Introduction: What is Literature 2-5 The Formalists‚ Russia‚ 1910s. “Lit language is a set of deviations from a norm … a ‘special’ kind of language‚ in contrast to the ‘ordinary’ language we commonly use.” Ordinary lang is different for different classes‚ regions‚ ages‚ etc. Lit lang is an assemblage of devices (sound‚ rhythm‚ narrative techniques‚ etc) and the lit content is merely present as the reason to use these in a particular way. 6-7 However‚ it’s possible to read anything as literature
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New Criticism/ Formalism: Definition • Involves reading the text closely. • Every bit of detail is essential to interpret the text. • Interpretation will be found in the text. • Interested in the setting‚ characters‚ symbols‚ and point of view. • Do not look at the text with feminism‚ psychology‚ mythology‚ or other standpoints. • Analyze irony‚ paradox‚ imagery‚ and metaphors. Historical Development Methodology • 20th
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Testament text. Among the many‚ Vernon K. Robbins who coined the term “Socio- Rhetoric criticism” is an extraordinary figure in the field of New Testament criticism. His work is considered to be one of most the significant arts to approach the New Testament text. This approach to the New Testament text is inclusive of literary‚ narrative‚ rhetorical‚ inter-textual‚ socio-scientific‚ cultural and ideological criticism together. Socio-rhetorical interpretation has become a multi-dimensional approach to
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Reflection “Their eyes were watching God” a novel by Zora Neale Hurston left me with a lot of wandering thoughts and questions. Through annotating these two literary criticisms by Claire Crabtree‚ Jordan Jennifer and two social issues by Keith Richburg and Anne Kingston I learned a lot about what was going on with the protagonist Janie in the story and deep in her Feminist mind and why she did some of the things she did. The first source by Jennifer changed the way I thought about Janie in the
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context through the lenses of reader response‚ deconstructionism‚ new historicism‚ and psychoanalytic analysis. Through these lenses of literary theory I hope to derive further meaning and understanding of this favored story as well as dismiss some criticism that has been leveled against H.P. Lovecraft. Each theoretical view has been defined by personal opinion and expert testimony and broken into separate sections; each examining the story from the theory described. The final section I will bring
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Antonia." Comparative Literature 7.1 (1955): 43-51. JSTOR. Web. 15 Feb. 2012. Krstovic‚ Jelena. “Georgics by Vergil.” Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism. (2008): 200-358. Literature Criticism Online. Web. 15 Feb 2012. Witalec‚ Janet. “Willa Cather (1873-1947).” Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. (2003): 110-157. Literature Criticism Online. Web. 15 Feb 2012.
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The word ‘Hypothesis is derived from a Greek word‚ which means ‘to suppose’. It is usually considered as the principal instrument in research. For a researcher it is a formal question that he or she intends to resolve. In this way a hypothesis may be defined as a proposition or a supposition. The main function of hypothesis is to guide the collection and processing of materials and direct the research. Hypothesis is a tentative conclusion. It is facts based theory. A research scholar will analyze
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When people say they are looking at something through a feminist criticism lens‚ it means they are looking at the movie or book to try and find parts that speak on women and their position in the world. Throughout Pygmalion‚ Pretty Woman‚ and My Fair Lady‚ there are multiple messages that can be understood about women and their role in society. Pygmalion‚ an old Greek myth‚ has the least to say about women‚ but there is still something to be learned. When the story says the women are prostitutes
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College Literature 22.1 (Feb. 1995): 91-103. Rpt. in Contemporary Literature Criticism. Ed. Jeffrey W. Hunter. Vol. 137. Detroit: Gale Group‚ 2001. Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 16 June 2011. Simmons‚ Diane. “The Rhythm of Reality in the Works of Jamaica Kincaid.” World Literature Today 68.3 (Summer 1994): 466-472. Rpt. in Literature of Developing Nations for Students: Presenting Analysis‚ Context‚ and Criticism on Literature of Developing Nations. Ed. Elizabeth Bellalouna‚ Michael L. LaBlanc
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Art Criticism Research Paper Gustav Klimt‚ The Kiss‚ Oil and gold leaf on canvas‚ 1907-1908 The Kiss‚ painted by Gustav Klimt‚ is probably his most recognized work. He began working on the painting in 1907. In The Kiss‚ there is a couple embracing each other. The man is covered in neutral colored rectangles‚ and the woman is wearing brightly colored circles and flowers in her hair. There are many lines in the image considering all of the rectangles the man is wearing. They are colored in various
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