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===Sociological Criticism=== | ===Sociological Criticism=== | ||
Sociological criticism involves discussions of society, social relationships, and historical events that may affect society; shows the relationship between the artist and the society in which they live and how society affects an artist. Introduced by Kenneth Burke, Sociological Criticism is literary criticism directed to understanding literature in its larger social context. It examines the work of art in its social context and studies its social effects. Sociological critics focus on ideologies and experiences of people who lived in the specific time period and their culture; they look for themes of oppression and liberation. <ref> mmaurno [http://www.scribd.com/doc/18167893/Types-of-Literary-Criticism Types of Literary Criticism] Accessed July 8, 2014</ref><br /> | Sociological criticism involves discussions of society, social relationships, and historical events that may affect society; shows the relationship between the artist and the society in which they live and how society affects an artist. Introduced by Kenneth Burke, Sociological Criticism is literary criticism directed to understanding literature in its larger social context. It examines the work of art in its social context and studies its social effects. Sociological critics focus on ideologies and experiences of people who lived in the specific time period and their culture; they look for themes of oppression and liberation. <ref> mmaurno [http://www.scribd.com/doc/18167893/Types-of-Literary-Criticism Types of Literary Criticism] Accessed July 8, 2014</ref><br /> | ||
Sociological Criticism author, Austin Harrington, discusses in | Sociological Criticism author, Austin Harrington, discusses in "Art and Social Theory" ways in which art can be approached from a sociological standpoint. Kenneth Burke and "Literature as Equipment for Living" were at the forefront of examining sociological criticism. Burke provided refinement to the way the world is experienced through his examination of sociological criticism. <ref>Anders, Abram [http://kbjournal.org/anders"Pragmatisms by Incongruity: ‘Equipment for Living’ from Kenneth Burke to Gilles Deleuze"] Accessed July 10, 2014</ref> <br /> | ||
===Marxist Criticism=== | ===Marxist Criticism=== | ||