the work of art itself; because it is an object with certain autonomy. At this point‚ Wimsatt establishes three types of evidences that can be used in assessing a piece of literature but these ’evidences’ are not valid nor valuable for literary criticism. The first one‚ the ’internal evidence’‚ is that which can be taken from the poem in and of itself without outside assistance. We find it out “…through all that makes a language and culture”. Internal evidence‚ then‚ comprises elements of the structure
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April Jean Delos Santos BBF 2-9s 1. What is the significance of studying the different worlds as experienced by poets‚ dramatist‚ essayist‚ storytellers‚ playwrights‚ and writers? Studying Literature can be an eye-opening experience. Reading some great works of World Literature helps us understand things even ourselves. Because by reading we are exposing ourselves to new ideas‚ we begin to have better judgment on things and we benefit from other’s point
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Psychoanalytic Criticism Classical Psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud Theory of the Psyche Humans are motivated‚ even driven‚ by desires‚ fears‚ needs‚ and conflicts of which they are unaware‚ that is unconscious The world through psychoanalytic lens Individual human beings Psychological history Childhood -> adolescent -> adult behavior Goal: help us resolve problems Disorders Dysfunctions Patterns of behavior – destructive (in some way) The Unconscious The storehouse of those painful experiences
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Film Critique Eng – 225 Instructor – Alex Vuilleumier November 25‚ 2012 The purpose of this paper is to analyze the movie called “Steel Magnolias” (1989) directed by Herbert Ross. Steel Magnolias has been one of my families favorite films for many years; however‚ my intentions are to carefully critique the movie based on storytelling‚ acting‚ cinematography‚ edit‚ sound‚ style‚ and finally my interpretation of the film from a critics point of view. Storytelling and review should
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Criticism of "The Sick Rose" By analyzing more information from different authors‚ I was able to draw a greater amount contrast from the authors. I had a better feel for what they were trying to convey when they wrote their critical essays in their books. Whatever the case‚ it was easier to judge "The Sick Rose" by having more sources to reflect upon. Michael Riffaterre centers his analysis of "The Sick Rose" in "The Self- sufficient Text" by "using internal evidence only [to analyze
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THEMATIC ANALYSIS OF ALEXANDRE DUMAS’ “THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO” BOOK AND KEVIN REYNOLDS’ “THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO” 2002 FILM Feb. 14‚ 2013 De Guzman‚ Dollie Tarnate‚ Julia Zamora‚ Sunshine CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM “The Count of Monte Cristo has become a fixture of western civilization’s literature as inescapable and immediately identifiable as Mickey Mouse‚ Noah’s Flood‚ and the story of little red riding hood
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anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss was arguably the first such scholar‚ sparking a widespread interest in Structuralism.[1] The structuralist mode of reasoning has been applied in a diverse range of fields‚ including anthropology‚ sociology‚ psychology‚ literary criticism‚ economics and architecture. The most prominent thinkers associated with structuralism include Lévi-Strauss‚ linguist Roman Jakobson‚ and psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan. As an intellectual movement‚ structuralism was initially presumed to be the heir
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may be completely different. In Letters to a Young Poet “Letter One” Franz Kappus a nineteen-year-old student‚ wrote a letter to Rainer Maria Rilke‚ in the pursuance of criticism‚ he strive for critique of his poem. However‚ Rilke refuses to criticize the young military born poet‚ but rather denounce Kappus inquiry for criticism in his poem. Likewise‚ in David Mitchell fictional excerpt solarium from “Black Swan Green”‚ Jason Taylor a thirteen-year-old boy from England‚ who’s profound affection toward
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THE THEOPNEUSTY OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURE The Doctrine of Inspiration and Its Critics Clements Romanus a church father refers to the scripture as being true through the Holy Spirit. Augustine refers to scripture as god’s handwriting or a letter from heaven. Aside from the term inspiration he also used dictation and direction. He gives reference to inspiration perhaps as a consequences of the translation into Latin of 2 Timothy 3:16. But He does not fix these term dogmatically because He also
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MATTHEW ARNOLD “THE STUDY OF POETRY” (1880) In his anthology of English poetry‚ Arnold illustrates the allegedly objective critical judgment of which he speaks in “The Function of Criticism at the Present Time” in terms of his selection of those poets worthy in his view of being anthologised. In his preface to the anthology‚ he clarifies what he means by ‘judgment’ by turning his attention in particular to the questions of literary history and canons. The main criteria informing Arnold’s approach
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