Week 5 Discussion 1

Critical Literary  Theories:

Formalism or New Criticism

Reader Response Criticism

Psychoanalytical Criticism

New Historicism Criticism

Post-Colonial Criticism

Describe each of the above critical approach in detail

Compare and/or contrast the two critical approaches.  How are they different and similar?

Determine which critical approach you find most useful for examining the conflict and meaning in literature

Explain why you chose this particular approach as the most useful.  Why does it appeal to you?

The resource was a handout was from A Brief Overview of Literary Criticism

Women Reading Book in a Landscape, Camille Corot