This document outlines the key concepts of literary criticism including: 1) It defines literary criticism as the practice of describing, interpreting, and evaluating literature. 2) It lists the main functions of literary criticism as criticizing literary works, verifying literary theory, and supporting literary history. 3) It describes the different types of literary criticism such as theoretical, practical, and historical criticism and provides examples of types of practical criticism like impressionistic, analytical, and judicial criticism.

1. OUTLINE OF LITERARY CRITICISM Siswo Harsono

2. Literary Criticism Siswo Harsono

3. Literary sciences Literary theory Literary history Literary criticism

4. Criticism Literary criticism Social criticism Cultural criticism

5. Etymology of criticism French, from Greek kritike , the art of criticism, from kritikos, critical Latin, crtiticus, from adjective, “decisive”, from Greek kritikos, able to discern, critical from kritos, separated, chosen, from krinein, to separate, choose Greek kriterion, a means for judging, standard from krites, a judge, umpire, from krinein, to separate, choose (Grolier, 1986:314)

6. Definition of criticism The act of making judgements and or criticizing A passing of unfavorable judgement, censure, disapproval The art, skill, or profession of making discriminating judgements and evaluation, especially of literary or other artistic works A review or other article expressing such judgement and evaluation The detailed investigation of the origin and history of literary documents (Grolier, 1986:314)

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

8. Functions of literary criticism Criticizing literary works Verifying literary theory Supporting literary history

9. Types of literary criticism Theoretical literary criticism Practical literary criticism Historical literary criticism

10. Types of practical literary criticism Impressionistic literary criticism Analytical literary criticism Judicial literary criticism

11. Types of writing criticism Scientific literary criticism Popular literary criticism Creative literary criticism

12. Orientations of literary criticism Mimetic literary criticism Pragmatic literary criticism Expressive literary criticism Objective literary criticism

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

14. Objects of literary criticism Poetry Prose Drama

15. Methods of literary criticism Library research Field research

16. Steps of literary criticism Reading literary work Writing impressionistic comment Writing analytical review Writing judicial inference

17. Application of literary criticism Criticizing poetry Criticizing prose Criticizing drama

18. Criticism of poetry Intrinsic aspects Typography Sounds Imagery Figurative Symbol Tone Extrinsic aspects Social Political Psychological Philosophical Religious Cultural

19. Criticism of Prose Intrinsic aspects Theme Character Plot Setting Point of View Style Extrinsic aspects Social Political Psychological Philosophical Religious Cultural

20. Criticism of Drama Intrinsic aspects Theme Character Plot Setting Style Subtext Extrinsic aspects Social Political Psychological Philosophical Religious Cultural

21. Literary works Poetry: “Frankie and Johnny” by Anonymous Prose: “Exodus” by James Baldwin Drama: “The Sandbox” by Edward Albee

22. Evaluation Mid-semester: theoretical exam Final semester: practical exam Task assignment: paper exam

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