Talk:literary theory
Latest comment: 15 years ago by Daniel Polansky in topic Definition
Definition[edit]
| No. | Definition | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | An umbrella term for many different movements in the formal study of texts. | WP, 24 May 2002 |
| 2. | Begins with classical Greek poetics and rhetoric and includes, since the 18th century, aesthetics and hermeneutics. | WP, 22 November 2003 |
| 3. | The theory (or the philosophy) of the interpretation of literature and literary criticism. | WP, 9 February 2004 |
| 4. | The kinetic philosophy of literature concerned with the epistemological function of texts. | WP, 22 February 2008 |
| 5. | A conceptual discourse examining the relationship of texts or signs to literature. | WP, 22 February 2008 |
| 6. | The systematic study of the nature of literature and of the methods for analyzing literature. | WP, current, 14 March 2008, possibly copyrighted. |
| 7. | The philosophical discussion of the methods and goals of literary criticism. | Created by substitution into the definition at W:Literary criticism. |
Having been confused about the meaning of the term "literary theory", I have collected definitions from the revision history of Wikipedia's W:Literary theory. In the WT entry, I have used the definition no. 3. The definition no. 6. seems preferable, but it can be copyrighted, as in WP it is followed by a footnote giving the source Culler 1997, p.1. --Daniel Polansky 16:11, 10 June 2008 (UTC)