Literary Criticism Approaches

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Which literary criticism focuses on the economic and social conditions and is based on the political theory of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels?

Marxist criticism (correct)

Reader-response criticism

Sociological criticism

Psychoanalytic criticism

What is a key tenet of reader-response criticism?

Economic and social conditions influence a literary text

Personal interpretation of a text changes over time (correct)

Characters in literature reflect the author's unconscious mind

Literature reflects the society that created it

What is a key focus of sociological criticism?

The economic and cultural issues within a literary text (correct)

The role of women in literary texts

The reader's personal interpretation of a text

The author's unconscious mind in literary texts

Which literary criticism views characters in literature as a reflection of the author themselves?

Psychoanalytic criticism Signup and view all the answers

What is a key aspect of feminist criticism?

The role of women in literary texts Signup and view all the answers

Which critical approach focuses on the historical and cultural conditions that influence the production of a literary work?

New Historicist Criticism Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of Formalist Criticism in understanding a literary work?

The form and structure of the text to determine its meaning Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a pattern that connects people across time and culture in Mythological Criticism?

Archetype Signup and view all the answers

Which critical approach argues that the meaning of a text is shaped by the reader's personal response?

Reader-Response Criticism Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the branch of Sociological Criticism that focuses on the role of women in society?

Feminist Criticism Signup and view all the answers

Literary Criticism Approaches

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Which literary criticism focuses on the economic and social conditions and is based on the political theory of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels?

What is a key tenet of reader-response criticism?

What is a key focus of sociological criticism?

Which literary criticism views characters in literature as a reflection of the author themselves?

What is a key aspect of feminist criticism?

Which critical approach focuses on the historical and cultural conditions that influence the production of a literary work?

What is the primary focus of Formalist Criticism in understanding a literary work?

What is the term for a pattern that connects people across time and culture in Mythological Criticism?

Which critical approach argues that the meaning of a text is shaped by the reader's personal response?

What is the term for the branch of Sociological Criticism that focuses on the role of women in society?

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