Feminist criticism
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Feminist criticism is a type of literary criticism that is a classification of sociological criticism. There are two main classifications of feminist criticism: feminist critique and gynocriticism.
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Feminist Critique
Feminist Critique is a type of feminist criticism in which one analyzes the portrayal of women in literature. Specifically, its purpose is to expose patriarchial patterns literature.
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Gynocriticism
Scholars who practice gynocriticism examine literature written by women in order to discover how women viewed themselves and the role that gender plays in society.
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