Literary

Criticism
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Ananda Fatina Rustam
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Putu Ayu Kiki Kristika Aristia Putri

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Dita Amalia Santoso

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Putu Owen Purusa Artha

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What is Literary
Criticism?
Literary criticism is the study,
evaluation, and interpretation
of literature.
Modern literary criticism is often
influenced by literary theory, which is the
philosophical discussion of literature’s
goals and methods.

Whether or not literary criticism should be

considered a separate field of inquiry
from literary theory, or conversely from
book reviewing, is a matter of some
controversy.
 John Hopkins
Guide to Literature Theory and Criticism

no distinction between almost always uses the

literary theory and literary terms together to describe
criticism the same concept
 Literary Criticism

Practical application of
literary theory

criticism always deals directly with

particular literary works, while
theory may be more general or
abstract.
Publishing Literary Criticism

ESSAY BOOK
ACADEMIC LITERARY
CRITICS

Teach in literature departments

and publish in academic journals

THE MORE POPULAR

CRITICS

Broadly circulating periodicals

Times Literary Supplement

Weekly literary review published in

London by News UK, a subsidiary
of News Corp
The New York Times Book
Review

A weekly paper-magazine
supplement to The New York
Times in which current non-
fiction and fiction books are
reviewed. It is one of the most
influential and widely read book
review publications in the
industry.
Literary Criticism
vs
Literary Analysis
BY DEFINITION

Literary criticism is the method used to

interpret any given work of literature.
The different schools of literary
criticism provide us with lenses which
ultimately reveal important aspects of
the literary work.
A literary analysis carefully examines a
text, or one element of a text, such as
character, setting, plot or theme of a
story.
SIMILARITY

• Both literary criticism and analysis

examine a literary text (structures)
• Both literary criticism and analysis
help us understand literary work
• Both literary criticism and analysis
help enhance our enjoyment of
them
DIFFERENCES
Criticism Analysis

• Judging of value • No judging of value

(review and evaluate), • Narrower reach
appreciation • Intrinsic and
• Wider reach extrinsic elements
• Various paradigms • Various theoretical
(formalism, Marxism, approaches
feminism,
psychoanalytic, etc.)
• Not too many
theoretical approaches
Thank you