Notes on the Formalist (New Criticism) Literary Lens Claire‚ Jill. “Formalist Theory Applied to The Poisonwood Bible.” Teaching Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible‚” from Multiple Critical Perspectives. Clayton‚ De.: Prestwick House‚ Inc. 2011. Print. THE FORMALIST APPROACH TO LITERATURE was developed at the beginning of the 20th century and remained popular until the 1970s‚ when other literary theories began to gain popularity. Today‚ formalism is generally regarded as a rigid and
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MLA Writing Style Making it easy! Making it easy! What is it and why is it important? Sponsored by the Modern Language Association Used by discipline area Provides consistency in the formatting of a research paper. Provides a uniform way to document the sources used in research (Remember PLAGIARISM!!) Real life consequences to plagiarism Plagiarism can result in failing an assignment or even a class. Plagiarism can result in getting fired from a work situation
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* Introduction: The power of the art critic and historian is often far more than many recognize. It is through his eyes that one sees the art‚ particularly the art of periods past. It is his perspective from which one reads the work. Meyer Schapiro’s article Cézanne’s Apples illustrates the power that the writer has to manipulate the viewer’s interpretation. Various forms of art critique have developed as an approach to art interpretation. Schapiro’s psychoanalytic approach‚ that is‚
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In society‚ the persons who hold authority through opportune and monetary wealth force the underprivileged “to the periphery of a dominant social group‚” and “belittle‚ depreciate‚ discount‚ or dismiss” them; thus‚ creating marginalization (OED). In regards to race‚ the prominent‚ white community uses the weight of hundreds of years of mistreatment‚ violence‚ and oppression to classify non-whites as a marginalized group. Stripping these marginalized groups of opportunity‚ the authoritative whites
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As the old saying goes‚ “Reading is not generating the same result as seeing.” You can see from the meaning that we value seeing more than reading in terms of communication. The three most important elements in all forms of communication are sender‚ message and receiver. (Marie Gillespie and Jason Toynbee‚ 2006) Messages can be sent in several ways. Texts and images are two efficient ways of being sent. However‚ no one can deny the fact that‚ these days‚ we seem to pay more attention to images than
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is a metaphor? Comment on its position and its effectiveness. “Or crust and sugar over-“ The metaphor helps create the shift in the poen and also gives a deeper meaning of what the poet is trying to say with greater impact. * What specific denotation has the word “dream”? Since the poem does not reveal the contents of the dreams‚ the poem is general in its implication. What happens to your understanding of it on learning that its author was a black American? The specific meaning of “dream”
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themselves that love and attention they need from their parent. (2) “A profoundly tender‚ passionate affection for another person.” (3) “Sexual passion or desire.” (4) “A person toward whom love is felt; beloved person; sweetheart.” All of these denotations go hand in hand. They are all describing interpersonal love‚ which is love among human beings. Interpersonal love is very important because it is this type of love that allows humans to work together. Working together is an essential survival tool
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innocent children’s story into a extravagant gothic fantasy which positions the reader to grasp a greater understanding of the events leading up to the climax and the background in general. The stylist choices of magic realism differ from the classic denotation of fantasy because realistic frameworks of the real world are twisted with the supernatural resulting in murderous‚ sadistic or brutal situations; in this instance Red Riding Hood engaging in sexual acts with the Wolf. From the beginning the reader
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Louis XIV‚ the Sun King Historians over three centuries have both defended and criticized Louis XIV’s controversial reign. Many people hailed him as a great king; supreme as the sun he deemed his emblem. A great king is an unselfish one who is able to consider the people’s interest before their own. This is a direct contrast to how Louis XIV ruled France‚ but he still accomplished a remarkable amount for France. Even with his selfish agenda and lavish spending‚ it is without question that Louis
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Literature: An Introduction What Is Literature and Why Do We Study It? • Literature [Roberts and Jacobs] – a composition that tells a story‚ dramatizes a situation‚ expresses emotions‚ analyzes and advocates ideas – helps us grow personally and intellectually – language in use; hence inseparable from it – product of a particular culture; even more culture-bound than language – makes us human Literary Genres Four genres of literature: Prose
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