Abstract:

This paper examines three pairs of relationships that need to be properly addressed in the ideological and political construction of the course “Western Literary Theory”. The first aspect clarifies the relationship between Marxist literary theory and Western literary theory, mainly exploring their similarities and differences to achieve cognitive consistency. The second aspect analyzes the relationship between learning Marxist literary theory and learning Western literary theory to settle the question of stance. The third aspect investigates the relationship between the study and application of Marxist literary theory, identifying ways in which Marxist literary theory can be employed to guide literary criticism to solve practical issues.

Key words: Western literary theory, Marxist literary theory, ideological and political education in curriculum, ideology