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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caring • Confucianism‚ with its dual emphasis on learning and tradition‚ • Confucius believed that the best way to train for government service was by reading great literature from the Chinese canon—at that time‚ this comprised works of verse and historicism written during the Zhou dynasty. • Confucius’s other teachings emphasized morality and virtue‚ without linking them to spirituality; Confucianist and Daoist philososphies similiarity: (Check) • Like Confucianism‚ Daoism asked its followers
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In Reflections of the Revolution in France‚ Edmund Burke intellectually attacks the French for the occurrences that took place in their country during the late 1700s. Burke was strongly opposed to immense political reform. In this book‚ he voices his belief that it is counteractive to try new types of government because it can lead to the loss of the progress achieved by the past generations. Thus‚ he argues that all men are subject to a generational contract that embodies beings from the past‚ present
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Steven Brust once wrote: “In my opinion‚ the proper way to judge a novel is this: Does it give one an accurate reflection of the moods and characteristics of a particular group of people in a particular place at a particular time? If so‚ it has value. Otherwise‚ it has none.” (Brust‚ Steven. 2005. Sethra Lavode). Brust‚ quite clearly has joined this debate regarding literary theories. He claims that if aspects of literary piece‚ aside from its own merits‚ are not significant then it has no worth
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