1. Literary Criticism - Introduction

2. How to read like a Literary Critic
A careful reader does not just read a text for the story.
Content
Subject
Literary Devices
The reason and motivation behind every line
How language is used, form, style
Tone, register, atmosphere and mood

3. What are literary schools of criticism?
A basic way of thinking about literary theory
Each theory acts as a lense that critics use to view and talk about art, literature, and even culture
The lenses allow critics to consider works of art based on certain assumptions within that school of theory
Also allow critics to focus on particular aspects of a work they consider important

4. Example
If a critic is working with certain Marxist theories, s/he might focus on how the characters in a story interact based on their economic situation.
If a critic is working with post-colonial theories, s/he might consider the same story but look at how characters from colonial powers (Britain, France, and even America) treat characters from, say, Africa or the Caribbean

5. Timeline Moral Criticism and Dramatic Construction
Formalist and New Criticism
Psychoanalytic & Jungian Criticism
Marxist Criticism
Reader Response Criticism
Structuralism/Semiotics
Post-Structuralism/Deconstruction
New Historicism//Cultural Studies
Post Colonial Criticism
Feminist Criticism
Gender/Queen Studies

6. Lecture from Yale University Take Notes – Content will be reviewed tomorrow.
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