Historical and Biographical Criticism Flashcards
Historical Criticism came from the Greek word
Historia - inquiry, knowledge
It explores historical, social, political, and cultural contexts surrounding the creation and reception of a work of literature
History Criticism
It uses history as a mean of understanding a literary work more clearly which includes facts about the author’s life and the historical and social circumstances of the time
History Criticism
It aims to study the work’s relationship to its own period and other periods, place the work within an evolving tradition or genre, and to illuminate the author’s culture
History Criticism
It questions whether texts came from a singular source, author, or historical context, and seeks to untangle the sources present within any given text
Source Criticism
It seeks to understand the claims of a text by analyzing its linguistic patterns
Form Criticism
It analyzes how redactors wove together various traditions into one whole
Redaction Criticism
Biographical Criticism came from the Greek word
Bios - life
It examines the effect and influence of the writer’s life on his or her work
Biographical Criticism
