LITERARY CRITICISM Flashcards

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Study,analysis,and evaluation of imaginative literature.Everyone who expresses an opinion about a book,a song,a play, or a movie is critic

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Literary Criticism

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Focuses on a literary text itself,aside from question ls about its author or the historical and cultural contexts of its creation.

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NEW CRITICISM OR FORMALISM

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EXAMINING THE STRUCTURE,LANGUAGE,SYMBOLS AND THEMES WITHIN THE TEXT ITSELF

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CLOSE READING(KEY ASPECT OF FORMALISM)

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BELIEF THAT THE MEANING EXISTS WITHIN THE TEXT,BOT OUTSIDE OF IT

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AUTONOMY OF THE TEXT(KEY ASPECTS OF FORMALISM)

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THE WAY A STORY IS TOLD(FORM)IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS WHAT IT TELLS(CONTENT)

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FORM AND CONTENT UNITY(KEY ASPECTS OF FORMALISM)

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ANALYZIJG ELEMENTS LIKE IRONY,PARADOX,IMAGERY,SYMBOLISM,AND TONE TO INTERPRET MEANING

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LITERARY DEVICES(KEY ASPECTS OF FORMALISM

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INVESTIGATE THE LIFE OF AN AUTHOR USING PRIMARY TEXTS,SUCH AS LETTERS,DIARIES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS

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BIOGRAPHICAL CRITICISM

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IT EXPLORES HOW PERSONAL EXPERIENCES,HISTORICAL BACKGROUND,AND EMOTIONS SHAPE THE THEMES CHARACTERS,EVENTS IN A TEXT

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AUTHOR’S LIFE AND WORK CONNECTION(KEY ASPECTS OF BIOGRAPHICAL CRITICISM)

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LETTERS JOURNALS,AUTOBIOGRAPHIES,AND INTERVIEWS PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO THE AUTHORS THOUGHTS AND INSPIRATIONS

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USE OF PRIMARY SOURCES(KEY ASPECTS OF BIOGRAPHICAL CRITICISM)

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HELPS UNCOVER DEEPER MEANINGS BASEND ON WHAT THE AUTHOR LIVED THROUGH.

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UNDERSTANDING MOTIVES AND THEMES(KEY ASPECTS OF BIOGRAPHICAL CRITICISM)

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ONE OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE FORMS OF LITERARY INQUIRY IN THE 20TH CENTURY(DEVELOPED IN LATE 1800S AND EARLY 19000S BY SIGMUND FREUD 1856-1939

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PSYCHOLOGICAL CRITICISM

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