12. Allusions. Symbolism. Flashcards
(34-35)
What’s allusion?
Brief reference, explicit or indirect to a person, place or event, or to another literary work/passage.
List types of allusion.
Casual, single, self-ref, corrective, apparent, multiple ref.
What’s casual reference?
When smth is recalled briefly with no depth. It’s not emphasized.
What’s single reference?
Only one source presented.
What’s self-reference?
When author uses his own work as the source.
What’s corrective allusion?
When the reference is challenged or refined.
What’s apparent reference?
Points at smth. specific, but vaguely, indirectly: “he was a hero, but he tried” (it’s open ended).
What can happen if allusion is used frequently?
It becomes trite, stale, a cliche.
What’s multiple reference type of allusion?
When 2 or + sources are used.
What is allusion based on? What does it lead to?
Allusion is based on associations which has come to stand for the symbols.
What are the most frequent alluded resources?
The Bible and mythology.
What writers are known to use a lot of allusions in their work?
James Joyce and T. Eliot.
Why does Eliot use allusions?
He has a habit of making references.
What’s James Joyce’s most alluded work?
“Finnegans Wake”.
What does the success of allusions depend on?
On the audience getting it.
Bring an example of allusion.
“The shady curtains of Aurora’s bed” (“Romeo and Juliet”). Aurora is the goddess of dawn.
What’s symbolism?
A sign of recognition. Derived from the Latin symbolum. It’s more abstract and makes literary works more meaningful.
It’s also a 19 cen. art movement.
What can you say about symbolism as an art movement?
It has Belgian, French and Russian origin, and is related to gothic component of Romanticism.
What form can symbolism take?
The form of allegory, which itself is an extended use of metaphors and symbolism.
