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Literary
Criticism:
An
Introduction
by Dr. Michelle
Kassorla
One thing I LOVE about
books is that they can
be interpreted so many
ways. No matter what
the book or story or
poem, you can find at
least 20 different ways
to read it.
● Moral Criticism, Dramatic Construction (~360
BC-present)
● Formalism, New Criticism, Neo-Aristotelian
Criticism (1930s-present)
● Psychoanalytic Criticism, Jungian Criticism
(1930s-present)
● Marxist Criticism (1930s-present)
● Reader-Response Criticism (1960s-present)
● Structuralism/Semiotics (1920s-present)
● Post-Structuralism/Deconstruction (1966-
present)
● New Historicism/Cultural Studies (1980s-
present)
● Post-Colonial Criticism (1990s-present)
● Feminist Criticism (1960s-present)
● Gender/Queer Studies (1970s-present)
You just have to know what
kind of critical school to
apply to a piece of literature,
and you can read new things
into every page.
Click on the box to go to
Purdue OWL’s page on
Literary Theory and Schools
of Criticism.
Literary
Theory
Text
Imagine literary theory as a
pair of lenses through which
you view the text you are
reading.
The way in
which you
view the text
Take, for example, the poem “Mary Had a Little Lamb.”
Mary had a little lamb,
whose fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure it go.
Now let’s apply the “lens” of a literary theory . . .
Historical Criticism:
Mary had a Little Lamb was based on an actual
incident when Mary Sawyer took her lamb to school.
The site of the little lamb following her was so
delightful, Sarah Josephina Hale wrote a poem and
published it in 1830. It is also known as the first
recorded poem. Thomas Edison recorded the poem
on his invention, the phonograph, in 1877.
Formalist Criticism:
Mary had a Little Lamb is a metaphor for Christianity.
The Lamb represents the “Lamb of God” [Jesus], and
Mary represents the “Mother of God” [Virgin Mary].
The Lamb’s fleece is “white as snow” representing the
purity of the soul of Jesus. “Everywhere that Mary
went” is a metaphor for the presence of Jesus in the
life of those who follow Christianity.
Psychological Criticism:
Mary had a Little Lamb represents the difficulty of
addiction.
First we are presented with Mary, who has an addiction
“A little lamb.” (Notice how the “lamb” is minimized,
representing the way in which addicts refuse to
recognize the seriousness of their problems.)
The stanza, “Everywhere that Mary went,” is an
example of how addiction is not circumstance bound,
but exists no matter her location or situation.
OK, now that you have this down, I want you to try it yourself . . .
Use one of the literary theories mentioned in slide #3 that I did not
demonstrate, and apply it to the following poem:
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the King’s horses, and all the King’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again!
You will find the dropbox called “Humpty Dumpty Exercise” for the
upload!

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Literary criticism

  • 2. One thing I LOVE about books is that they can be interpreted so many ways. No matter what the book or story or poem, you can find at least 20 different ways to read it.
  • 3. ● Moral Criticism, Dramatic Construction (~360 BC-present) ● Formalism, New Criticism, Neo-Aristotelian Criticism (1930s-present) ● Psychoanalytic Criticism, Jungian Criticism (1930s-present) ● Marxist Criticism (1930s-present) ● Reader-Response Criticism (1960s-present) ● Structuralism/Semiotics (1920s-present) ● Post-Structuralism/Deconstruction (1966- present) ● New Historicism/Cultural Studies (1980s- present) ● Post-Colonial Criticism (1990s-present) ● Feminist Criticism (1960s-present) ● Gender/Queer Studies (1970s-present) You just have to know what kind of critical school to apply to a piece of literature, and you can read new things into every page. Click on the box to go to Purdue OWL’s page on Literary Theory and Schools of Criticism.
  • 4. Literary Theory Text Imagine literary theory as a pair of lenses through which you view the text you are reading. The way in which you view the text
  • 5. Take, for example, the poem “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure it go.
  • 6. Now let’s apply the “lens” of a literary theory . . .
  • 7. Historical Criticism: Mary had a Little Lamb was based on an actual incident when Mary Sawyer took her lamb to school. The site of the little lamb following her was so delightful, Sarah Josephina Hale wrote a poem and published it in 1830. It is also known as the first recorded poem. Thomas Edison recorded the poem on his invention, the phonograph, in 1877.
  • 8. Formalist Criticism: Mary had a Little Lamb is a metaphor for Christianity. The Lamb represents the “Lamb of God” [Jesus], and Mary represents the “Mother of God” [Virgin Mary]. The Lamb’s fleece is “white as snow” representing the purity of the soul of Jesus. “Everywhere that Mary went” is a metaphor for the presence of Jesus in the life of those who follow Christianity.
  • 9. Psychological Criticism: Mary had a Little Lamb represents the difficulty of addiction. First we are presented with Mary, who has an addiction “A little lamb.” (Notice how the “lamb” is minimized, representing the way in which addicts refuse to recognize the seriousness of their problems.) The stanza, “Everywhere that Mary went,” is an example of how addiction is not circumstance bound, but exists no matter her location or situation.
  • 10. OK, now that you have this down, I want you to try it yourself . . . Use one of the literary theories mentioned in slide #3 that I did not demonstrate, and apply it to the following poem: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King’s horses, and all the King’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again! You will find the dropbox called “Humpty Dumpty Exercise” for the upload!