characters and setting‚ which are also symbolic [at times]. O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi” gives portrays archetypal literary criticism structure. Henry’s piece of literature contain numerous accounts of symbolic ornaments that can be considered an allusion or directly symbolic to “The Gift of the Magi.” O. Henry’s‚ “The Gift of the Magi” shows proof of archetypal literary criticism by portraying the conflict of the story‚ and showing reference to the Christmas theme of “sacrifice.” Jim and Della‚ both
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Ed. The Cultural Studies Reader. London: Routledge‚ 1999. Eagleton‚ Terry. Literary Theory. Minneapolis‚ MN: University of Minnesota Press‚ 1996. Lentricchia‚ Frank. After the New Criticism. Chicago: University of Chicago Press‚ 1980. Moore-Gilbert‚ Bart‚ Stanton‚ Gareth‚ and Maley‚ Willy. Eds. Postcolonial Criticism. New York: Addison‚ Wesley‚ Longman‚ 1997. Richter‚ David H. Ed. The Critical Tradition: Classic Texts and Contemporary Trends. 2nd Ed. Bedford Books: Boston‚ 1998. Rivkin‚ Julie and
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2.1. Foucault‚ Gaze and Jane Eyre p.3 2.2. Jane Eyre and the Returned Gaze p.4 3.Jane Eyre and Subjectivity p.6 3.1. Subjectivity as Jane Eyre ’s Strength p.6 3.2. Childhood as Roots to Subjectivity p.8 3.3. Criticisms p.8 Conclusion p.10 Bibliography p.11 Introduction All Charlotte Brontë needed was a woman who would openly speak about her life‚ regardless of its details‚ regardless of how society will cringe to it or be
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Narrative Criticism Frederick Douglass The 1845 autobiography‚ The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass provides an elaborate examination of the hardships of slavery. Frederick Douglass’ firsthand recounting of the whippings‚ beatings‚ and hangings he observed as a slave in the nineteenth century vividly illustrate the poor treatment African American slaves endured in the South. His words‚ thoughts‚ and feelings throughout his internment as a slave provides an in depth description of his
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"The most insistent and vigorous historicism through most of the twentieth century has been Marxism‚ based on the work of Karl Marx (1818-1883)" (Marxist Criticism"). Even though this critical theory has been proved to be flawed‚ this theory is quite helpful when used to "interpret the failure of Marxist regimes" (Tyson 49). Some of the fundamental premises include the idea that how an economy functions is the base of every society‚ that all human events and productions have specific material/historical
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philosophy and literature Of Grammatology‚which includes writings on Claude Levi Strauss‚ Saussure and Rousseau and Speech and Phenomenon‚ a deconstruction of the Logical Investigation of Edmund Husserl. Deconstuction ‚ as applied in the criticism of literature‚ designates a theory and practice of reading which claims to “subvert” or “undermine” the assumption that the system of language provides grounds that are adequate to establish the boundaries ‚ the coherence or unity and the determinate
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Middle Ages‚ such as Geoffrey Chaucer’s Wife of Bath. Over the course of centuries‚ feminism has later redefined the readers’ perspectives of major literary works. Nonetheless‚ the 1960’s second wave feminism introduces modern feminist literary criticism through the inclusion of gender equality reform laws and literature in the United States‚ such as the Equal Pay Act of 1963‚ Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ and national best-seller Betty Friedan’s Feminine Mystique. In William Shakespeare’s tragic play
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ART CRITICISM PAPER "The Grafin von Schonfeld with her Daughter" by Elizabeth Louise Vigee-LeBrun In the University Of Arizona Museum Of Art‚ the Pfeiffer Gallery is displaying many art pieces of oil on canvas paintings. These paintings are mostly portraits of people‚ both famous and not. They are painted by a variety of artists of European decent and American decent between the mid 1700’s and the early 1900’s. The painting by Elizabeth Louise Vigee-Lebrun caught my eye and drew me in to look
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The Intentional Fallacy of W.K. Wimsatt and Monroe C. Beardsley Annotation Intentions are the primary focus of the Intentional Fallacy‚ delving into the reliability of critiques and how much the critic can disseminate the intention of the works of poets. Innately flawed‚ the intentions of works are stained with history and experience of both the poet and the public‚ where neither can be ignored or excused. Explanations and indications of meaning are sometimes offered‚ however‚ this leaves footnotes
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of a famous regional work in Malayalam‚ Khasakkinte Ithihasam authored by the eminent writer O V Vijayan‚ and thus assert its artistic value. Divided into four chapters‚ the dissertation blends the kin theories of Psychoanalytic and Mythological criticism and applies it to the novel. The Introduction sets the ground for the analysis by exploring the scope of the novel in the comparative study of literature. It also asserts the author’s place in the regional and Indian English canons of literature
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