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?

    <p>Psychoanalytic criticism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key aspect of feminist criticism?

    <p>The role of women in literary texts</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>New Historicist Criticism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The form and structure of the text to determine its meaning</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Archetype</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Reader-Response Criticism</p> 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?

    <p>Feminist Criticism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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