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PASSSSSSSSSSS THE EXAMSSSS (50 cards)

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is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature

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literary criticism

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Aims of literary criticism (5)

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To be the voice of the reader, to discover what cannot be read, to comment on what can be improved, to tackle issues that are known yet unsaid, to bring about changes in the society

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is an important aspect of literary reading experience

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Literary criticism

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Major proponent of biographical criticism

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Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve

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Major proponent of classicism

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pLATO

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Major proponent of Deconstructionism

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Jacques Derrida

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Major proponent of Formalism

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Viktor shklovsky

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Major proponent of Feminism

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Virginia WOlf

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Major proponent of existentialism

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Friedrich Nietzsche

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Major proponent of Gender or Queer THEORY

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Judith butler

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Major proponent of historical-biographical

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Samuel Johnson

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Major proponent of Humanism

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Abraham Maslow

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Major proponent of Idealism

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IMMANuel kant

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Major proponent of marxism

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Karl Marx

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Major proponent of Moral-philosopical

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Aristotle

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Mjaor proponent of mythological-archetypal

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CarL Jung

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Major proponent of naturalism

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Emile Zola

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Major proponent of new historicism

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michel foucalt

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Major proponent of post structuralism

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Roland barthes

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Major proponent of Psychological

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Sigmund Freud

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Major proponent of readers response

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Hans Robert Jauss

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Mjaor proponent of Realism

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Honoré De Balzac

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aMajor proponent of Romanticism

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William Wordsworth

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ARE DIFFerent perspectives we consider when looking at a piece of literature

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Critical Approaches

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Major proponent of sociological
Kenneth Burke
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Answers to question to aid us in interpreting literature (3)
What do we read, why do we read, how do we read
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About perfection, literature is an imitation of life
Classicism
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Major proponent of structuralism
Ferdinand De Saussure
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About the authors life, a writers life can help the reader decide how to interpret a text
Biographical
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Authentic purpose and individuality, a man in an individual; "Do whatever you want to do"
EXistentialism
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Binary oppositions; underlying structures, tHe literary text says something other than what is appears to say
Deconstructionism
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Women empowerment, the concepts of gender are mainly cultural ideas created by patriarchal society
Feminism
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Literary elements, the greatest literary texts are timeless and universal
Formalism
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Gender roles; sexuality, "gender is not an essential truth obtained from ones body but something that is acted out and portrayed as reality"
Gender or Queer theory
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Literature and the authors historical context, Literary works are a reflection of the authors life and times
Historical-Biographical
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Rationality and free will, man is essentially rational
Humanism
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Images; dystopia and utopia, images give meaNING to the ltierary text
Idealism
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Money, power, and politics, plays a significant role in literary texts
Marxism
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Morality and philosophy, ltierature teaches morality and probes philosophical issues
Moral-philosophical
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Symbols and archetypes, a collection of symbols, images, and /or motifs evokes basically the same response to people
Mythological-archetypal
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Environment and human character, environment shapes and governs the human character
nATURALISM
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significant past and real world, Literary texts reflects ieas and attitudes of the time they were written
New Historicism
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Language structure and self concept, the interpretation of meaning of a text is therefore dependent on the readers concept of self
Post-structuralism
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Behavior and motives of characters, literary characters are a reflection of the writer
Psychological
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Varied interpretations; "between and beyond" the text; literal definition, readers from different generations and time periods interpret texts differently
Readers-Response
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Values of the society, literature is a reflections of its society
Sociological
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Simplicity; uncomplicated feelings, the world is ideal: it is beautiful despite the chaos and disputes happening around it
Romanticism
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To see things as they are, literature recreates life as it reflects the truth
Realism
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Language structures and their connections to the outside world, language is a system or a structure
Structuralism
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theory in romanticism
transcendentalism