Critical approaches 21st century literaturepptx

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1. Critical approaches

2. Reader-response criticism It is concerned with how the work is viewed by the audience. In this approach, the reader creates meaning, not the author or the work. Once the work is published, the author is no longer relevant.

3. Mythological Criticism It uncovers or identifies manifestation of mythology in a literary work- whether as the creation of an original myth, as the appropriation of a traditional mythological figure, story, or place, or in the form of allusions and uses these mythological elements to aid interpretation of the work.

4. Inter-textual criticism It is concerned with comparing the work in question to other literature, to get a broader picture. One may compare a piece of work to another of the same author, same literary movement or same historical background.