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Analyzes literature through the lens of psychoanalysis, focusing on the psychological motivations of the characters or authors.

Analyzes literature by examining underlying structures, such as language, myths, and cultural codes.

Approaches texts with the view of deconstructing fixed ideas of gender and sexuality, focusing on the variability of sexual identities.

Analyzes literature through its textuality, focusing on the structure, style, and aesthetics rather than content or context.

Analyzes the emotions and feelings literature evokes in readers, addressing the psychological aspects of the reading experience.

Interprets texts by seeking out their underlying myths, symbols, and archetypes to uncover the universal meanings.

Explores the cultural context such as ideologies, economic systems, and power structures in which literature is written and read.

Considers literature within the dynamic interchange of social, political, and historical contexts in which it was produced and interpreted.

Examines literature composed by writers from countries with a history of colonization, focusing on issues of power, identity, and resistance.

Analyzes literature to expose the patriarchal biases and hierarchical gender relations within texts.

Emphasizes the importance of the text itself and close reading, with an analysis that is centered on form, imagery, symbols, and paradox.

A method of literary analysis that challenges the idea of fixed meanings and emphasizes the fluidity and contradictions within the text.

Focuses on the relationship between literature and reality, exploring how well texts imitate or represent the outside world.

Advocates for the appreciation of literature based on its aesthetic qualities and the pleasure of the text.

Views literature as a reflection of the socio-economic forces, particularly the struggles between different classes.

Questions the fixed meaning and emphasizes the fluidity of language, the role of the reader in creating meaning.

Analyzes literature in the context of environmental concerns, examining how texts reflect and shape our understanding of nature and ecology.

Interprets literature through the lens of cognitive science, focusing on how the mind works in understanding texts.

Focuses on the reader's experience and personal interpretation of the text, rather than the text itself or the author's intention.