Q2 Examination Flashcards
In literature, we evaluate and interpret literary texts based on their intellectual, artistic, and aesthetic value. In short, we (_______) them
Critique
- study, analysis, evaluation, and interpretation of literature
- it judges the value of a work
- a body of work is evaluated according to its aesthetic value, historical/cultural/social significance of the work, use of language, and insights of the work
Literary Criticism
who quoted this: “a true critic is an ally of the artist”
Scott James
- Formulate on the idea that any literary text is autonomous - it should be read as something beyond the influence of culture or society
- It rejects the perceived connection between the text and the author
- Text should be critiqued based only on its inherent characteristics, including its form
Formalism
- The term is derived from Karl Marx; a German philosopher and scholar who theorized about society and history
- This school of critical theory focuses on power and money in works of literature
Marxism
He wrote literary pieces declaring that all of history has been a history of class struggles
Karl Marx
- A critical approach that relates the text to the larger, wider structure through inter-textual connections or repetitive pattern
- Text is NOT autonomous but should be analyzed within wider social and cultural contexts
Structuralism
- It reads a text within social context
- It analyzes textual representations from the woman’s perspective, such as those involve in stereotyping and “objectification of womanhood
Feminism
- Requires that you apply to a text specific historical information about the time during which an author wrote
- In this case, refers to the social, political, economic, cultural, and/or intellectual climate of the time
Historical
- Deals with a work of literature primarily as an expression, in fictional form, of the personality, state of mind, feelings, and desires of its author
- The assumption of ____________ critics is that a work of literature is correlated with its author’s mental traits
Psychological or Psychoanalytic
- Suggests that the larger purpose of literature is to teach morality and to probe philosophical questions
- It is believed that author intend to instruct the audience in some way. This approach forces readers to dig deeper, discover the moral values, and ask questions instead of accepting things the way they seem
Moral/Philosophical
- a field of critical theory that emerged in the early 1990s out of () studies (often, formerly, gay, and lesbian studies) and women’s studies
- associated with the study and theorization of gender and sexual practices that exist outside of heterosexuality, and which challenge the notion that heterosexual desire is ‘normal’
Queer
believe in coherent, universal systems that may be probed suing the “GRAMMAR” of a text
Structuralists
autonomous means?
independent/text is under discussion
Who is the author of Divergent?
Veronica Roth
What type of book is Divergent?
Novel
What are 5 Factions in Divergent?
A E D C A
- Abnegation
- Erudite
- Dauntless
- Candor
- Amity
What is the role of Amity?
The kind
What is the role of Candor?
The honest
What is the role of Dauntless?
The brave