Approaching a text with a certain literary theory, it is like..

Approach

theory

what does it want to explain?

Method/methodology

School

epistemology/epistemological

empirical vs. hermeneutic

definitions!

Constructivism

mimesis/mimetic

didacticism/didactic

eg. Pemberly extract

What do we need literary theory for?

Where do they come from?

How can literary theory be defined:

Can I analyze literary texts without literary theory?

Do I have to choose a literary theory and stick with it whatever I do?

Term for that?

Are modern approaches better than old ones?

Are literary theories subject to fashion?

paradigm

in this context

What’s the role of ideology in theory?

Can I use any theory for any text?