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	Feminist Literary Criticism
		Since feminist literary criticism has re-discovered the forgotten texts, from the 17th centu-ry onwards, written by women whose contribution to the emergence of the novel genre is undeniable, and included them in the critical evalua-tions, it is quite important to present them both in a historical and liter-ary perspective.
		Although the literary field was occupied by 'men of letters' in the 17th century, the women, especially during the second half of the century, embarked on new forms of writing that brought fiction closer to reality.
		Modem critical theory states that reading a text with the intention of decoding its meaning(s) is a reductive act, and it imposes some kind of limitation (in the sense of closure) on the text.
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	Literary criticism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Literary criticism is the study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature.
		The literary criticism of the Renaissance developed classical ideas of unity of form and content into a literary neoclassicism which proclaimed literature to be central to culture and entrusted the poet or author with the preservation of a long literary tradition.
		Early in the century the school of criticism known as Russian Formalism, and slightly later the New Criticism in Britain and America, came to dominate the study and discussion of literature.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Literary_criticism (934 words)

	Literary theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Literary theory is the theory (or the philosophy) of the interpretation of literature and literary criticism.
		Or a post-structuralist critic might simply avoid the issue by understanding the religious meaning of a poem as an allegory of meaning, treating the poem's references to "God" by discussing their referential nature rather than what they refer to.
		The New Criticism was the first school to disavow the role of the author in interpreting texts, preferring to focus on "the text itself" in a close reading.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Literary_theory (1698 words)

	Biblical Methods: Literary Criticism
		Literary Criticism attempts to describe the various literary strata, or layers, of a document.
		The task of literary criticism is to unravel these strata and to thereby understand the purpose of the author and the editors (or redactors) of the text.
		Literary critics call notice to the differences and suggest that they arise because the authors of these documents are different people.
	www.theology.edu /b725b.htm (657 words)

	Literary Criticism - FSU Libraries Subject Pages
		Literary criticism is the analysis or interpretation of literary works.
		Literary criticism often involves the analysis of a single work, a comparison of different works by the same author, or the comparison of different works connected by a theme, time period, or genre.
		Literary criticism can be found in collections of essays or in books written by literature scholars.
	www.lib.fsu.edu /wiki/index.php/Literary_Criticism (1126 words)

	Simon: Literary Criticism, pt. 1
		Literary criticism concerns (among other things) the meanings of, in, and evoked by literary texts.
		It would be too strong to say that literary critics and theorists of literary criticism are ignorant of the social sciences.
		To obtain answers to any of the questions I have raised about reading and criticism, we must assign a meaning to "meaning." Of course, it might be argued (perhaps has been argued) that literary criticism merely expresses undiscussable views, or the beliefs, feelings, or values of the critic.
	www.stanford.edu /group/SHR/4-1/text/simon1.html (1954 words)

	Owens Library Literary Criticism Sources
		Literary terms and modern theories of literature and criticism are presented.
		Literary criticism is discussed here by the analysis of the writings of critics from the Ancient Greek classical era, the Renaissance and the 18th century; and Romanticism, Humanism, and the 19th century.
		Critical evaluations of major examples of serious literature published during the previous year are included in these volumes which span 1977-present.
	www.nwmissouri.edu /library/courses/literature/literarycriticism.htm (2126 words)

	mass media: cultural effects - literary criticism
		Perhaps the strongest attack among British critics who present this view of mass culture are the 1930s to 1960s literary critics, Frank and Queenie Leavis.
		Critics of mass culture such as the Leavises are impatient with the careful measuring and experimenting of the social scientists.
		Various critics are taking a stand against this view and are arguing that the products of mass culture are trivial in comparison with the works of art of high culture.
	www.cultsock.ndirect.co.uk /MUHome/cshtml/media/litcrit.html (1023 words)

