Stephanie Ihekwoaba English 3341—Fall 2013 Monday‚ October 21‚ 2013 New Criticism Analysis of The Crate (Francis Ponge) VS. A Dog After Love (Yehuda Amichai) As defined by the editors of the Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms‚ mentioned in a handout given by Professor Tomás Q. Morin‚ New Critics have the ability to “treat a work of literature as if it were a self-contained‚ self-referential object‚” rather than intently evaluating a poem on the basis of the reader’s emotional
Premium Literature Poetry Literary criticism
Focht-Hansen Monday‚ March 31‚ 2014 Reader Response Criticism and C.S. Lewis’s “An Experiment in Criticism” C.S. Lewis‚ besides being the author of many popular children’s stories‚ was a professor of medieval literature at both Cambridge and Oxford. Contrary to what might be supposed‚ he was not an author by career‚ and much of what he wrote was in the same vein of his area of expertise‚ literary analysis. “An Experiment in Criticism” is his longest and most complete work‚ and also the most
Premium Literary theory Literary criticism
Mimesis‚ the Greek word for imitation‚ has been of major importance in the history of aesthetic and literary theory. It is the earlier way to judge any work of art in relation to reality and to decide whether its representation is accurate or not. Though this mode starts from Plato‚ it runs through many great theorists of Renaissance up to some modern theorists as well. A literary work is taken to be a representation of reality or of any aspect of it. Plato holds a rather negative view on mimesis;
Premium Literature Drama Literary criticism
5/25/2010 A BRIEF HISTORY OF LITERARY THEO… Search About Xenos Xenos Books Home Groups Bible Teachings Online Journal Adult Classes What’s New? Books & Essays Online Store Ministries Donate Outlines & Charts A BRIEF HISTORY OF LITERARY THEORY III By Chris Lang The Reader-Response Theory of Stanley Fish He drew a circle that shut me out-Heretic‚ rebel‚ a thing to flout: But Love and I had the wit to win: We drew a circle that took him in! Edwin Markham At this point I would
Premium Literary theory Literary criticism
of letter and a prolific writer. He revolutionized the Arabic criticism by his articles published in “ Al-Fonun” journal which later published in the shape of book “Al-Girbal” in Egypt . In the book‚ he coined his famous view point regarding criticism by saying that everyone has his own sieve to distinguished which literary work is good and which is not up to the mark. Thus he gave maximum freedom to a critic to evaluate the literary works. He pointed out that as there is no need of mosque or church
Premium Literature Literary criticism Fiction
of Siddhartha‚ and other characters‚ finding their Atman. Ziolkowski‚ Theodore. "Siddhartha: The Landscape of the Soul." Hesse Companion. Ed. Anna Otten. Frankfurt am Main‚ Germany: Suhrkamp Verlag‚ 1970. 71-100. Rpt. in Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Ed. Thomas J. Schoenberg and Lawrence J. Trudeau. Vol. 196. Detroit: Gale‚ 2008. Literature Resource Center. Web. 5 Mar. 2013. This essay is about imagery and how it helps Siddhartha find his way. Ziolkowkski points out symbols that helps you
Premium Hermann Hesse Siddhartha Literature
Feminist Analysis of The Yellow Wallpaper Feminist Analysis of The Yellow Wallpaper Feminist criticism is an analysis of literature from the female perspective. It can be a tool for stories that tell female experiences and how storytelling impacts women. In The Yellow Wallpaper‚ an account of a woman’s experience of child creation is provided for the reader. It tells how one woman who was discounted by the males in her life was able to embrace her own feminine knowingness for her best treatment
Premium Gender Feminism Woman
characters and setting‚ which are also symbolic [at times]. O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi” gives portrays archetypal literary criticism structure. Henry’s piece of literature contain numerous accounts of symbolic ornaments that can be considered an allusion or directly symbolic to “The Gift of the Magi.” O. Henry’s‚ “The Gift of the Magi” shows proof of archetypal literary criticism by portraying the conflict of the story‚ and showing reference to the Christmas theme of “sacrifice.” Jim and Della
Premium Christmas Literary criticism Jesus
Romantic prose Romantic poetry seems to have exercised an equal and similar but not exactly identical transforming power upon verse and close. Essays and literary criticism and philosophical treatises and historical writings are found bear that new sprit. Of course‚ essay writing is not an invention of romantic age. It is originated in the hands of Francis bacon in the Elizabethan age. A familiar essay contains much of the personal self of the essayist who is quit secretive and confidential to his
Premium Literature Writing Literary criticism
Cited: Literary Criticism (1400-1800) Google Books Criticisms and Interpretations IV. By Gordon Hall Gerould Selected essays of Henry Fielding Lothar Cerny‚ "Reader Participation and Rationalism in Fielding ’s Tom Jones
Premium Literature Fiction Literary criticism