ENGLISH LESSON 2 AND 3 - LITERARY CRITICISM AND APPROACHES

Question 1

It is the comparison, analysis, interpretation, and/or evaluation of works of literature, It is essentially an opinion supported by evidence, relating to the theme, style, setting, or historical or political context

Answer 1

Literary Criticism

Question 2

Focuses on symbolism, figurative language, and structure

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Structuralism/ Structuralist Approach

Question 3

Father of structuralism

Answer 3

Ferdinand De Saussure

Question 4

Russian formalist and structuralist

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Roman Jakobson

Question 5

The larger purpose of literature is to teach the morality and to probe philosophical issues for it is concerned with content and values

Answer 5

Moralism/ Moralist Approach

Question 6

Focuses on how literary works are products of the economic and ideological determinants specific to that era

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Marxism/ Marxist Approach

Question 7

Proponent of Marxism

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Karl Marx

Question 8

Upper class

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Bourgeoise

Question 9

Wage earners, lower class

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Proletariat

Question 10

It involves looking beyond the literature at the broader historical and cultural events occurring at that time the piece was written

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Historical Approach

Question 11

A Historical Approach method that questions whether texts came from a singular source, author, or historical context, and seeks to untangle the sources present within any given text.

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Source Criticism

Question 12

A Historical Approach method that seeks to understand the claims of a text by analyzing its linguistic patterns.

Answer 12

Form Criticism

Question 13

A Historical Approach method that analyzes how redactors editors wove together various traditions into one
whole.

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Redaction Criticism

Question 14

It focuses on female representation in literature, paying attention to female points of view, concerns, and values.

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Feminism/ Feminist Approach

Question 15

It is a literary
theory that focuses on the individual
reader’s experience and interpretation of
the text. It asserts that the meaning of a
text is not fixed and objective but rather
subjective and dependent on the reader’s
interpretation and response to it.

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Reader Response Criticism

Question 16

It refers to analyzing a text based solely on your own personal reactions and
interpretations

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Subjective Reader Response

Question 17

It involves considering the intended audience or “implied reader” of the text, trying to understand how the
author might expect a typical reader to react, alongside your own personal response.

Answer 17

Receptive Reader Response