becomes something of high quality. Lines 6 -10: No good book will ever come from one with a shallow imagination. As a fiction writer composes works‚ he will learn this and if he takes it to heart‚ his works will be of high quality. Lines 11-15: A critic believes that fiction pieces are generalized and have an unsubstantial amount of description. James believes the contrary. James believes that with the freedom that comes from writing fiction‚ there is plenty of room for description only it follows
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seeks to interpret the work of literature through understanding the times and culture in which the work was written. The historical critic is more interested in the meaning that the literary work had for its own time than in the meaning the work might have today. For example‚ while some critics might interpret existential themes in Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ a historical critic would be more interested in analyzing the play within the context of Elizabethan revenge tragedy and Renaissance humor psychology
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LONGINUS: ON THE SUBLIME FIVE PRINCIPAL SOURCES OF SUBLIMITY IN LITERATURE By the word ‘sublime’ Longinus‚ means elevation or loftiness – all that raises style above the ordinary‚ and gives it distinction in its widest and truest sense. So sublimity is a certain distinction and excellence in composition. Longinus says that‚ both nature and art contribute to sublimity in literature. Art is perfect when it seems to be nature‚ and nature hits the mark when she contains art hidden within her. The five
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“lenses”. The question is how can these diverse “lenses” allow for us to focus in on one specific aspect of a work at a time? Gender critics examine “how sexual identity influences the creation and reception of literary works” ("Types of Literary Criticism." 1). This school includes gay-and-lesbian study critics ("Schools of Literary Criticism." A-42). From the gender critic point-of-view‚ the commercial portrays how a man can be more attractive to a woman by using the old spice body wash. It starts out
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with the 2d platoon of Bravo Company and 3d Battalion. He was in combat duty for fifteen months before he was discharged in 1968 (Norman). Oliver Stone’s foundation of the film was the depiction of the terror that the Vietnam War caused‚ but some critics saw violence within the U.S. Army while others saw violence between the U.S. soldiers and the Vietnamese villagers‚ reviewers saw inhumane actions while others saw a necessity for the inhuman actions‚ and scholars saw fear within the soldiers while
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because just like how the sharks were trying to eat the old man‚ his parents were “eating” his plans and future. The critics of his were also “sharks.” Hemingway’s critics were not exactly the nicest to him about his book “Across the River and Into the Trees.” “However‚ O’Hara’s was one of the few good reviews‚ with negative reviews appearing in more than 150 publications. Critics claimed the novel was too emotional‚ had inferior prose and a "static plot"‚ and that Cantwell was an "avatar" for Hemingway’s
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her own life. But‚ on the other side of this issue some critics state that the Grandmother’s grace is because of the Lord touching her due to Bible references being used through the short story The side of the argument that makes the most sense personally would be the Grandmother being touched by the Lord in order to show grace to the criminal. This novel is diverse‚ in terms of the logic behind the authors reasoning behind her writing. Critic Stanley Renner thinks that the grandmother touching the
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distinguished which literary work is good and which is not up to the mark. Thus he gave maximum freedom to a critic to evaluate the literary works. He pointed out that as there is no need of mosque or church for worship on the same way there is no need of meters for poetry. All we need is to express the feeling from the bottom of the heart. He divided people between extraordinary and common critic. According to him‚
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A Reader’s Guide To Contemporary Literary Theory ( First Chapter ) The New Critics And Their Influence On The Democratization Of Education And Their Reaction Against Social Conditions Bouchra Hallit Groupe : 2 The new critics in the 20th century; whether in England or in The United States‚ had goals to achieve be it social‚ economical‚ or educational. The one to have affected the critical views in the world was‚ Mathew Arnold‚ whose ideas were much centred about culture and specifying
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As time passed‚ critics continued to recognize how this play’s theme transcends its 19th century context to relate to the lives of people today. A Doll’s House shows his gifts for creating realistic dialogue‚ a suspenseful flow of events and‚ above all‚ psychologically penetrating
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