Exploring the African American criticism, Through Tyson’s Looking Glass

Abstract

Critical theory makes the reading more interesting for it will help the readers to explore more than what it is just on the page. It gives us the better, accessible and clear understanding of the text. Readers can interpret the text on a whole new level for it makes the literary text/document more relevant to the readers. This approach of reading the text in the light of a critical theory I find sophisticated and modern more specifically when a reader first goes through Tyson’s book Critical Theory Today. For instance, (Lois Tyson as cited in Gooh, 2018) explains that, African American criticism is all about “…a number of recurring historical and sociological themes all of which reflect the politics—realities of political, social and economic power of black American experience.” This paper discusses the elements of the African American Theory as explained by Tyson as well as there is a profound discussion on some literary works. It also gives some space to the origin and development of the African American Literature. The paper explores that Even if the literature evolves, its style change, conventions grow more intense and genres become more complex, Tysons guidance to the critical theories will have a deeper impact.