marxist criticism

marxist criticism feels that texts are influenced by the social and political circumstances at the time. in relation to the ten tenets of liberal humanism i think you could relate it to the first one, that good literature is timeless. in order to be timeless it has to speak of human nature which comes from what is going on in social and political settings. even if the social and political circumstances are not identical year to year there are always similarites that help us learn our mistakes and accomplishments from these previous experiences. when texts are influenced by such events they can be interpreted in all situations and all moments, making them relevent and timeless.

first blog!! THEORY

im catherine a junior at emmanuel college, studying engish literature. ive never blogged before so this is all new to me!

my idea of thoery is based off the definition of a set of facts and analyzing their relationship to one another. theory dealing with literature i feel tries to explain how it works. i also feel however that theory can be a undefinable thing, theory may explain literature but it can also be disputed which is why it is able to be studied.