Internet Source Criticism * WWW.DKIEL.COM The source that I’ve chosen for this assignment goes under the URL www.dkiel.com. I found this source by googling a specific event during the early modern period rather than the whole topic itself and then I found this source by googling reformation early modern period. I came directly to an article (http://www.dkiel.com/Reformation/EnglishReformation.html) that was under the possession of www.dkiel.cOM. The source’s top level domain is .com‚ which
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10 Literary Criticism approach An Overview of Approaches The Three-fold Purpose of Criticism: To help us solve a problem in the reading. To help us sift between and resolve conflicting readings. To enable us craft interpretative‚ yet scholarly judgments about literature. 1. Historical / Biographical Approach: Historical / Biographical critics see works as the reflection of an author’s life and times (or of the characters’ life and times). H/B approach deems it necessary to know about the
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The feminist critical perspective examines the roles that women play in literary works and their true significance to the text. Their roles are usually decided on by the society or time period in which the story is set. In "The Merchant of Venice‚" females were suppressed by the societal ideals of Shakespeare’s Elizabethan era‚ which is portrayed through the characters of Portia and Jessica‚ who could not establish their own powerful identities because they were women. Portia and Jessica are the
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feminism and eventually produced robust movements to end violence against women and children as well as to end pornography‚ which radical feminists saw as anti-woman propaganda and a source of sexual violence. This collided with but did not merge with the demands of a growing conservative movement to police sex more rigorously and also incited opposition within the feminist movement as some activists were concerned about a return to state censorship and the intensification of an anti-sex backlash for women
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New Criticism VS Reader-Response Criticism What is more accurate‚ new criticism or reader response criticism? The answer is neither‚ seeing as both styles of critic views and analyzes the topic at hand and gives feedback. Though both styles offer feedback‚ they are different forms of feedback entirely. New criticism involves focusing on the material at hand‚ and not what it was meant to be perceived as‚ to judge the topic by every measurable feature possible. Reader response criticism is when
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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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A theme of this story is that people are not who they seem they are. Calpurnia has two sides to her in this story. One is the way Calpurnia acts at the Finch’s. Calpurnia talks like a normal citizen of Maycomb. Calpurnia also dresses like a normal citizen of Maycomb. But on Sunday’s she suddenly flips a switch. The way Calpurnia acts on the other side of town across the city borders where she goes to church on Sunday’s. Calpurnia talks a lot different than anyone in Maycomb‚ the colored people at
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To what extent is feminist criticism helpful in opening up potential meaning in the “Little Red Cap?” Firstly‚ the title of the poem instantly creates a sense of intrigue as it is very similar to the title of Little Red Riding Hood the children’s story. This poem has been laid out very well because it gives the reader’s an opportunity to connect all similarities and differences to the children’s story. It also allows the reader to notice the huge contrast between both of the poems. For example
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Autobiographical and Personal Criticism Immanuel Kant was one of the first modern-day philosophers who admitted that there is no such thing as an “objective” interpretation‚ and that every interpreter brings a great deal to the text. Up to very recently almost all scholarly writing has been defined by the absence of the “I” or any reference to the personal situation of the writer or to the writing process. This situation has changed drastically with the introduction of autobiographical criticism. Autobiographical
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Let’s get this straight first. I actually applaud Malcolm Gladwell for writing his book Outliers. His theories throughout the book touched ideas that I wouldn’t even begin to think about or question. He gave support for his theories and spent a lot of time describing occurrences that seemed to prove them (as you can guess I’m a bit skeptical about some). I actually enjoyed reading once I got myself to actually focus and read. You see‚ it’s not the type of book that you don’t want to put down;
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