THTR 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Marxism, Value Judgment

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Theatrical Criticism 6/11/2014 4:44:00 PM

Descriptive Criticism

• Record of the theatrical event

• Behind the scenes

• Review

• Ex. Aladdin from New York Times

Evaluative Criticism

• What is the playwright trying to do?

• How well had he/she done it?

• Was it worth doing?

Critical Analysis

• Value judgment but not just opinion

• A critic’s job is to analyze the text

• Cultural Theory

o Feminist Theory, Marxist Theory, race theory, etc.

• Never completely unbiased

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