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noun
- 1. the field of study concerned with the principles underlying the analysis and understanding of literary works: "her background is in literary theory"
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- Literary theory
Systematic study of the nature of literature
Literary theory is the systematic study of the nature of literature and of the methods for literary analysis. Since the 19th century, literary scholarship includes literary theory and considerations of intellectual history, moral philosophy, social philosophy, and interdisciplinary themes relevant to how people interpret meaning. In the humanities in modern academia, the latter style of literary s... Wikipedia
