o The study, evaluation, and interpretation

of literature.
o Modern literary criticism is often informed
by literary theory which is the philosophical
discussion of its methods and goals.
oArt criticism also influences the careers of
artists. Artists success is reliant on economic
and political conditions.
The political movements the poet supported which interest
the critic, but more commonly the poem is assessed on
political lines.

How fairly or effectively it promotes political action or
attitudes.
The political
nature of
criticism
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Lawson, V.
The art of
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SMH March
4 2000
Mendelssoh
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MCA? The
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Mcdonald,
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William Shakespeare was a rebellious author
who embedded dangerous political
messages in his work is to be published in
Britain.

Under a repressive Elizabethan regime,
Shakespeare took deliberate risks each
time he took up his quill.
Shakespeare was a political rebel
who wrote in code. (hidden)

Shakespeare is an author of political theatre
according to some academic scholars, who
observe that his history plays examine the
scheming of personal drives and passions
determining political activity and that many of the
tragedies such as King Lear and
Macbeth dramatize political leadership and
complexity subterfuges of human beings driven by
the lust for power.

King Lear, who is elderly, wants to retire from
power. He decides to divide his realm
among his three daughters, and offers the
largest share to the one who loves him best.