Literary Criticism - Myth Flashcards
What are the Foundation and Building Blocks of Literature
- Modern Literature
- Victorian Literature
- Shakespeare
- Greek Plays
- Bible and Mythology
What does Season of Spring Mean
Comedy
- Defeat of winter and carkness
- Birth of the hero
- Revival and resurrection
- Gardens, flowers, youth, sexual bliss
What Does the Season of Summer Mean
Romance
- Culmination of life in seasonal calender
- Complete innocence
- Reflective and idyllic
- Happy society resists change
What Does the Season of Winter Mean
Irony/Satire
- Darkness
- Return of chaos
- Defeat of the hero
- Wisdom: hero’s eyes are opened
What Does the Season of Autumn Mean
Tragedy
- Dying stage of the seasonal calender
- Fall and demise of the protagonist
Who is northrop frye
- went to uoft
- became chancellor
- wrote book called anatomy of criticism ( outlined archetypes and symbolism that is in all literature)
Intertextuality
- modern literature linked to bible and mythology
Apple meaning
Temptation
Snake meaning
Deception
What does red mean
association with blood, easily suggests passion, sacrifice, or violence
What does green mean
makes one think of fertility, and the fullness of life, even hope.
What does blue mean
holiness, or sanctity, or sadness.
What is light and darkness associated with
hope, inspiration, enlightenment, and rebirth, in contrast with ignorance, hopelessness, and death
What does 3 mean
spirituality, as in the Holy Trinity
What does 4 mean
4 seasons (the cycle of life) and the 4 elements (earth, air, fire, and water).
What does 7 mean
the union produces a powerful product that is perfect and whole and complete.
What does water mean
is often used as a creation, birth, or rebirth symbol
What do circles mean
can be presented simply or in complex relationships with other geometric figures. By their lack of beginnings and endings, they commonly suggest a state of wholeness and union.
What does a garden mean
paradise, a state of innocence (garden of eden)
What does the sun mean
At its rising, it calls to mind the beginning of a phase of life or life itself; at its setting, it points to death and other endings. At full presence, it may suggest enlightenment or radiant knowledge
What does a tree mean
knowledge
What does dust mean
death
What does nakedness mean
vulnerability
What does the mirror mean
two faced
