AP Literature and Composition Literary Theory Flashcards

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