Theme and pathology of thematic criticism

Born in France thematic criticism is an area of criticism that opposes traditional criticism, based on the historiography and positivism, and has attracted the eyes of the younger generation even before structuralism; In thematic criticism theme has its own properties that separate it from its classic conception; This article citing sources of thematic criticism that favored the new conception of the word "theme", has the ultimate objective to define more clearly the new conception of the word, and also clarify to what extent it opposes its classic conception. The majority of academic research in this area corresponding pretend to thematic criticism, while their conception of the word "theme" is still classic, which put the dice the first steps on the wrong track; This article discussed pursuing the objectives, insists on this erroneous conception.