literary theory and criticism

1. Devluk Drashti M
paper – literary
theory and
criticism
Topic – literary
terms
Roll no – 9
M K Bhavnagar
University

2. Literary
Terms
Feminism
Psychoanalysis
Structuralism

3. Feminism
 Definition
 Feminism is a range of political movements,
ideologies, and social movement that share a
common goal: to define, establish, and achieve equal
political, economical, personal and social right for
women. This includes seeking to establish equal
opportunities for women in education and
employment.

4. Feminist Writers
16
century
Jane
Anger
Lucrezia
Marinella
17
century
Mary
Astell
Anne
Bradstreet
18
century
Virginia
Woolf
Mary
Shelley
19
century
Jane
Addams
Emilia
Broome
20
century
Betty
Friedan
John
Green

5. Women’s condition in society

8. Definition
 A system of psychological theory which aims
treat mental disorders by investigating the
interaction of conscious and unconscious element in
the mind and bringing repressed fears and conflicts
into the conscious mind by techniques such as dream
interpretation and free association.

9. S
 Sigmund Freud was the father of Psychoanalysis.
 Psychoanalysis connected a human mind.
 Unconscious factors motivate our behavior.
 Psychoanalysis is based on concept that individuals
are unaware of the many factors that cause their
behavior and emotions.

10.  `Sigmund Freud applied the theory of
psychoanalysis in literature.

11. Structuralism
Definition
 In sociology, anthropology, and linguistics,
structuralism is a methodology that element of
human culture must be understood in terms of their
relationship to a large, overarching system or
structure.

12. Structuralism
 Structuralism is a 20th century intellectual
movement.
 Structuralism is methodology that element of human
culture must be understood in terms of their
relationship.

13. Thank You