	The Chronicle: 10/18/2002:Evolution and Literary Criticism
		Nonetheless, literary representations are not autonomous constructs, disconnected from the material world; rather, they reflect the way organisms encounter their environments, most notably, humans encountering other members of their own species.
		Rather than seeing a literary text as an arbitrary ordering of components within its own semantic system, an evolutionary criticism would therefore view each as a document created by, and concerned with, unique life-forms embodied in an organic world of sex, blood, food, fear, anger, love, hopes, trees, animals, air, water, sky, rocks, and dirt.
		Thus, current literary criticism seems eager to "deconstruct the texts" of natural and social scientists, while considering their own domain sacrosanct.
	chronicle.com /free/v49/i08/08b00701.htm (3374 words)

	literary criticism
		Criticism is not reviewing, nor is it independent of cultural context.
		To critique a poem is to apply literary criticism, and literary criticism has several ends: to understand what's been written, to say how good it is, and to choose between possible renderings.
		Literary criticism is indeed as varied as the genres it attempts to cover, and tutors often resort to aide-memoires, guidelines or tips.
	www.poetry-portal.com /styles.html (467 words)

	City of Austin - APL: Literary Criticism Reference Guide
		Literary criticism is the description, interpretation, and analysis of a novel, poem, story, or other written work, or of a group of works as a whole.
		Most literary criticism is in the form of an essay in a book or journal, but detailed reviews from magazines and newspapers can sometimes be considered literary criticism, too.
		Although increasingly literary criticism is being made available on the Web, much of what is there requires users to subscribe to a service to get to the information.
	www.ci.austin.tx.us /library/rg_literarycritcism.htm (801 words)

	Literary Criticism Study Guide
		New Critics refer to the historical / biographical critic's belief that the meaning or value of a work may be determined by the author's intention as "the intentional fallacy." They believe that this approach tends to reduce art to the level of biography and make it relative (to the times) rather than universal.
		Psychological critics might see Samson's bondage as a symbol of his sexual impotency, and his destruction of the Philistine temple and the killing of himself and many others as a final orgasmic event (since death and sex are often closely associated in Freudian psychology).
		Feminist turn literary criticism into a political battlefield and overlook the merits of works they consider "patriarchal." When arguing for a distinct feminine writing style, they tend to relegate women's literature to a ghetto status; this in turn prevents female literature from being naturally included in the literary cannon.
	www.literatureclassics.com /ancientpaths/litcrit.html (4347 words)

	The Literary Explorer - Literary Criticism
		Literary criticism is a term applied since the seventeenth century to the scientific investigation of literary documents in regard to such matters as origin, text, composition, and/or history.
		Theoretical criticism proposes a "theory of literature." This theory yields general principles, terms, categories, and criteria in the form of standards and norms to be applied when identifying and analyzing works of literature, as well as when evaluating these works and their authors.
		To ask what a literary work means, according to the historical critic, is to ask what the author meant when he or she created it.
	literaryexplorer.blondelibrarian.net /crit.html (1392 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Literature: Reviews and Criticism: Theory
		Feminist Literary Criticism and Theory - Literary genres, specific historical periods, pedagogical issues, politics and literature, and literary theory.
		Literary Theory Explorations - The world of literary theory is an ever changing hot bed of debate.
		Literature and Ideology - An essay on the influence of Raymond Williams, Etienne Balibar and Pierre Macherey, and Terry Eagleton on postmodern critical theory.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Literature/Reviews_and_Criticism/Theory (488 words)

	University of Mississippi Libraries - Literary Criticism
		When you're looking for literary criticism on a novel, poem, play, or short story, it is important to remember that there is no guarantee that your chosen work of literature has had criticism written about it.
		Criticism from the 18th century to the present, with authors from the United States, Nigeria, South Africa, Jamaica, and more.
		Criticism on poetry from around the world and from the 7th century to the present.
	www.olemiss.edu /depts/general_library/files/subject/lit_crit.html (1045 words)

	Literary Criticism
		Literary criticism is a description, analysis, evaluation, or interpretation of a particular literary work or an author's writings as a whole.
		Literary criticism is usually expressed in the form of a critical essay.
		This almanac of literary information provides brief descriptions of notable literary events and many authors and/or works are clickable, leading to a biography of the author and/or to electronic texts of their works.
	www.42explore.com /litcrit.htm (2118 words)

	What is literary criticism? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Criticism: The study, analysis, interpretation, and history of literature.
		Literary criticism is the act of interpreting literature.
		As you work with literary criticism in your writing it is important that you incorporate your own reactions and points of view.
	mciu.org /~spjvweb/whatislit.html (212 words)

	Internet Public Library: Pathfinders
		Literary criticism is the evaluation, analysis, description, or interpretation of literary works.
		Criticism may examine a particular literary work, or may look at an author's writings as a whole.
		Your school or public library will have some good resources for literary criticism, but if you need more, you may be able to do some research at an academic library near you.
	www.ipl.org /div/pf/entry/48496 (1515 words)

