PPT-Marxist Criticism Literary Theory and Criticism

Literary theory and criticism are interpretive tools that help us think more deeply and insightfully about the literature that we read Over time different schools of literary criticism have developed each with its own approaches to the act of reading. Dr. Maier. Aristotle: . Poetics. First significant work of literary criticism . Authored in 335 B.C. . Pity and Fear (Eleos and Phobos) . Catharsis. Mimesis. A Multiplicity of Approaches. Literary critics are almost never unified in their interpretation of a novel or any literary work. Why do you suppose this is the case? What factors make it virtually impossible for critics to come to a consensus regarding the meaning of a literary work? . English 113. Literature-Based Research. Suzann Ledford. Introduction to Literary Criticism. Literary criticism has two main functions:. To analyze, study, and evaluate works of literature.. To form general principles for the examination of works of literature.. Different Ways of Looking at Literary Texts. Types of criticism. in this slideshow. Reader’s response. Formalist. Structuralist. Archetypal . Deconstruction. Feminist deconstruction . Post-structural. Making Marxism Mutual. Karl Marx – Troy . L.. Leon Trotsky – . Sandon. B.. Vladimir Lenin – John . S.. Who was Karl Marx?. What is Marxism?. Who . were the Marxists?. How/When do we . see Marxist . Film . Theory . & Criticism. Film Studies. Literary Theory & Criticism. Film Theory & Criticism. no literary equivalent. Auteurism. Thumbnail: . Identification of the primary signatures (thematic, stylistic, geographical) of a given filmmaker, customarily the director. Mo money, mo problems!. "Marxism attempts to reveal the ways in which our socioeconomic system is the ultimate source of our experience" (Tyson 277. ).. "...what drives historical change are the material realities of the economic base of society, rather than the ideological superstructure of politics, law, philosophy, religion, and art that is built upon that economic base" (Richter 1088).. Unit 1. Term 1 2013-2014. 6B1/6B2. Marxism,. Marxist Literary Theory and Brown Girl Brownstones. Briefly outline the history of the theory.. Explain the basic concepts of Marxist Criticism.. Evaluate the theory for its implications in literature as it concerns the text.. English . 4U. by . Carlinda. . D’Alimonte. This presentation is partly based on a PowerPoint by . Suzann . Ledford.. Introduction to Literary Criticism. Any piece of text can be read with a number of different sets of “glasses,” meaning you are looking for different things within the text.. Unit 1. Term 1 2013-2014. 6B1/6B2. Marxism,. Marxist Literary Theory and Brown Girl Brownstones. Briefly outline the history of the theory.. Explain the basic concepts of Marxist Criticism.. Evaluate the theory for its implications in literature as it concerns the text.. lenses. . applied to an object under consideration; they bring certain qualities into focus or call our attention to particular issues.. . Why do we use different forms of criticism?. Literary criticism is an extension of the social activity of interpreting. One reader writes down his or her views on what a particular work of literature means so that others can respond to that interpretation. The critic's specific purpose may be to . , Aidan, . and Sean . McC. . . Definition. Feminist criticism is a type of literary criticism focusing on the role of women in literature.. Centering on the style in which the piece is written, and the way it relates to women. Mrs. Crowell. (information adapted from Ms. . Klassen. ). Literary Criticism: An Introduction. A DEFINITION:. Literary Criticism is the . study, analysis . and interpretation of a literary work. . The . Psychoanalytic Criticism . Psychoanalytic.  criticism adopts the methods of "reading" employed by Freud and later theorists to interpret texts. It argues that literary texts, like dreams, express the secret unconscious desires and anxieties of the author, that a literary work is a manifestation of the author's own neuroses. One may psychoanalyze a particular character within a literary work, but it is usually assumed that all such characters are projections of the author's psyche.. Dead Poet’s Society. Step 1: Explore the various "levels of the mind" as they relate to characters or mass psychology in the literature. Freud separated the mind's force into a trinity: id (instinct of character), ego (realistic part of the character) and superego (moralizing part of the character). The way characters use these three mental powers to navigate life's events is central to a Freudian analysis..