Literary Criticism Review

Hi everyone, today i'll share you about literary criticism review, starting from definition and its type. Hope you like it.. 

1. The functions of literary criticism are will help us to make better sense of the work, form judgments about literature, study ideas from different points of view, and determine on an individual level whether a literary work is worth reading. Beside, the chief function of criticism is to enlighten and stimulate.

2. There are some ways we can do to analysis literary work, such as through describe that is by give the reader a sense of the writer's overall purpose and intent. Beside through analyze that is by examine how the structure and language of the text convey its meaning, as well interpret that is by state the significance or importance of each part of the text.

3. Here are some schools of criticism.

1. ARCHETYPAL CRITICISM

Archetypal criticism is a critical approach to literature that seeks to find and understand the purpose of archetypes within literature.

2. CULTURAL CRITICISM

Cultural criticism is a recent movement in criticism that is interdisciplinary by extending the range of examined texts beyond just the literary works themselves to objects or practices that can be interpreted as representative of a culture’s beliefs, values, and laws.

3. FEMINIST CRITICISM

Feminist Criticism is literary criticism based on feminist theories. It considers texts with the knowledge that societies treat men and women inequitably.

4. MARXIST CRITICISM

Based on the writings of Karl Marx (1818-1883) this school of thought contends that history and culture is largely a struggle between economic classes, and literature is often a reflection of the attitudes and interests of the dominant class.

5. POST-STRUCTURALISM

Post-structuralism refers to a critical approach to language, literature, and culture that questions or criticizes structuralism. 

6. PSYCHOANALYTIC CRITICISM

Psychoanalytic criticism is literary criticism grounded in psychoanalytic theory of the founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud (1856-1939).