ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -H/B approach deems it necessary to know about the author and the political, economical, and sociological context of his times in order to truly understand the work(s). Advantages: This approach works well for some works-like those of Alexander Pope, John Dryden, and Milton – which are obviously political in nature.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sociological criticism argues that social contexts (the social environment) must be considered when analyzing a text. Core Belief: Literature is a reflection of its society.

Detailed explanation-3: -Marxist criticism views literary works as reflections of the social institutions from which they originate.

Detailed explanation-4: -Biographical criticism is often associated with historical-biographical criticism, a critical method that “sees a literary work chiefly, if not exclusively, as a reflection of its author’s life and times".

Detailed explanation-5: -Literary criticism involves close reading of a literary work, regardless of whether you are arguing about a particular interpretation, comparing stories or poems, or using a theory to interpret literature.Do not summarize the story.