Which statement best describes the similarities between the feminist and historical approaches to literary analysis? both limit analysis to the words on the page rather than considering factors that influenced the author. neither considers how social forces affect the literary work. neither considers where and when the author lived or how those factors affected the literary work. both consider how cultural and political forces affect the literary work.

Both consider how cultural and political forces affect the literary work.

The right answer is "Both consider how cultural and political forces affect the literary work."

Feminist literary criticism is literary criticism informed by feminist theory, or more broadly, by the politics of feminism. It uses the principles and ideology of feminism to critique the language of literature. This school of thought seeks to analyze and describe the ways in which literature portrays the narrative of male domination by exploring the economic, social, political, and psychological forces embedded within literature.