Bibliography: Brooks‚ Cleanth. The Well Wrought Urn; Studies in the Structure of Poetry. New York: Reynal & Hitchcock‚ 1947 Elliott‚ George Roy. Dramatic Providence in Macbeth; a Study of Shakespeare ’s Tragic Theme of Humanity and Grace. Princeton‚ NJ: Princeton UP
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The Themes of Wilderness and the White Man in William Faulkner ’s The Bear The Themes of Wilderness and the White Man in William Faulkner ’s The Bear William Faulkner ’s The Bear is bilateral in subject and plot. The first half of the story looks at the wilderness and the virtues man can learn from it. The second half applies these virtues to civilization‚ exposing the white man ’s corruption and misuse of the land. A careful look at the interaction of these two halves reveals a single
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Lottery”: A Discovery Via the Tools of Irony and Symbolism Within the Framework of Formalism The approach to literary criticism known as Formalism focuses on the literary text itself as the source for meaning‚ and deems the text as the only context a critic should turn to for research. It is a style of criticism that places emphasis on the literary tools and techniques in a text‚ apart from a text’s or authors historical context. The key to Formalism is structural and textual analysis. With the formalist
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tombstone indicates: "Here lies one whose name was writ in water." But nineteenth century critics and readers did come to appreciate him‚ though‚ for the most part‚ they had only a partial understanding of his work. They saw Keats as a sensual poet; they focused on his vivid‚ concrete imagery; on his portrayal of the physical and the passionate; and on his immersion in the here and now. One nineteenth century critic went so far as to assert not merely that Keats had "a mind constitutionally inapt for
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Cited: Brooks‚ Cleanth. "On ‘A Rose for Emily. ’" Literature for Composition. Ed. Sylan Barnet‚ et al. 4th ed. New York: HaperCollins‚ 1995. 190-1. Blythe‚ Hal. "Faulkner ’s ‘A Rose for Emily. ’" Barnet. 192-3. Fetterley‚ Judith. "A Rose for Emily ‘A Rose for Emily
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at the correct interpretation of a text using only the text itself. Using New Criticism’s clearly articulated methodology‚ any intelligent reader‚ say the New Critics‚ can uncover a text’s hitherto hidden meaning. New Criticism’s theoretical ideas‚ terminology‚ and critical methods are‚ more often than not‚ disparaged by present-day critics‚ who themselves are introducing new ideas concerning literary theory. Despite its current unpopularity‚ New Criticism stands as one of the most important English-speaking
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William Faulkner William Cuthbert Faulkner was a Mississippi born novelist‚ who was a quiet and private man who once observed‚ “It is my ambition to be‚ as a private individual‚ abolished and voided from society.” Known for his distinctive voice and his evocative depictions of life in the American South‚ Nobel laureate William Faulkner is recognized as one of the most important authors of the twentieth century. The myth of Yoknapatawpha Yoknapatawpha is a fictional place created by
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ENG102.0820 Professor: Hyewon Shin Student: Oscar Carvalho-Neto Final Paper "Araby" - James Joyce One of the most intriguing works by Irish writer James Joyce is "Araby" in which a young boy‚ who is the narrator‚ leads a carefree life in a Dublin neighborhood before falling in love with his friend’s sister. He is always watching her steps‚ every single morning. When they finally speak‚ the girl mentions the existence of an exotic bazaar in town‚ named "Araby". The narrator then becomes obssessed
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in her hands and turned it to hers… She held my face to hers… Mother caught me in her arms and began to cry‚ and I cried” (41). This scene shows the lack of family unity‚ for Caroline Compson cannot tolerate Benjy; she has no respect for him. Cleanth Brooks said‚ “Caroline Compson is not so much an actively wicked and evil person as a cold weight of negativity which paralyzes the normal family relationships” (293). Her self-centeredness divides the family‚ for she completely rejects Benjy‚ making
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Written Report: Russian Formalism and New Criticism Formalism is a literary theory that was spearheaded by two main bodies – Russian Formalists and New Critics – which focused on understanding the literary text through the text itself. Its principles posed a great shift from the traditional approaches during its time‚ and so it sparked a movement in the field of literary studies that would adopt new perspectives and ideas. While Formalism received much criticism due to its dubious methods of
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