LibGuides: Literary &amp; Film Criticism: Overview

Introduction

This library guide provides information about how to find literary and film criticism including suggestions for searching in library databases, journals, other online sources, and finding books.

Literary Criticism

Criticism is a type of source that analyzes and evaluates literary texts (such as novels, short stories, or plays) or other forms of cultural media (such as films, TV shows, visual art, or performances of music, theatre, and dance). Criticism often uses literary theory as a tool for analyzing texts.

Literary Theory generally refers to specific critical movements characterized by their approach to analyzing texts.

Some examples of literary theories include:

Feminist
Psychoanalytic
New historicism
Deconstruction
Marxist
Queer
Reader-Response
Postmodernism
Critical Race
Postcolonialism

Literary Theory: Theoretical Schools and Movements
The appendix of "Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction" (eBook) includes brief descriptions of common theories used in literary and cultural studies.
Literary Theory (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Overview of literary theory, literary criticism, and summaries of specific theories.

Literary & Film Criticism

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