Theories Of Literary Criticism

Prepared by: Cindy Fadhilah Kasthuri Vhinahshini Lectures name: Mdm. Nor Azurawati Binti Zuhdi

Definition of cultural criticism

The practice of describing, interpreting, and evaluating culture. Cultural criticism makes the term culture refer to popular and classic culture. It breaks down the boundary between high and low culture, and discovers the political reason why a cultural product is more valued than others (Smith, ed., 1992: 312-313).

Functions of cultural criticism

Criticizing cultural works Verifying cultural theory Supporting cultural history

Types of cultural criticism

Theoretical cultural criticism Practical cultural criticism Historical cultural criticism Diagnostic cultural criticism

According to Stephen Greenblatt

What kinds of behaviour, what models of practice does this work seem to enforce? Why might readers at a particular time and place find this work compelling? Are there differences between my values and the values implicit in the work I am reading? Upon what social understandings does the work depend?

 Whose freedom of thought or movement might be constrained implicitly or explicitly by this work? What are the largest social structures with which this particular acts or praise or blame (that is, the texts apparent ethical orientation) might be connected?

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