Deconstructionist criticism closely analyzes individual words and images in a text, but believes that language is inherently unstable and cannot represent a definite meaning. Deconstructionists aim to show how texts can be broken down into contradictory positions by proving the instability of language. They reject the idea that authors fully control the meaning of their texts and that literary works have a single, fixed meaning. Major goals of deconstructionist criticism are to show how texts can "deconstruct" and to understand how some interpretations become regarded as truth while questioning the provisional nature of supposed truths.
Well known linguists such as De Saussere, F. and Bloomfield, L. main representative theoretician of a school of language called Structuralism. De Saussere, F. belongs to the group of European linguistics who developed studies on the language field at the end of the 19th century and beginning of 20th century while Bloomfield, L. belongs to the group of the North American ones.
This presentation aims to help students in applying deconstructionism in reading a literary text. It provides some easy insights to help students in deconstructing a literary text, advertisement, film, image etc.
Here is my second uploaded presentation, Marxist Approach in literary criticism. There are instructions herein. Should you need the activities, please contact me via my email address: fgbulusan_gmail@yahoo.com or my pm me via my FB account. I am always willing to lecture about this topic. Contact me via my cellular number 0935-918-3854. Thanks!
Well known linguists such as De Saussere, F. and Bloomfield, L. main representative theoretician of a school of language called Structuralism. De Saussere, F. belongs to the group of European linguistics who developed studies on the language field at the end of the 19th century and beginning of 20th century while Bloomfield, L. belongs to the group of the North American ones.
This presentation aims to help students in applying deconstructionism in reading a literary text. It provides some easy insights to help students in deconstructing a literary text, advertisement, film, image etc.
Here is my second uploaded presentation, Marxist Approach in literary criticism. There are instructions herein. Should you need the activities, please contact me via my email address: fgbulusan_gmail@yahoo.com or my pm me via my FB account. I am always willing to lecture about this topic. Contact me via my cellular number 0935-918-3854. Thanks!
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Take the quiz to discover what poem you have been assigned to discuss this week;
"On Being Brought From Africa to America" By: Phillis Wheatley
2.Look through the critical approaches in the Week 4 lesson, and CHOOSE 2Â that you think could be used to analyze the poem you chose.
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1. Historicism considers the literary work in light of "what really happened" during the period reflected in that work. It insists that to understand a piece, we need to understand the author's biography and social background, ideas circulating at the time, and the cultural milieu. Historicism also "finds significance in the ways a particular work resembles or differs from other works of its period and/or genre," and therefore may involve source studies. It may also include examination of philology and linguistics. It is typically a discipline involving impressively extensive research.
2. New Criticism examines the relationships between a text's ideas and its form, "the connection between what a text says and the way it's said." New Critics/Formalists "may find tension, irony, or paradox in this relation, but they usually resolve it into unity and coherence of meaning." New Critics look for patterns of sound, imagery, narrative structure, point of view, and other techniques discernible on close reading of "the work itself." They insist that the meaning of a text should not be confused with the author's intentions nor the text's affective dimension--its effects on the reader. The objective determination as to "how a piece works" can be found through close focus and analysis, rather than through extraneous and erudite special knowledge.
3. Archetypal criticism "traces cultural and psychological 'myths' that shape the meaning of texts." It argues that "certain literary archetypes determine the structure and function of individual literary works," and therefore that literature imitates not the world but rather the "total dream of humankind." Archetypes (recurring images or symbols, patterns, universal experiences) may include motifs such as the quest or the heavenly ascent, symbols such as the apple or snake, or images such as crucifixion--all laden with meaning already when employed in a particular work.Â
4. Psychoanalytic criticism adopts the methods of "reading" employed by Freud and later theorists to interpret what a text really indicates. It argues that "unresolved and sometimes unconscious ambivalences in the author's own life may lead to a disunified literary work," and that the literary work is a manifestation of the author's own neuroses. Psychoanalytic critics focus on apparent dilemmas and conflicts in a work and "attempt to read an author's own family life and traumas into the actions of their characters," realizing that the psychological material will be expressed indirectly, encoded (similar to dreams) through principles such as "condensation," "displacement," and "symbolism."
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Critical Approaches to Literature
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Described below are nine common critical approaches to the literature. Quotations are from X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioiaâs Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, Sixth Edition (New York: HarperCollins, 1995), pages 1790-1818.
· Formalist Criticism: This approach regards literature as âa unique form of human knowledge that needs to be examined on its own terms.â All the elements necessary for understanding the work are contained within the work itself. Of particular interest to the formalist critic are the elements of formâstyle, structure, tone, imagery, etc.âthat are found within the text. A primary goal for formalist critics is to determine how such elements work together with the textâs content to shape its effects upon readers.
· Biographical Criticism: This approach âbegins with the simple but central insight that literature is written by actual people and that understanding an authorâs life can help readers more thoroughly comprehend the work.â Hence, it often affords a practical method by which readers can better understand a text. However, a biographical critic must be careful not to take the biographical facts of a writerâs life too far in criticizing the works of that writer: the biographical critic âfocuses on explicating the literary work by using the insight provided by knowledge of the authorâs life.... [B]iographical data should amplify the meaning of the text, not drown it out with irrelevant material.â
· Historical Criticism: This approach âseeks to understand a literary work by investigating the social, cultural, and intellectual context that produced itâa context that necessarily includes the artistâs biography and milieu.â A key goal for historical critics is to understand the effect of a literary work upon its original readers.
