Looking through different lenses
Many times literary critics analyze works of literature from a particular philosophical or literary perspective. This perspective often evolves as a reaction to the political, economic, cultural, educational and artistic climate of a historical period
- These perspectives are referred to as Schools of Literary Criticism and may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Formalist
- Historical
- Mythological
- Gender Studies
- Deconstructionist
- Post-Colonial
- Marxist
- Biographical
- Psychological
- Sociological
- Reader Response
- Cultural Studies
- Feminist
- Critical Race Studies
Note:This is not necessarily an exhaustive list. There is ongoing debate as to naming conventions and overlap between the literary schools
“Literary Theory and Schools of Criticism.” Purdue Owl, https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/writing_in_literature/literary_theory_and_schools_of_criticism/index.html 4/17/17