OUTLINE OF LITERARY THEORY Siswo Harsono

Literary sciences Literary theory Literary history Literary criticism

Literary theory

Literary history

Literary criticism

Literary sciences

Basic concepts Literary work: creative Literary study: scientific

Literary work: creative

Literary study: scientific

Functions of literature Dulce et utile Prodesse et delectare Docere et movere

Dulce et utile

Prodesse et delectare

Docere et movere

Scopes of literature Local literature National literature World literature Comparative literature

Local literature

National literature

World literature

Comparative literature

Etymology of theory Late Latin theoria, from Greek contemplation, theory, from theoros, spectator, from theasthai, to observe, from thea, a viewing (Grolier, 1986:1335)

Late Latin theoria, from Greek contemplation, theory, from theoros, spectator, from theasthai, to observe, from thea, a viewing (Grolier, 1986:1335)

Definition of theory (a) Systematically organized knowledge applicable in relatively wide variety of circumstance; especially, a system of assumptions, accepted principles, and rules of procedure devised to analyze, predict, or otherwise explain the nature or behavior of a specified set of phenomena. (b) Such knowledge or such a system distinguished from experiment or practice. Abstract reasoning; speculation Broadly, hypothesis or supposition (Grolier, 1986:1335)

(a) Systematically organized knowledge applicable in relatively wide variety of circumstance; especially, a system of assumptions, accepted principles, and rules of procedure devised to analyze, predict, or otherwise explain the nature or behavior of a specified set of phenomena. (b) Such knowledge or such a system distinguished from experiment or practice.

Abstract reasoning; speculation

Broadly, hypothesis or supposition (Grolier, 1986:1335)

Definition of literary theory The practice of describing, interpreting, and evaluating literature (Morner and Rausch, 1998:121)

The practice of describing, interpreting, and evaluating literature (Morner and Rausch, 1998:121)

Function of literary theory Supporting literary criticism Supporting literary history

Supporting literary criticism

Supporting literary history

Types of literary theory Intrinsic literary theory Extrinsic literary theory

Intrinsic literary theory

Extrinsic literary theory

Types of intrinsic literary theory Formalism and new criticism textual and structural criticism

Formalism and new criticism

textual and structural criticism

Types of extrinsic literary theory Literature and biography Literature and society Literature and psyche Literature and ideas Literature and arts Literature and religion Literature and culture

Literature and biography

Literature and society

Literature and psyche

Literature and ideas

Literature and arts

Literature and religion

Literature and culture

Abrams’ theoretical orientations

Orientations of literary theory Mimetic literary theory Pragmatic literary theory Expressive literary theory Objective literary theory

Mimetic literary theory

Pragmatic literary theory

Expressive literary theory

Objective literary theory

Theory of literary disciplines Marxist criticism Archetypal criticism Psychoanalysis Existential criticism Formalism New criticism Structuralism Post-structuralism Reader response Deconstruction Feminist criticism Post-colonial criticism New historicism Hermeneutics Semiotics Stylistics

Marxist criticism

Archetypal criticism

Psychoanalysis

Existential criticism

Formalism

New criticism

Structuralism

Post-structuralism

Reader response

Deconstruction

Feminist criticism

Post-colonial criticism

New historicism

Hermeneutics

Semiotics

Stylistics

Objects of literary theory Oral literature Written literature Electronic literature

Oral literature

Written literature

Electronic literature

Steps of studying literary theory Reading literary theory Investigating the concepts Investigating the paradigm Applying the theory

Reading literary theory

Investigating the concepts

Investigating the paradigm

Applying the theory

Application of literary theory Analyzing literary work Analyzing literary writer Analyzing literary reader Analyzing literary history

Analyzing literary work

Analyzing literary writer

Analyzing literary reader

Analyzing literary history

Evaluation Mid: extrinsic theory Final: intrinsic theory Task: applied theory

Mid: extrinsic theory

Final: intrinsic theory

Task: applied theory

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