Glossary

Literary Criticism

First, let's review something you're very familiar with already: literary interpretation Content (plot, characters -- the most basic level of understanding a text)Form (structure, conventions)Tone (language, style)"Meaning" (on a surface level, "what it means"; on a deeper level, "how it...[...]

Literary Theory

We might call literary theory the study of the specialized criteria that helps scholars make critical judgment.  We might call it the practice of identifying and engaging with the different sets of criteria that literary critics use in order to...[...]

Theory

Much of your early education consists of being exposed to new facts, and learning how to recall, categorize, and associate them. Facts are important, but they are just one part of the intellectual life. In a world in which Google...[...]