define these terms

[Tooba Malik]

structuralism
post structuralism
feminism
hermenutics
psychoanalysis
marxism
de construction
i am to tell these terms to a student of 3rd semester in IUB university so explain these

[sumyra]

Originally Posted by Tooba Malik

structuralism
post structuralism
feminism
hermenutics
psychoanalysis
marxism
de construction
i am to tell these terms to a student of 3rd semester in IUB university so explain these

structure
from latin "to build" the overall principle of organization in a work of literature
structuralism
structuralism examines aspects of human society,including language,literature and social institutions,as integrated structures or systems in which the parts have no real existence on their own,but only derive meaning and significance from their place within the system e.g the basic unit of meaning in language the PHONEME is seen to derive its meaning not from any inherent qualities in itself but because of its differencefrom other sounds
structuralism has now been superseded by the even more radical theories of post structuralist theories of jacques derrida known as deconstruction

hermenutics

(Gk science of interpretation)
originally a word applied to interpretation of bible;now applied generally to the theory of how,to what extent and by what principles and procedures we can interpret literary or indeed any text

[sumyra]

these terms are well defined and explained in book "A Dictionary of Literary Terms By MARTIN GRAY"