Well for me actually having studied this, theories like Structualism, Russian Formalism or Semeiotics actually are better suited for literature, then theories n

Well for me actually having studied this, theories like Structualism, Russian Formalism or Semeiotics actually are better suited for literature, then theories not so rooted in "objectivity". So no, not a step back (imho) - but could provide some good takes on literature with interesting tools.