of Literary Criticisms? * New Criticism / Formalism - This type of criticism concerns itself with the parts of a text and how the parts fit together to make a whole. Because of this‚ it does not bring in any information outside of the text: biography of the author‚ historical or literary allusions‚ mythological patterns‚ or the psychoanalytical traits of the characters (except those traits specifically described in the text.) * Archetypical or Mythic – This type of criticism looks at traditional
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Douglass’s fifth of July. In J. A. Kuypers (Ed.)‚ Rhetorical criticism‚ perspectives in action (pp. 39-59). Lanham‚ MD: Lexington. F. I. Hill wrote the article The “Traditional” Perspective in 1972; later edited in 2009. This article was meant to inform readers about how to apply traditional criticism through the use of the theory of rhetoric. It was divided into two sections; the first being an overview of traditional criticism‚ and the second being the application of this in his critical essay
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Treasure of Lemon Brown In Walter Dean Myer’s story The Treasure of Lemon Brown a teenager named Greg meets Lemon Brown and shows him a lesson about what is truly valuable in life. The theme of this story is “Everyman has a treasure” (Pg. 475). When Greg finds out about Lemon Brown’s treasure he automatically thinks of something value in money not something emotionally value. But Lemon Brown teaches him that everyone has some kind of treasure and that it doesn’t have to have money value.
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The Purpose of Criticism: Literary criticism has at least three primary purposes. (1) To help us resolve a difficulty in the reading. The historical approach‚ for instance‚ might be helpful in addressing a problem in Thomas Otway’s play Venice Preserv’d. Why are the conspirators‚ despite the horrible‚ bloody details of their obviously brutish plan‚ portrayed in a sympathetic light? If we look at the author and his time‚ we see that he was a Tory whose play was performed in the wake of the Popish
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LESSON PLAN Subject/Title: OUTDOOR ACTIVITY – Treasure hunt Materials: Small envelopes (24 of them); in each envelop is question from different curriculum area appropriate to children’s age Treasure map Treasure (chocolate coins) Objectives/Learning Goals: Direct objectives Hunting for treasures in the garden by answering on questions from envelops and by following the map ; Indirect objectives Using and exploring concrete materials from different curriculum area by answering on questions from
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BIOGRAPHICAL CRITICISM Biographical criticism begins with the simple but central insight that literature is written by actual people and that understanding an author’s life can help readers more thoroughly comprehend the work. Anyone who reads the biography of a writer quickly sees how much an author’s experience shapes—both directly and indirectly—what he or she creates. Reading that biography will also change (and usually deepen) our response to the work. Sometimes even knowing a single important
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The Treasures of Alpheus Winterborn written by John Bellairs is about a boy named Anthony Monday. Anthony lives in small town named Hoosac‚ Minnesota where everyone knows everyone. With money problems the Monday’s are struggling‚ so Anthony decides to get a job. During his job which is at the public library he finds a mysterious note‚ which later turns out to be a clue to a treasure. This note followed one after the other leading to an adventure to find the treasure which is supposedly left by the
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Stevenson’s book Treasure Island Jim experiences a journey from the island he did almost all of the the stages in the hero’s journey. His adventure was a very long and dangerous one. On this adventure he finds out that the life he wants to live may not actually be as glorious as he once thought. Jim’s home culture is where he lived‚ worked‚ and where his story began‚ The Admiral Benbow‚ the inn that he and his family owned. His call to adventure was when Billy Bones dies and Jim finds the treasure map in his
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Marxist criticism is a type of criticism in which literary works are viewed as the product of work and whose practitioners emphasize the role of class and ideology as they reflect‚ propagate‚ and even challenge the prevailing social order. Rather than viewing texts as repositories for hidden meanings‚ Marxist critics view texts as material products to be understood in broadly historical terms. In short‚ literary works are viewed as a product of work (and hence of the realm of production and consumption
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Mongol Invasions” as well as the pertinent humanitarian concerns best illustrated by renowned historian Ibn al-Athir‚ criticisms regarding the religious legitimacy and negative humanitarian impacts of the Mongol Invasions are valid assessments. The first controversy surrounding the impact of the Mongol invasions is whether or not their motives were legitimate. Much of historian criticism suggests that the religious and ideological beliefs of the Mongols that compelled them to action were both extremist
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