English 441 New Criticism Explained Beginning in the 1920’s and coalescing in the 1940’s‚ an interpretative approach emerged that did not define literature as essentially the self-expressive product of the artist nor as an evaluative reflection or illumination of cultural history. These "New Critics" opposed the traditional critical practice of using historical or biographical data to interpret literature. Rather‚ they focused on the literary work as an autotelic (self-contained) object. The New
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Oedipus accepts the fate‚ as well‚ and gouges his eyes out‚ exiling himself from Thebes. Although generally accepted as a play of fate‚ many people have made criticisms against this claim. One critic in particular‚ Kurt Fasso‚ in his criticism “Oedipus Crux‚” believes this fate was not truly Oedipus’ – he just accepts it as his own. His criticism is valid‚ for it touches on points that do in fact prove his theory‚ in a single persuading and convincing piece‚ particularly concerning the discrepancies
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In this passage of Amy Tan’s story‚ Rules of the Game‚ the author uses many literary features to develop the climax of Waverly’s career as a young chess champion. As Waverly faces her first opponent of the chess tournament‚ she continusouly reminds herself of the art of invisble strength. She reptitively gets advised by the "wind"‚ as she carefully makes her moves towards victory‚ where her talent is recognized once again. However‚ a friction between Waverly and her mother arises as more trophies
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In the midst of a world where countless advancements have been made to better our society as a whole‚ the concept of race and the misconceptions that come along with this are more prevalent an relevant than ever. Man’s Most Dangerous Myth – The Fallacy of Race that was written by Ashley Montagu in such an elegant and insightful manner took on the task at debunking the many absurd and detrimental dogmas that were ever so present during the time he wrote this masterpiece. The horrific practices and
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Richard L. W. Clarke LITS2306 Notes 05A 1 MATTHEW ARNOLD “THE FUNCTION OF CRITICISM AT THE PRESENT TIME” (1864) Arnold‚ Matthew. “The Function of Criticism at the Present Time.” Critical Theory Since Plato. Ed. Hazard Adams. New York: Harcourt‚ Brace‚ Jovanovich‚ 1971. 592-603. Pragmatic theorists from Plato onwards have emphasised the impact which literature has on the reader. Here‚ Arnold‚ arguably England’s most important cultural critic in the second half of the nineteenth century and someone
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------------------------------------------------- Biographical Criticism Biographical criticism is the idea that knowing an author’s experiences can help the reader to interpret and understand the author’s text. Biographical critics believe it’s essential to be aware of the time period and events at the time of the writing‚ and this will help them understand the work. By understanding what time period that the author was raised in‚ the audience‚ who has to have a common knowledge about general
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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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Reedie Garrett Professor Andrade English 1302 WS6 14 February 2015 The Little Things Feminist criticism is the way that literature portrays the oppression of women. Therefore‚ many women rose to fight patriarchy society‚ which gave roles to each of its members. Women were only briefly part of the social role and were mainly given the reproductive role that confined them to raising children and taking care of their households and husbands. Susan Glaspell‚ a writer in the early twentieth century‚
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NEW CRITICISM Introduction New Criticism The name New criticism came into popular use to describe this approach to understanding literature with the 1941 publication of John Crow Ransom’s The New Criticism. This contains Ransom’s personal analysis of several of his contemporaries among theories and critics. Here he calls for an ontological critic (one who will recognize that poem is a concrete entity) like Leonardo Da Vinci’s “”Mona Lisa”. In New Criticism‚ a poem can be analyzed to discover
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1. (c.) Psychoanalytic Criticism Psychoanalytic Criticism was first mooted by the Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud. It deals with the mind of the author at the time of writing hence the “psycho” aspect of it. The text is seen as a dream and the readers unravel the mysteries of the dram as they read and endeavor to gain understanding of the text. In this theory‚ the author’s mind‚ the impact of the text on the reader and the third character are of paramount importance. This theory came from psychology
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