THEORIES/EXAMPLES OF LITERARY CRITICISM

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Ferdinand de Saussure

the pioneer of English language criticism, a structuralist.

Book review

What example of literary criticism is often published in newspapers or online platforms?

Review of a dramatic performance

What example involves critiquing a live stage performance?

Movie or album review

Which example reviews musical or cinematic works?

Review of a movie adaptation

What kind of criticism evaluates a movie that is based on a famous play or novel?

Scholarly discussion of an author’s work

What example is a scholarly interpretation of an author’s work, often found in books or articles?

Overview of a literary work or an author's entire body of work

Which example gives an overview of a literary work or an author's entire career in context?

Article summarizing a dissertation with new insight

What type of literary criticism is found in peer-reviewed journals, written by PhDs?

A book publishing a scholar’s dissertation or analysis

What example is a book version of a scholar’s dissertation analyzing a work, movement, or comparison?