Literary theory is the body of ideas and methods used in the reading and studying of literature. It formulates the relationship between author and work. I have learned some important literary theories from my previous class. Five important literary theories are and there characteristics are 

1. Russian Formalism: 

* Language is used to create reality of fact. 

* Differentiates between form and Content. 

* Accords importance to the fabric of the literary text. 

2. New Criticism: 

* Focuses on the text and argued that literary language is connotative. 

* No separation of form and content.

* Considers a text self-contained and autonomous. 

3. Structuralism: 

* It can be related it with text and make study of text. 

* System of recurrent patterns or motifs. 

* Studied the underlying structure. 

4 Post- Structuralism: 

* It is a response of structuralism. 

* The rejection of the self-sufficiency of the structures. 

* Study must be done on the base of knowledge . 

5. Deconstruction: 

* Finds ways that the features of a literary work contradict each other. 

* Ignores historical factors. 

* May also lead to relativism.

Name: Asma Akter

ID:191-10-2025

Section:46(C)