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| 7839613224 | Literary theory | A preset mode of interpretation Determines the details you focus on to create meaning. Called "lenses." | 0 | |
| 7839613225 | Formalism | Focuses on form as the most significant aspect | 1 | |
| 7839613226 | Formalism | Considers literature in isolation, no influencing factors. | 2 | |
| 7839613227 | Formalism | Develops a unified reading: Theme | 3 | |
| 7839613228 | Formalism: Questions | -Who does imagery develop in the text? -How are the various parts interconnected? -What does the form of the text say about its context? -Is there a central passage that can sum up the entirety of the work? -How does _________ work in the text? | 4 | |
| 7839613229 | Archetypal Theory | Assumes that humanity shares a collective consciousness which is built upon mythic models. | 5 | |
| 7839613230 | Archetypal Theory | Basic patterns are found in life- baptism, quests, temptation, villains- | 6 | |
| 7839613231 | Archetypal Theory | Recognizes the notion of literature existing in a vacuum as false. | 7 | |
| 7839613232 | Archetypal Theory: Questions | -How do the characters mirror archetypal figures? -How symbolic is the imagery in the text? -Does the "hero" embark on a journey in either the physician or spiritual sense? -Is there a journey to the underworld (where things are different) or the land of the dead? -What trials and ordeals does the protagonist face? Is there a reward for overcoming them? | 8 | |
| 7839613233 | New Historicism | Literature cannot be discussed apart from the culture that gave it rise, so criticism cannot be esperarte from the work's place and time. | 9 | |
| 7839613234 | New Historicism | Relates a text to the historical and cultural contexts of the period in which literature was evaluated | 10 | |
| 7839613235 | New Historicism | Believe a thoroughly objective reading of a text is impossible. Acknowledges how the critic's context influences interpretations of literature. | 11 | |
| 7839613236 | New Historicism: Questions | -What language, characters, and events present in the work reflect the current events of the author's day? -How are events' interpretation and presentation a product of the culture of the author? -Does the text's presentation support or condemn the event? Can it be seen to do both? -How does the text function with other tests from the same period? -How does consider traditionally marginalized populations? | 12 | |
| 7839613237 | Post Colonialism | Ascertains that "history is written by the victors." | 13 | |
| 7839613238 | Post Colonialism | Examines the issues of power, economics, politics, religion, and culture in relation to western colonizer controlling the colonized. | 14 | |
| 7839613239 | Post Colonialism | Questions western literature and history as dominant forms of knowledge and creation (Maps and the Indians). | 15 | |
| 7839613240 | Post Colonialism | Concerned with who speaks for whom and how that affects identity formation. (Marlow can call them savages as it is from his point of view.) | 16 | |
| 7839613241 | Post Colonialism Questions? | -How does the text explicitly or allegorically represent various aspects of colonial oppression? -What person(s) or groups does the text identify as the "other" or stranger? -How are such persons/ groups describer and treated? -How does the text respond or comment on colonial characters, themes, or assumptions? -What does the text reveal about cultural differences shaping perceptions of ourselves, others, and the world in which we live? | 17 |
