Literary Criticism

Literary Criticism

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Putu Ayu Kiki Kristika Aristia Putri 1601541074.

Dita Amalia Santoso 1601541075

Putu Owen Purusa Artha 1601541092

Ananda Fatina Rustam

What is Literary Criticism?

Literary criticism is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature.

Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of literature’s goals and methods.

Whether or not literary criticism should be considered a separate field of inquiry from literary theory, or conversely from book reviewing, is a matter of some controversy.

John Hopkins Guide to Literature Theory and Criticism no distinction between literary theory and literary criticism

almost always uses the terms together to describe the same concept

Literary Criticism Practical application of literary theory criticism always deals directly with particular literary works, while theory may be more general or abstract.

Publishing Literary Criticism

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BOOK

ACADEMIC LITERARY CRITICS Teach in literature departments and publish in academic journals

THE MORE POPULAR CRITICS Broadly circulating periodicals

Times Literary Supplement

Weekly literary review published in London by News UK, a subsidiary of News Corp

The New York Times Book Review A weekly paper-magazine supplement to The New York Times in which current nonfiction and fiction books are reviewed. It is one of the most influential and widely read book review publications in the industry.

Literary Criticism vs Literary Analysis

BY DEFINITION

Literary criticism is the method used to interpret any given work of literature. The different schools of literary criticism provide us with lenses which ultimately reveal important aspects of the literary work. A literary analysis carefully examines a text, or one element of a text, such as character, setting, plot or theme of a story.

SIMILARITY • Both literary criticism and analysis examine a literary text (structures) • Both literary criticism and analysis help us understand literary work • Both literary criticism and analysis help enhance our enjoyment of them

DIFFERENCES Criticism

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Judging of value (review and evaluate), appreciation Wider reach Various paradigms (formalism, Marxism, feminism, psychoanalytic, etc.) Not too many theoretical approaches

Analysis

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No judging of value Narrower reach Intrinsic and extrinsic elements Various theoretical approaches

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