving us an idea of how to react to to certain things when reading stuff that had a literary theory in it.