Literary Approaches Flashcards
Refers to critical approaches that analyze, interpret, or evaluate the inherent feature of a text
Formalism
reduces the importance of a text’s historical and biographical and cultural context
Formalism
type of literary critique that judges the value of the literary-based on it’s MORAL or ETHICAL teachings
Moralism
it’s concern is not only to discover the meaning but also determine whether the works are both true and significant
Moralism
determine whether a work conveys a lesson or message
Moralism
who developed marxism
Karl Marx
middle class of marxism
Bourgoeisie
poor of marxism
proletariat
focuses on power struggles of the characters
marxism
focuses on the gender relationships of characters in the story
feminism
whom does it benefit if the work or effort is accepted/successful/believed etc?
marxist criticism
what value does it reinforce?
marxist criticism
what value does it subvert?
marxist criticism
what conflict can be seen between the values the work champions and those it portrays?
marxist criticism
how does the author’s culture influence his/her attitude?
feminist criticism
According to feminism, this system is responsible why men dominate women
Patriarchy
understands the events and experiences surrounding the composition of the work, especially the life of the author, and uses the findings to interpret that work of literature.
Historical approach
relevance of the selection to the historical context during which it was produced
historical approach
personal significance of the selection to the reader
reader-response
sees literature as both a reflection and a product of the times and circumstances in which it is written
historical approach
it recognizes that different people view works differently and that people’s interpretations change over time
reader-response
literature may be judged according to how the reader perceives it instead of what the author intends
reader-response approach
the reader creates the meaning
reader-response approach
Analysis of the reader’s
role in the production of
meaning makes someone’s
reading a function of
personal identity.
reader’s response
a type of feminism that argues that all humans have the same rational ability
Liberal feminism
Women getting lower salary than men is an example of what?
Marxist Feminism
It means that the speaker sees the 2 roads in the wood — what approach?
Formalism
The story of dog eater shows the early marriage at the early age and the slaughtering of the dog for meat
Moralism
The story of an hour is used to show the forms of symbolism, imagery, and the theme portraying the mixed emotions of a wife who just lost her husband
Formalism
It focuses on symbols images and structure and how one part relates to others
Formalism
it examines the form of the work as a whole and the form o each part of the text.
Formalism
It describes the critical position that the most important part of the work is its structure
Formalism
EQUALITY
Feminism
