Overview

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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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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

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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

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The golden age of criticism is the

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Classical age

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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race, milieu et moment

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Hippolyte Adolphe Taine's The History of English Literature

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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

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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

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He rejects the romantic notion of either Wordsworth or Coleridge.

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Henry James

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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

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Modern Criticism (century)

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19th and 20th Century

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

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19th

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2 Literary approaches

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Extrinsic and Intrinsic

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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

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a literary approach where the external context of a literary piece

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Extrinsic approach

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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