Below I will discuss about some important literary theories that I have learned from my class.
★ Liberal Humanism :
* The term signifies the ruling assumption, meaning and values of the modern epoch.
* Understands literature or poetry to be timeless.
* It reveals a universal truth about humanity.
★ Structuralism:
* Studies the underlying structure.
* Text can't be understood in isolation.
* Understand the text through the larger context.
★ Post-structuralism :
* A rebellion against Structuralism.
* Utilizes analytical concepts from linguistics, psychology, anthropology and other fields.
* A critical and comprehensive response to the basic assumptions of Structuralism.
★ Marxism :
* A political and economic theory where a society has no classes.
* Deals with the clash between classes.
* Dictatorship of the proletariat.
★ Feminism :
* Concerned with impact of gender on writing and reading.
* Desire for a new literary canon.
* Deals with the conflicts between often dominate male and inferior female in traditional literature.
Name: Nusrat Jahan
ID No: 191-10-1978
Section: 46th(C)