confirmation of empirical claims. There are no absolute truths. All knowledge is hypothetical‚ provisional‚ and conjectural. Popper‚ the herald of anti-totalitarianism‚ distanced himself from dogma and propaganda. He considered the general view on historicism to be the principal theoretical presupposition underpinning most forms of authoritarianism and totalitarianism (Thornton 2009). Thus‚ he pleaded for the ‘Open Society’‚ in which critical discussion and argument are of vital importance. It is defined
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The Real Inspector Hound: A discourse of postmodernism In this essay we will try to explain why The Real Inspector Hound is a Postmodernist play. To do this First we must decide on what Postmodernism actually is. As many critics have written many definitions on this subject overlapping and contradicting each other it is hard to find a single definition of postmodernism. So first to embark on this journey‚ we are going to find and state a single definition of postmodernism and afterwards we shall
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Critical Theory Cheat Sheet Donald E. Hall. Literary and Cultural Theory: From Basic Principles to Advanced Applications. Houghton Mifflin‚ 2001. Theory Formalism /New Criticism 1920’s forward Reader Response Rhetorical Analysis Marxist/Materialist Analysis Psychoanalytic Analysis Key Ideas -analysis of literary structures (genre; character‚ plot‚ setting‚ etc.) -rejected literature’s historical and biographical contexts -intrinsic meaning of texts; literature expresses
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Critical Theories Reflection Part A: Learning the different literary lenses will help further my ability to thoroughly analyze the literature I read. As seen with the examples used throughout the seminar presentations sometimes a certain critical theory can be used more successful for certain pieces of text. Having the knowledge of the many different ways there is to analyze a text I can choose one that will be more accurate. Also‚ in many cases you can use a bunch of different lenses to analyze
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Entry for Week 1 -- Critical History of “The Dead” I found it interesting that the city of Dublin could be thought of as a major character of Dubliners and/or of The Dead. From everything I have read so far‚ it definitely is obvious that Joyce was struggling with Ireland’s apparent unwillingness to define itself‚ either as Roman Catholic or as Protestant. And also‚ he feels that religion is too much the focus of the country‚ too strict‚ too regimented. Schwarz writes on page 67 that Gabriel
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Philip Johnson were seminal to the development of architecture in the twentieth century. Mies van der Rohe dramatically altered architectural boundaries by transforming the design of buildings from the ornate and decorative historicism of the nineteenth century‚ to the sleek and geometric shapes and styles characteristic of Modernist architecture. He designed innovative structures‚ such as the skyscraper‚ with an emphasis on functionality and simplicity
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approaches. Presentism versus Historicism The definition of presentism is to interpret the past only in terms of present concepts and values. Example‚ if an individual were to look at the Revolutionary War and how it was fought in the present one may find this unconventional and lacking the ability to win. In those days however it was more of an honor to fight in a straight line rather than in the present day from far distances with better weapons. Historicism is the understanding of an event
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uncertainty. Week 1 both Week 2 both Week 3 both Week 4 both Week 5 both Week 6 both‚ “but regionalism” term is not on exam Week 7 both (pretty much everything before Feb 26) “Historicism”: not a literary movement; it’s a way of analyzing literature. -Ways to analyze literature: Historicism New Criticism -Literary Movements (periods of literature): These are in order! Romanticism. Realism Naturalism Modernism Postmodernism - Don’t worry about years‚ but know the order
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” In the following paper‚ I will explore his earliest work‚ “The Beast in the Cave‚” a story written when he was around fifteen years old. I will explore its meanings and 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
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In the case of Wernicke’s production‚ the mirror stands as the main motive always as its background. It has different meanings for this production. As I already mentioned‚ the mirror background reflects the different images of Vienna‚ singers on the stage and the audience. At the first scene‚ the mirror is directed forward and reflects the stage and the audience. But soon later‚ it turns inside and reflects the image of historical red bedroom of the Marschallin on it. At the end of the first act
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