LITERARY CRITICISM 2017 2018 DEFINITION Literary criticism is

LITERARY CRITICISM 2017 -2018

DEFINITION … Literary criticism is the: study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. The word criticism is derived from the Greek root krinei, means “to judge”

"Literary criticism is the evaluation of literary works. This includes the classification by genre, analysis of structure, and judgement of value. "

Literary criticism asks: ÚWhat is literature? ÚWhat does literature do? ÚWhat is literature worth?

Why do we have to analyze everything? Ú Talking about experiences enhances our enjoyment of them. Ú Talking about experiences involve the search for meaning which increases our understanding of them. Ú Because Socrates said so: "The life which is unexamined is not worth living. "

Why are there varieties of Schools? The different schools of literary criticism provide us with lenses which ultimately reveal important aspects of the literary work.

To further explain … Literary criticism helps us to understand what is important about the text – its structure: form – its context: social, economic, historical aspects.

And there's more … Ú Literary criticism helps us to understand the relationship between authors, readers, and texts. Ú The act of literary criticism ultimately enhances the enjoyment of our reading of the literary work

Literary criticism is a view or opinion on what a particular written work means. It is about the meanings that a reader finds in an author's literature. It applies, as a term, to any debate about literature.

The theory of Forms Ú Plato’s theories of Arts: Ú 1. Imitation. Ú 2. Powerful and dangerous.

Apology for poetry Ú Poetry should be highly valued. Ú Kinds of poetry and their usefulness Ú Sidney’s reply to the critics of poetry. Ú His objection to Tragi-Comedy and the violation of the unities. Ú Style, Diction and Versification.