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Sociological Criticism

Sociological criticism analyzes literature within its broader social and historical context. It views a work as reflective of the prevailing worldview of its time and examines how aspects like class, gender, and power dynamics influence both the text and its reception. The main sociological approaches discussed are historical criticism, Marxist criticism, and feminist criticism, all of which seek to understand literature in relation to ideology and social structures of domination and inequality.

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Sociological Criticism

Sociological criticism analyzes literature within its broader social and historical context. It views a work as reflective of the prevailing worldview of its time and examines how aspects like class, gender, and power dynamics influence both the text and its reception. The main sociological approaches discussed are historical criticism, Marxist criticism, and feminist criticism, all of which seek to understand literature in relation to ideology and social structures of domination and inequality.

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SOCIOLOGICAL CRITICISM

Main thesis: The literary discourse is placed within the context of a larger social reality of historical time and cultural space. HISTORICAL Historical critics tend to locate a work within the context of a literary movement and a genre. The authors ideas are reflective of the zeitgeist (world view) The New Historicism considers literature as a complex process involving readers and critics. MARXIST It is interested in the reader-text world interaction. They challenge literatures classism, racism and sexism. Social reality is due to historical struggles among opposing socioeconomic groups. Marxist critics are concerned about the access to social discourse. They promote redistribution of power. Ideology is largely discussed. FEMINIST It is interested in the reader-text world interaction. They challenge literatures classism, racism and sexism. Feminist criticism sees society as a patriarchal structure and exposes the deterministic dichotomy dominant masculine-submissive feminine. Feminist critics are concerned about the access to social discourse. They promote redistribution of power. Ideology is largely discussed. Compiled from Literary Theories in Praxis by Shirley F. Staton (editor), The University of Pennsylvania Press, 1987

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