{"id":21,"date":"2020-08-01T16:39:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-01T11:09:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-06-12T08:50:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T03:20:20","slug":"literary-theories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/witcritic.com\/index.php\/literary-theories\/","title":{"rendered":"Literary Criticism &#038; Theories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21\" class=\"elementor elementor-21\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75c1c2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75c1c2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a264fc\" data-id=\"6a264fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09a1336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09a1336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-title\">Literary Criticism &amp; Theories<\/h2><h3>What is literature?<\/h3><ul><li>Word meaning is \u201ca writing formed with letters\u201d<\/li><li>\u00a0published work<\/li><li>\u00a0work of imagination and creative power<\/li><li>work with artistic\/aesthetic qualities<\/li><li>work which tells a story (on human values, emotions, ideas, actions)<\/li><li>work which is still read centuries after its creation<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6291549 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6291549\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2686c0d\" data-id=\"2686c0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00fd647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00fd647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"319\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/witcritic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Literary-Criticism.jpg?fit=319%2C213&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-263\" alt=\"Criticism\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/witcritic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Literary-Criticism.jpg?w=319&amp;ssl=1 319w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/witcritic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Literary-Criticism.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d4f90f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d4f90f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc54b2c\" data-id=\"dc54b2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2487773 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2487773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Literature<\/strong> is a subjective discipline, which means there can not be one\u00a0 certain or unquestionable truth of a work of literature. Literary works can be interpreted in a number of ways and can have more than one meaning. In this aspect, literature differs from the disciplines of science, which are based on experimental facts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6305c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6305c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86d3457\" data-id=\"86d3457\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9cbfd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9cbfd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What is criticism?<\/h3><ul><li>Criticism is a term derived from the Greek words \u201ckrino\u201d meaning \u201cto judge\u201d and \u201ckrites\u201d meaning \u201ca judge or jury person\u201d<\/li><li>In general, criticism is the expression of disapproval of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes.<\/li><li>In literary terms, criticism is the analysis and judgment of the <u>merits and faults<\/u> of a literary work<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2de437 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2de437\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9664cf8\" data-id=\"9664cf8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad241d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad241d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Why is literary criticism important?<\/h3><ul><li>Through literary criticism, readers produce different, often contradictory approaches and, in this way, advance\/deepen arguments.<\/li><li>Literary criticism contributes to readers\u2019 developing new perspectives and formulating their ideas on literary texts.<\/li><li>Through literary criticism, we can knowingly explore the questions that help define our humanity, critique our culture, evaluate our actions, or simply increase our appreciation and enjoyment of both a literary work and life itself.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-066356d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"066356d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a121d6\" data-id=\"1a121d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a340c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a340c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What is literary theory?<\/h3><p>Derived from the Greek word \u201ctheoria\u201d, the word theory means a \u201cview or perspective of the Greek stage.\u201d Literary theory, then, offers to us a view of life, an understanding of why we interpret texts the way we do. Consider the various places in the theatre the audience may sit. Depending on our seats- whether we are close to the stage, far back, to the far left, to the far right, or in the middle row- our view and therefore our interpretation of the events taking place on the stage will change. Literary theory figuratively and literally asks where we are \u201csitting\u201d when we are reading a text.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad31e09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad31e09\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cca59e3\" data-id=\"cca59e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d79a68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d79a68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Literary Theory<\/p><ul><li>Literary theoryis the philosophical discussion of literary criticism\u2019s methods and goals<\/li><li>\u00a0well-articulated literary theory assumes that an innocent reading of a text or a sheerly emotional or spontaneous reaction to a work cannot exist. Theory questions the assumptions, beliefs, and feelings of readers, asking why they respond to a text in a certain way.<\/li><li>Whereas literary criticism involves our analysis of a text, literary theory is concerned with our understanding of the ideas, concepts and intellectual assumptions.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9eabe42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9eabe42\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd8290f\" data-id=\"bd8290f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1a61f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b1a61f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Major schools of literary criticism<\/h3><ul><li>Russian Formalism and New Criticism<\/li><li>Reader-Oriented Criticism<\/li><li>Modernity and Postmodernism: Structuralism and Deconstruction<\/li><li>Psychoanalytic Criticism<\/li><li>Feminism<\/li><li>Marxism<\/li><li>New Historicism<\/li><li>Mythological and Archetypal Approaches<\/li><li>Ecocriticism<\/li><\/ul><p>Read Also:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/witcritic.com\/index.php\/types-of-literary-criticism\/\">Types of Literary Criticism<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/witcritic.com\/index.php\/phases-of-literary-criticism\/\">PHASES OF LITERARY CRITICISM<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Literary Criticism &amp; Theories What is literature? 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