Essays on Literary Criticism

Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin (1895-1975) was a Soviet philosopher and literary critic by craft and revolutionary by virtue. Although Clark and Holquist (1984) provide a detailed bibliography for Bakhtin (see also Hill 1986; Dentith 1995), his persistence to democratically represent linguistic diversity during Stalinist authoritarian rule…

Introduction In this essay I will give a brief introduction of two significant schools of literary theory: structuralism and feminism, explore the influence structuralism has on feminism, then evaluate the importance of two schools from literary criticism aspect. Structuralism Before Structuralism came into being in…

Both Oliver Twist and Jane Eyre are stories that tackle the dilemma of Victorian society’s power struggles, the issues with discrimination and the hardships of class mobility. Many parallels can be drawn between the two eponymous characters. They are both born orphans and spend the…

Comparative literature studies seem to have reached a noticeable place in the realm of literary criticism. It is mainly concerned with analyzing shared points and aspects between two or more literary works beyond national and local borders. Actually, the primary purpose of Comparative Literature is…

Literary criticism is a hard study to grasp because of the numerous explanations that must make sense for the critic’s view to be comprehensible to readers. Understanding the role of the critic is vital. The critic is second most important aspect, next to the author…

Literary Criticism of Oliver Twist Charles Dickens shows notable amounts of originality and morality in his novels, making him one of the most renowned novelists of the Victorian Era and immortalizing him through his great novels and short stories. One of the reasons his work…

Although each character goes through completely different experiences Alex’s, Meursault’s, and Victor’s moral ambiguity forces them each to make unethical decisions that destroy their own lives and those around them. Due to his lack of morality, Alex acts in a violent and destructive manor that…