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    FORMALISM (also known as NEW CRITICISM) A Basic Approach to Reading and Understanding Literature Formalist theory has dominated the American literary scene for most of the twentieth century‚ and it has retained its great influence in many academic quarters. Its practitioners advocate methodical and systematic readings of texts. The major premises of New Criticism include: "art for art’s sake‚" "content = form‚" and "texts exist in and for themselves." These premises lead to the development

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    A Brief Introduction to Russian Formalism Zhu Gang In the heyday of high modernism emerged a group of college students and young faculty in Moscow and Petersburg‚ Russia‚ whose interest was claimed to be literature per se. They were few in number‚ but their unmistakable insistence on the ideal status of literary study and stubborn pursuit for its realization has marked the beginning of a new era‚ and produced profound influence on the subsequent development of contemporary Western critical

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    In Michael Neill’s essay Hamlet: A Modern Perspective‚ he claims that “Even today‚ when criticism stresses the importance of the reader’s role in ‘constructing’ the texts of the past‚ there is something astonishing about Hamlet’s capacity to accommodate the most bafflingly different readings” (Neill 308). Neill’s thesis is supported by the evidence he cites‚ but his verbose style of writing alienates some of his audience and his argument loses some of its power because of this. Neill makes a great

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    Reading Hamlet from a Psychoanalytical Perspective A psychoanalytical reading of a text involves an assessment of the conscious and unconscious elements of the mind. Freud’s theory on repression parallel Hamlet’s actions in the play. In the unconscious mind sits thoughts and instincts that the conscious mind finds unacceptable. The censored material is infantile sexual desires. Repression (the mind’s defence mechanism against feelings toward the maternal/paternal figure) directly correlates

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    Högskolan Dalarna Literature D-Level Essay Supervisor: Mats Tegmark The Construction of Identity in Edwidge Danticat’s The Farming of Bones Mohammad Wahidul Islam 830301-T236 Armegatan 32/0116 Solna 17171 h05mwisl@du.se Table of contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………….1 How Danticat Communicates Her Views on Post-Colonial Identity to Her Readers…………………………………………………………………………3 Identity is Constructed Through Conflicts………………………………… 9 External Conflicts between Two Nations……………………………………

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    Russian formalism. A school of literary theory and analysis that emerged in Russia around 1915‚ devoting itself to the study of literariness‚ i.e. the sum of ’devices’ that distinguish literary language from ordinary language. In reaction against the vagueness of previous literary theories‚ it attempted a scientific description of literature (especially poetry) as a special use of language with observable features. This meant deliberately disregarding the contents of literary works‚ and thus inviting

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    Kant's Formalism Theory

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    Kant’s Formalism Theory The theories of Immanuel Kant‚ a German philosopher‚ have had an impact on the formulation and shaping of ethics today. Immanuel Kant graced this earth from 1724 to 1804. During his eighty year life time‚ he formulated many interesting ideas regarding ethical conduct and motivation. Kant is strictly a non-consequentialist philosopher‚ which means that he believes that a person’s choices should have nothing to do with the desired outcome‚ but instead mankind simply

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    Hamlet’s transitioning perspective of death Anna Soderholm American Author Mark Twain once said‚ “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” Since the beginning of time‚ death has been a controversial topic. Whether the concept is being questioned amongst a group or internally‚ it can drive a person insane. Throughout the play ‘Hamlet’‚ Hamlet goes through several experiences that twist his idea of death. In the beginning‚ he is visited

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    Formalism and New Criticism “Formalism” is‚ as the name implies‚ an interpretive approach that emphasizes literary form and the study of literary devices within the text. The work of the Formalists had a general impact on later developments in “Structuralism” and other theories of narrative. “Formalism‚” like “Structuralism‚” sought to place the study of literature on a scientific basis through objective analysis of the motifs‚ devices‚ techniques‚ and other “functions” that comprise the literary

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    Auteur Formalism Analysis

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    Prepared by Adjunct Professor Paul Loosley FTV 111/511 History of Screen Language Auteur Formalism & Realism. Formalism and Realism Hero. Zhang Yi Mou. 2002 Week 2. FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION‚ MEDIA AND BROADCASTING Adjunct Professor Paul Loosley 1 Prepared by Adjunct Professor Paul Loosley FTV 111/511 History of Screen Language Auteur Formalism & Realism. Formalism is simply the seeing film as an expressive medium where filmmaking is purely to communicate whatever

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