1.Liberal Humanism: 

• Good literature is timeless, transcendent and speaks to what is constant in human nature.

• Literary text contains its own meaning.

• Form and content fused organically in literature.

2.Post-structuralism: 

• A rebellion against Structuralism

• The system of knowledge Which were coordinated to produce the object

• A critical and comprehensive response to the basic assumptions of Structuralism.

3.Formalism:

* Formalism is an interpretive approach that emphasized literary form and the literary devices or figure of speeches withing the text.

* According to formalism, author or the context isn't necessary to know. Only the narrative is essential.

* This theory focuses on the study of poetic language.

4.Marxism:

* Karl Marx perceived human history to have consisted of a series of struggles between classes--between the oppressed and the oppressing ("the haves" and "the have-nots").

* Marx thought that materialism was the ultimate driving force in history.

* Feudalism exploits workers to the point of revolt.

5.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.

Id:191-10-1900.

Mst.Samsia Islam.