Literary Context Flashcards
is defined as the social, cultural, political, historical, and other related circumstances that surround the text and form the terms from which it can be better understood and evaluated
Context
Is this author a regionalist writer?
Graphical context
How does dialect influence the text?
Graphical context
What insights do readers acquire about the author’s life by reading the text?
Biographical context
What biographical facts has the author used in the text?
Biographical context
What specific historical events are happening when the work was being composed?
Historical Context
In what ways did history influence the writer’s outlook?
HIstorical Context
What political events are significant to the text?
Political context
what political beliefs does the author seem to have?
Political context
what changes do you think the writer would like to make in the society? Evidence?
Sociological context
What does the writer seem to like/dislike about the society?
Sociological context
What theories of human behavior does the writer seem to believe?
Psychological context
What theories of human behavior does the writer seem to reject?
Psychological context
What behavior do the characters display that the author wants us to think is “right”?
Philosophical/religious context
What religious/ethical/philosophy called beliefs does the author seem to favor?
Philosophical/religious context