Interpretation of Literary Text Flashcards
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Intrinsic
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Group includes formalists and all of their sub groups
2
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Extrinsic
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Everyone else!
3
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Intrinsic Value
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Does not consider any outside influences of a text. Ex. historical, political and social
4
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Formalist Analysis
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Pays close attention to form, language and detail
There is meaning within text
Differentiated from other types of expression
5
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New Historicism
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Connected to time period created
Not definitive
Reflect the past and advances social interest
Tells about belief systems at the time
6
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Reader Response
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Subjective, private interpretations. Examine reader’s belief system, history and psycology
7
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Psychoanalytic Theory
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Author’s psyche plays integral role in analyzation of text
