BSED - ENGLISH III - ELITCRIT

LITERARY
CRITICISM

BY: LAOYON, JELLYANN N.

OBJECTIVES:
INTRODUCE THE DEFINITION OF LITERARY
CRITICISM
PROVIDE THE TYPES OF LITERARY
CRITICISM
ANALYZE THE PURPOSE OF EACH TYPE
OF LITERARY CRITICISM
WHAT IS LITERARY CRITICISM?
This is a term that we define as the act or process of interpreting
and evaluating the author and their work, it applies to any
argument about literature; this includes short stories, novels,
essays, plays, and poetry.

When we say “criticism” it does not particularly mean negative but a

thorough analysis of the author’s piece, style, and context.

Literary criticism also contains brief summaries and recommendations

from the general public.

For students, an introduction should start with literary works, authors,

and critical perspectives, without presenting original criticism to be able
to stimulate their critical analysis of the texts.
 Sociological criticism:
Examines the social content of a literary work—

TYPES OF the cultural, economic, or political values of the

piece.

Reader-response criticism:

LITERARY Describes a scene in the reader’s mind while

interpreting a text. This includes the own ideas or
values of the reader.

CRITICISM Gender criticism:

This originated during the feminist movement,
and highly considers the sexual identity of the
author.
 Mythological criticism:
Insights of anthropology, history, psychology,

TYPES OF and comparative religion to explore how a text

uses myths and symbols

Biographical criticism:

LITERARY Needs to understand an author so that they can

help readers more thoroughly understand the
literary work.

CRITICISM New Historicism:

How it impacts politics, ideologies, and social
customs of the author’s world on the themes,
images, and characterizations of a text.
TYPES OF Psychoanalytic criticism:
Characterizations of work are based on the
reflection of the needs, emotions, states of mind,
or subconscious desires.

LITERARY
Formalist criticism:
look closely at the work itself, analyzing the
various elements of the work as a way of

CRITICISM explicating or interpreting a text.

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