ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Psychological Criticism views a text as a revelation of its author’s mind and personality. It is based on the work of Sigmund Freud. Sociological criticism argues that social contexts (the social environment) must be considered when analyzing a text.

Detailed explanation-2: -Marxist criticism focuses understanding how power, politics, and money play a role in arts, texts, movies, etc..

Detailed explanation-3: -Feminist Criticism is concerned with the role, position, and influence of women in a literary text. Feminist criticism… asserts that most “literature” throughout time has been written by men, for men. examines the way that the female consciousness is depicted by both male and female writers.

Detailed explanation-4: -New Historicist Criticism argues that every literary work is a product of its time and its world. New Historicism: Provides background information necessary to understand how literary texts were perceived in their time. Shows how literary texts reflect ideas and attitudes of the time in which they were written.