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Three Areas of Literary Study

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1.Literary Theory

2.Literary Criticism

3.Literary History

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It is the systematic study of the nature of literature and the methods for analysis.

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Literary Theory

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It aims to demystify some assumptions and beliefs implicit in literature and literary criticism.

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Literary Theory

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Types of Literary Theory (M.H. Abrams)

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  1. Mimetic
  2. Pragmatic
  3. Expressive
  4. Objective
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It is audience- oriented.

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Pragmatic Theories

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It is an imitation of the universe.

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Mimetic Theories

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It focuses on the artist.

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Pragmatic Theories

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It involves the literary piece itself.

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Objective Theories

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It involves the reading,
interpretation and commentary of a specific text or texts which have been designated as literature.

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Literary Criticism

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It ought to provide the readers a range of criteria for identifying literature and an awareness of these criteria should inform critical practice.

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Purpose of Literary Theory

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It should make us aware of the methods and procedures which we employ in the practice of literary criticism so that we do not only interrogate the text, but also the ways in which we read and interpret it.

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Purpose of Literary Theory

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It is the historical development of writings in prose and poetry, which seeks to provide education and entertainment to the readers.

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Literary History

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It is also the development of literary techniques used by writers from different periods.

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Literary History

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Historical Survey of Literary Criticism (authors)

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Plato
Aristotle
Horace
Dante Alighieri
Sir Philip Sidney
John Dryden
Alexander Pope
William Wordsworth
Hippolyte Adolphe Taine
Matthew Arnold
Henry James

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He systematically begins the study of literature
and criticism.

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Plato

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“Reality is spiritual and the spiritual realm is
composed of ideal forms.”

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Plato

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Poets produce art irrationally.

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Plato

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Poets must be supporters of the state.

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Plato

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Poetry’s function is to sing the praises of loyal
Greeks.

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Plato

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He emphasized the characteristics and
elements of a work.

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Aristotle

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Ars Poetica

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Horace

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answer to Plato’s accusations against poetry which later became the cornerstone of Western Literary Criticism.

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Poetics

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17
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Poets must imitate other poets.

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Horace

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Dulce et utile

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Horace

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All good epics must begin in medias res.

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Horace

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On the Sublime

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Longinus

20
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The language spoken by people is an appropriate and beautiful language for writing.

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Can Grande Della Scala

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The Divine Comedy: Paradiso

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Dante Alighieri

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Single elements of a text.

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Longinus

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The proper language for poetry.

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Dante Alighieri

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The author, the work and the reader response

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Longinus

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First English critic-poet

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Sir Philip Sidney

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“epitome of the literary criticism of the Italian Renaissance”

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Sir Philip Sidney’s An Apology for Poetry (Defence of Poesy)

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“poetry, above all the other arts and
sciences, embodies truth, to take”

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Sir Philip Sidney

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The most prolific writer of the Restoration

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John Dryden

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Debate of Platonic
and Aristotelian ideals

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John Dryden’s An Essay of Dramatic Poetry

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Concerns (An Essay of Dramatic Poetry)

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a.) language or diction of a play
b.) issues of stage decorum
c.) difference between English and French theaters
d.) the value of rhymed verse as opposed to blank verse in drama.

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“literary pope” of England

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Alexander Pope

26
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The golden age of criticism is the

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Classical age

27
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A good poet possess natural genius coupled with
knowledge of the classics and understanding of
the rules of poetry (literature).

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Alexander Pope

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Essay on Criticism

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Alexander Pope

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Poetic diction, the heroic couplet as a standard for
verse, and personification of abstract ideas

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Standards for Poetry

30
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Free verse are unrefined.

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Alexander Pope

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Beginning of British romanticism.

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Lyrical Ballads

31
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Elements and the subject matter of literature with
emphasis to common men and women will people
his poetry to depict humble and rustic life everyday language

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William Wordsworth’s Lyrical ballads

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“For all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow
of powerful feelings.”

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William Wordsworth’s Lyrical ballads

32
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No prescribed rules and the artist can freely express his or her individualism

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William Wordsworth’s Lyrical ballads

33
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Historical approach to literary analysis.

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Hippolyte Adolphe Taine’s The History of English Literature

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Studying a text without considering its author leads to incomplete analysis.

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Hippolyte Adolphe Taine’s The History of English Literature

35
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race, milieu et moment

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Hippolyte Adolphe Taine’s The History of English Literature

36
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can provide necessary truths,
values, and guidelines for society.

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Poetry (Matthew Arnold)

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Objective touchstone theory

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Matthew Arnold

38
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Aristotle’s “high seriousness”;
Longinus’ classic as “best class”

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Matthew Arnold

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The Art of Fiction

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Henry James

40
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He rejects the romantic notion of either Wordsworth or Coleridge.

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Henry James

41
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Good novels show us life in action and above all, interesting.

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Henry James

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indirect point of view

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Henry James

43
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Modern Criticism (century)

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19th and 20th Century

44
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What century did most critics emphasized
either historical or biographical approach to
the text.

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19th

45
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2 Literary approaches

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Extrinsic and Intrinsic

45
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What century did a variety of “schools of criticism” were brought to life
abandonment of holistic approach

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20th

45
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a literary approach where the external context of a literary piece

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Extrinsic approach

46
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a literary approach where it focuses on the form, language, style, symbols, images, contrasts,
structure, and plot development.

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Intrinsic approach

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