Thursday, March 27, 2014

Examine any one school of criticism from the viewpoint of literature and socitey. can give us correct answer for me?

There are several methods of formal literary criticism. They often go by different terminology depending on which expert one consults, but some of the main ones are: Formalist, Deconstruction, Reader Response, Psychoanalytic, Feminism, Historical, Cultural, Biographical, New Criticism, etc.


Feminist Criticism views literature as a reflection of society, so this might be the easiest one to discuss with regard to your question. This method of literary criticism adopts a feminist point of view in reading literature. Feminist Criticism opposes what it considers a patriarchal and male-centered culture. This criticism also opposes women stereotypes in literature and anything that presents the oppression of women by society or elements of society (men). It observes and challenges the role women play in literature and concerns itself with the appropriateness of that role. It seeks to raise awareness about the oppression of women and in order to promote change in the culture that causes such oppression. Feminist critics analyze literature and point out and debunk sexual stereotyping. They favor works that focus on the many strengths of women in literature and favor those writers, men and women, who present women in a positive light.


To analyze literature from this point of view is to consider how the female characters are depicted in the work, and this usually means a consideration of their role in their society. What types of situations are they placed in? What is their relationship to other characters and each other? How do they relate to the male characters? What are their vocational roles (do they have any)? What are their attitudes? What are the attitudes of the other characters towards them? How powerful are the female characters?

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