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Critical Approaches - Literary Theory PowerPoint - Beckett
Critical Approaches - Literary Theory PowerPoint - Beckett
APPROACHES TO
LITERATURE
Literary Theory
Critical approaches to literature
“wrong” form?
Can the mode of criticism
alter the entire meaning of a
text?
1. The Reader-Response Approach
Reader-Response Criticism: studies the interaction of
reader with text, holding the text as incomplete until it
is read. This critical approach can be, and often is,
combined with other approaches. Also, it:
Focuses on the act of reading and how it affects our
perception of meaning in a text (how we feel at the
beginning vs. the end).
Deals more with the process of creating meaning and
experiencing a text as we read. A text is an experience,
not an object.
Believes there is no single, fixed interpretation for any work.
There is always
Deconstructionist theory
7) Deconstructionist Approach (simplified)