	Literary Theory. Literary Criticism
		The IPL Literary Criticism Collection contains critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period.
		Literary theory, semiology and criticism (from Ohio State University).
		Postmodern Culture, a critical ezine from the John Hopkins University Press and The University of Virginia.
	www.zeroland.co.nz /literary_theory.html (665 words)

	Guide to Literary Criticism
		Literary criticism deals with the description, analysis, comparison and evaluation of works of literature.
		For literary criticism about a particular author, include the phrase “Criticism and interpretation”, after the author’s last name. For example, Faulkner, William --- Criticism and interpretation”, leads you to critical works about William Faulkner.
		Critical essays with brief bibliographies on dramatists of all periods writing in English.
	www.caldwell.edu /library/guide_to_literary_criticism.htm (525 words)

	Introduction to Modern Literary Theory
		A literary movement that started in the late 1920s and 1930s and originated in reaction to traditional criticism that new critics saw as largely concerned with matters extraneous to the text, e.g., with the biography or psychology of the author or the work's relationship to literary history.
		Psychoanalytic criticism may focus on the writer's psyche, the study of the creative process, the study of psychological types and principles present within works of literature, or the effects of literature upon its readers (Wellek and Warren, p.
		Both Lacan and his critics argue whether the real order represents the period before the imaginary order when a child is completely fulfilled--without need or lack, or if the real order follows the symbolic order and represents our "perennial lack" (because we cannot return to the state of wholeness that existed before language).
	www.kristisiegel.com /theory.htm (6076 words)

	BibleDudes: Biblical Studies: Literary
		Literary criticism makes use of many modern tools in analyzing literature and applies these to the Bible, one of the most awesome pieces of literature ever written!
		Literary criticism did in fact grow out of a reaction against historical and source criticisms.
		Literary critics claimed that, while historical and source criticism might offer some valid insights into the Bible, all we really can be sure about is the Bible as we have it.
	bibledudes.com /biblical-studies/literary.php (868 words)

	Preoccupations: Literary Criticism
		Pity the critic who seeks a chink in its armour, for it is all chink.
		Ian Rae in The Literary Encyclopedia (entry dated 2001) says: 'She lives alone in a rented apartment in Montreal where she continues to write, using one desk for her academic projects and one for her poetic endeavours.
		For she has decided to return criticism to the study of art; to the sort of response that leads to appreciative evaluation rather than manipulation.
	www.preoccupations.org /literary_criticism (7148 words)

	Literary Criticism: Glossary, Shakespeare, Contemporary, Theory - LibrarySpot.com Feature
		Studying literary criticism can be a great way to learn more about an author or delve deeper into a work.
		Literary criticism describes, analyzes or interprets a literary work, usually in essay form.
		Use their search engine to look for criticism on the work or author you are studying.
	www.libraryspot.com /features/litcritfeature.htm (467 words)

	Locating literary criticism
		Find books that are devoted to criticism of an author or literary work by performing a subject search (not an author search) for the author you are researching.
		Find bibliographies of criticism written about much-studied authors and their works by performing a subject search for the author you are researching.
		Find books about a particular literary movement or theme by performing a subject search that combines a word related to your topic with the phrase "in literature" (e.g, marriage in literature or naturalism in literature).
	ww2.lafayette.edu /~library/guides/litcrit.html (1241 words)

	Lit Crit & Theory (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Psychoanalytical critics interpret a literary work à la Freud, that is, in terms of unconscious fantasies and desires, fixations and complexes, displacement and repression.
		Freud's own relevance to "critical theory" was revived by Jacques Lacan's poststructuralist revision of psychoanalysis, in which the "self" (or ego)--trapped in the Symbolic of language--is forever fraught with a "gap" or incompleteness that is always striving--and failing--to (re-)achieve a wholeness with the original (and "Imaginary") state of unity perceived by the infant.
		For instance, the socio-political critic with a Marxist bent might reject as worthless any literary classic--Homer's Iliad, for example--that implicitly accepts the framework of a class-based society--even though Homer was unable to be instructed in the wonders of Marxist dialectic before he wrote his 9th c.
	www.usd.edu /~tgannon/crit.html (4900 words)

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