· Gender Criticism: This approach âexamines how sexual identity influences the creation and reception of literary works.â Originally an offshoot of feminist movements, gender criticism today includes a number of approaches, including the so-called âmasculinistâ approach recently advocated by poet Robert Bly. The bulk of gender criticism, however, is feminist and takes as a central precept that the patriarchal attitudes that have dominated western thought have resulted, consciously or unconsciously, in literature âfull of unexamined âmale-producedâ assumptions.â Feminist criticism attempts to correct this imbalance by analyzing and combatting such attitudesâby questioning, for example, why none of the characters in Shakespeareâs play Othello ever challenge the right of a husband to murder a wife accused of adultery. Other goals of feminist critics include âanalyzing how sexual identity influences the reader of a textâ and âexamin[ing] how the images of men and women in imaginative literature reflect or reject the social forces that have historically kept th ...
Dialogical Odes by John Keats: Mythologically RevisitedBahram Kazemian
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This paper, using Mikhail Bakhtinâs theory of dialogism tries to investigate the indications of dialogic voice in Odes by John Keats. Indeed this study goes through the dialogic reading of âOde to a Nightingaleâ, âOde on a Grecian Urnâ, âOde to Psycheâ, and âOde on Melancholyâ, considering mythological outlooks. Analyzing Keatsâs odes through dialogical perspective may reveal that Keats plays a role of an involved and social poet of his own time. Moreover, Keats embraces the world of fancy and imagination to free himself from sufferings of his society. Keatsâ odes are influenced by expression of pain-joy reality by which he builds up a dialogue with readers trying to display his own political and social engagement. Applying various kinds of mythological elements and figures within the odes may disclose Keatsâs historical response and reaction toward a conflicted society and human grieves in general.
In this ppt you know about how formalist do literary analysis of any text. They focus on different things like
Form
Diction
Unity
These three basic things focus on formalist analysis of any literary text especially poem.
In this ppt you also find comprehensive information about reader Response Theory.
And different types of reader Response Theory.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
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Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasnât one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptxEduSkills OECD
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Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
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We all have good and bad thoughts from time to time and situation to situation. We are bombarded daily with spiraling thoughts(both negative and positive) creating all-consuming feel , making us difficult to manage with associated suffering. Good thoughts are like our Mob Signal (Positive thought) amidst noise(negative thought) in the atmosphere. Negative thoughts like noise outweigh positive thoughts. These thoughts often create unwanted confusion, trouble, stress and frustration in our mind as well as chaos in our physical world. Negative thoughts are also known as âdistorted thinkingâ.
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Operation âBlue Starâ is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
1. Letâs answer the following ï ï ï
1. It seeks to understand the impact of a work in its day, and it
may also explore how meaning change over time.
2. It is an approach which evaluate great works of art from poor
works of art.
3. What will a formalist calls those great work of art.
4. It is an art or practice of judging and commenting on the
qualities and character of literary works
5. It is n approach which explores how time and place of
creation affect meaning in the work
3. Deconstruction/ Deconstructive Criticism
ï” It resembles formalist criticism in its close attention to
the text, its close analysis of individual words and
images.
ï” There similarities ends there for the formalist critic is
interested in âaesthetic wholesâ or constructs while
deconstructionists aims to demonstrate
irreconcilable position- they destruct ( or
deconstruct)- by proving the instability of the
language, its inability to express anything definite.
4. ï” Deconstructive critics believe that language doesnât
accurately reflect reality because itâs an unstable
medium; literary text therefore have no stable
meaning.
ï” They also reject the traditional assumption that
language can accurately represent reality. For them
language is a fundamentally unstable medium
therefore a literary texts, which are made of words,
have no fixed, single meaning.
5. ï” Deconstructionist according to critic Paul de Man, insists on
the impossibility of making the actual expression
with what has to express, of making the actual signs
coincide with what is signified.
ï” The deconstructionist approach attempts to show the texts
âdeconstruct,â or how it can be broken down into
irreconcilable positions.
ï” Deconstructionist reject the notion that the critic should
endorse the myth of authorial control over language.
6. ï” Deconstructionist critic like Roland Barthes and Michel
Foucault introduces âthe death of the authorâ and âthe
death of literatureâ
ï” Death of the author- the rejection of the assumption that
the author(no matter how ingenious), can fully control the
meaning of the text.
ï” Death of literature- poems and novels are merely words on
a page that deserve no privileged status as art; all text are
created equal- equally untrustworthy.
7. ï” Deconstructionist focus on how language is used to
achieve power.
ï” They believe that âthere are no truths, only rival
interpretationsâ that is why they try to understand how
some interpretations come to be regarded as truth.
ï” The major goal of deconstruction is to demonstrate
how those supposed truths are at best provisional
at worst contradictory.
