Modern Literary Criticism
Name : Chudasama Diptiba Pravinsinh Year : T.Y.B.A. ( 2025-26 ) Semester: 6 Subject : English Paper Name : Modern Literary Criticism Class Assignment : The Scope of structuralism Home Assignment : How Freudian interpretation works Essay : Feminist Criticism and The Role of Theory College : Maharanishree Nandkuvarba Mahila Arts and Commarce College Submission Date : 25th February 2026 Class Assignment 1) The Scope of Structuralism 🔷 Introduction Structuralism is a major intellectual movement in twentieth-century literary theory and criticism. It seeks to understand literature and culture by analyzing the underlying structures that govern meaning. Rather than focusing on the author’s intention or historical background, structuralism examines how meaning is produced through systems of signs, codes, and conventions. Influenced strongly by modern linguistics and anthropology, structuralism expanded the scope of literary studies ...