PRESENTED BY: KHRISTALYN V FRAGINAL

THEORIES IN
LITERATURE
Principles and Applications
What We'll Discuss
TOPIC OUTLINE

What is Literary Theory?

What is Literary Criticism?
Theories in Literature

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Before we begin
WHAT DOES LITERARY THEORY &
LITERARY CRITICISM MEANS?

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 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
LITERARY THEORY &
CRITICISM
T HE O RY: M E T H ODS ,
P RO CE S S

CRITICISM: STUDY,
EVALUATION,INTERPRETATI
ON
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LITERARY
THEORY
L E NS / L E N S E S

FRAMEWORK

GLASSES
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LITERARY
CRITISM
AN ALYSIS OF T E XT

APPLICATION OF THEORY

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FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE

Practical
Applications

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SEMIOTICS /
STRUCTURALIST
THEORY

CONCERNED WITH
LANGUAGE, CULTURE &
SOCIETY
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 NARRATIVES

THINGS TO
LOOK FOR AS RULES
STRUCTURALIS
T CRITIC: SEMIOTICS, CODES AND
PATTERNS

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DECONSTRUCTION
POSTSTRUCTURALIST
THEORY

CONCERNED WITH THE REAL

MEANING OF THE TEXT

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 ORIGINS

THINGS TO TONE & STYLE

LOOK FOR AS
POST-
ATTITUDETO LANGUAGE
STRUCTURALIS
T CRITIC:
PROJECT

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PSYCHOANALYTIC
THEORY

CONCERNED WITH AUTHOR

& READERS
PSYCHOLOGICAL MOTIVES

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 UNCONSCIOUS & SUB-
CONSCIOUS

THINGS TO LOOK MOTIVES

FOR AS
PSYCHOANALYTI
PSYCHOANALYTIC
C CRITIC: SYMPTOMS, CONDITIONS,
ETC.

PSYCHIC CONTEXT

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MARXIST
CRITICISM & NEW
HISTORICISM

CONCERNED WITH THE

OVERALL THEMES OF THE
LITERARY WORK/S

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 OVERT / COVERT

SOCIAL-CLASS STATUS
THINGS TO
LOOK FOR AS
MARXIST TIME CONSUMED
CRITIC: POLITICAL, CULTURAL &
SOCIO-CULTURAL
CONTEXT

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FEMINISM
THEORY

CONCERNED WITH THE

BATTLE OF THE SEXES

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 VALUE OF WOMEN

REPRESENTATION OF
THINGS TO WOMEN
LOOK FOR AS
FEMINIST
POWER RELATIONS
CRITIC:
DEV'T OF MEN & WOMEN
CHARACTERS

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QUEER
THEORY

CONCERNED WITH POWER,

SEXUALITY, &
MARGINALIZED
POPULATION
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 TEXT PRESENTATION

ELEMENTS OF THE TEXT

THINGS TO
LOOK FOR AS
QUEER CRITIC: POLITICAL AGENDA

POSITIONALITY OF THE
AUTHOR

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