Aims and Scope
The overarching aim of the journal is to pave the way for the realization of literary theory and criticism in their broadest sense, the actualization of whose different elements through a constant process shapes the outlook of the journal. Here, literary theory and criticism are understood as an organized, rational and innovative treatment of literary texts, a treatment which possesses a sound theoretical basis, an accurate methodology and an astute, profound viewpoint rooted in the comprehensive study of literary texts.
The most important research areas covered by Literary Theory and Criticism
- Studying the background and philosophical-epistemological and methodological foundations of literary theory (philosophy and literary theory)
- Introducing literary theories and the paradigmatic and discourse context of their emergence and their classification in networks of theories (Meta-theory)
- Critically considering the discourses dominating the emergence and dissemination of literary criticism and theory (discourse studies)
- Revising thematic principles and stereotypes of criticism and theory in Iran (meta-criticism)
- Focusing on literary research in Iran, and considering the basics and mechanisms of multifaceted and interdisciplinary criticism (basic knowledge and methodological knowledge)
- Tracking the trajectory of concepts and terms in literary criticism and theory in Iran (terminology)
- Presenting the best examples of objective and concrete text criticism by theorists and theoretical critics
- Introducing new or lesser-known theories and presenting their potentials and limitations
- Rereading literary texts and conceptualizing and theorizing their data and statements
- Evaluating and systematically analyzing old and new works and texts (Criticism of the works discussed should be confined to the field of Persian literature and texts. Studies on non-Iranian works are accepted only if they are conducted as reviews of the ideas of one or several thinkers. Comparative studies on Iranian and non-Iranian works are also accepted.)
