Q1 - Literary Theories

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don’t look for meaning ; just structure

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formalism

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Boris Eichenbaum

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formalism

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Yuri Tynyanov

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formalism

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Roman Jakobson

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formalism

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literary autonomy

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formalism

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science of literature

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formalism

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defamiliarization

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formalism

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concepts of formalism

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1. literary autonomy
2. science of literature
3. defamiliarization

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look for meaning ONLY IN THE TEXT

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new criticism

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favoring form of text over thematic concerns / external relationships

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literary autonomy

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rejection of subjectivity, encouragement of objective approach to study of text

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science of literature

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creates descriptions in a “strange manner” in order to reveal a new perspective of the text

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defamiliarization

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also known as OPOYAZ

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Society for the Study of Poetic Language

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groups that formed formalism

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OPOYAZ, Moscow Linguistic Circle

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focuses on form, technique, use of literary devices

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formalism

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maps ideas

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softcore theory

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observes strategies

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softcore theory

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do not aim to solve any problem

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softcore theory

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problem solving, governed by laws

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hardcore theory

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author’s intentions affect interpretation

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intentional new criticism

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taking into consider the reader’s state

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affective new criticism

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T.S Elliot

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New Criticism

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IA Richards

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New Criticism

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William Empson

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New Criticism

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John Crowe Ransom

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The New Criticism

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a means of communicating feeling that cannot be expressed

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poetry

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surface reading is insufficient

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new criticism

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a text has multiple interpretations

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deconstructionism

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interpretation does not occur in isolation

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Derrida

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differance

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describes concept as infinite chain of signification

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words only gain meaning in contrast to others

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differance

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process of giving meaning to a word

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signification

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historical-biographical approach was replaced by ______

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new historicism

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texts are cultural artifacts

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new historicism

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the oldest and most widely used critical approach

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historical-biographical

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prioritizes viewing literature in historical and social context

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new historicism

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interpretations are shaped by the culture of their interpreters

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new historicism

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power dynamics are considered

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new historicism

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shuns elitism

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new historicism

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response to text > text itself

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reader-response approach

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you can be correct, but invalid because you must have support from text

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reader-response approach

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death of the author

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reader-response approach

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psychological state of the reader, and their created meaning

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actual reader

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reader the author has in mind when writing the text

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implied reader

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refuses to read how the text is supposed to be read

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resisting reader

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there are interpretive communities

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Stanley Fish

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Iser

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Implied Reader (RRA)

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Fetterley

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Implied Reader (RRA)

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promotes constantly differing views

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new historicism