Exploring Historical Approaches in Literary Analysis

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What does the historical-biographical approach focus on?

The life, times, and environment of the author

Which approach focuses on understanding how setting and plot details are shaped by the era in which a work was written and/or published?

Historical-Biographical approach

What does the historical-biographical approach establish a bridge between?

The reader and the world of the author

What is the main focus of the historical-biographical approach?

<p>Understanding the effects of the author's life and historical events on the work</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the historical-biographical approach require the reader/critic to put aside?

<p>The values and perception of their own age</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the moral-philosophical approach, what is the larger function of literature?

<p>To teach morality</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the moral-philosophical approach, what questions does a story ask?

<p>Moral and ethical questions</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the moral-philosophical approach interpret literature within?

<p>A philosophical context</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the moral-philosophical approach, what is the role of the critic?

<p>To teach readers morality</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the moral-philosophical approach?

<p>Teaching morality and probing philosophical issues</p> Signup and view all the answers

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