GENERAL NOTES ON LITERARY LANGUAGE 4 CHAPTER II VARIETIES OF LITERARY LANGUAGE 6 CONCLUSION 11 List of Literature 12 INTRODUCTION A literary language is a register of a language that is used in literary writing. This may also include liturgical writing. The difference between literary and non-literary (vernacular) forms is more marked in some languages than in others. Where there is a strong divergence‚ the language is said to exhibit diglossia. Classical Latin was the literary register of Latin
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What do you think about the main character(s)? Write a few sentences about your impressions so far. Which aspect will you analyze further in your literary analysis? Have you formulated your thesis statement yet? You need to have finished the novel soon. In Uppdrag 4 you must present your analysis. For more information about how to structure a literary analysis‚ Novel : the beach by Alex Garland How are you getting on with the reading of your chosen novel? Do you find it funny‚ exciting‚ boring
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Annotated Bibliography "New Historical Criticism." New Historical Criticism. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2013. I like this description of Historical Criticism because it shows me how people used to look at criticism before. Historical criticism used to be about people looking at the background of the author‚ what time frame he lived in‚ the things that were happening around him/her that influenced that specific piece of writing. With new historicism‚ things get more complex
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Movie Criticism American film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert use a form of criticism that “considers the organic unity of the unique work” to review the 1978 horror film Halloween (Mays 1974). The form of criticism used‚ is a sub category from Emphasis on the Text‚ which is called New Criticism. Ebert stated that‚ “there is a difference between good and scary movies” before discussing with Siskel why they appreciated this movie. According to Siskel & Ebert‚ this film was “directed with a
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a theoretical minefield. Genre theory has drawn immense debate and contemplation throughout literary history‚ however‚ several conclusions have emerged. Genre types are unfixed categories whose characteristics differ considerably among the specific genres; furthermore‚ the role of literary history plays a significant role in discussions of genre‚ for genre types evolve and shift with each new literary text. An approach to the discussion of genre‚ family resemblances‚ illustrates similar conventions
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In The Chosen‚ Potok describes the Jewish culture during the period of World War I. Beginning with the affluence of Polish Jews before the war‚ Potok established a circle of relationships. In the book‚ there are three main relationships. The first one is father-son‚ between Danny and his father‚ Reb Saunders and between Reuven and his father‚ David Malter. The relationship between Reuven and Danny is the second main relationship in The Chosen. The third main relationship is Hasidism verses Zionism
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A Movement Across The Arts Romanticism -(also the Romantic era or the Romantic period) was an artistic‚ literary‚ and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century and in most areas was at its peak in the approximate period from 1800 to 1850. Partly a reaction to the Industrial Revolution‚[1] it was also a revolt against
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Literary Analysis “Revelation” Flannery O’Connor short story entitled “Revelation” was swayed by her personal upbringing in the South. She lived in the time where people from the South were very intolerant and narrow-minded towards people who had a different lifestyle and who were of a different race. Because Southerners believed people who did not live up to their wealth or status were inferior‚ it offered O’Connor the exact descriptions she wanted for the characters in this story. The main
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A Glossary Of Literary Terms Layal Ayoub 8053 Social Novel: The Social novel‚ also known as the social problem (or social protest) novel‚ is a "work of fiction in which a prevailing social problem‚ such as gender‚ race‚ or class prejudice‚ is dramatized through its effect on the characters of a novel". More specific examples of social problems that are addressed in such works‚ include poverty‚ conditions in factories and mines‚ the plight of child labour‚ violence against women‚ rising
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Literary Analysis: Terms Many literature students are expected to be familiar with the basic terms listed below (and discussed in more depth in your text). Keep this study guide with your text. At the beginning of each reading assignment‚ write the elements of literature pertaining to the particular type of literature at the beginning of the short story or poem. After reading‚ define them in your text for class discussion‚ quizzes‚ and test preparation. To understand literature‚ it is necessary
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