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Which critical approach analyzes a text by exploring recurring symbols and patterns across different cultures?
Which critical approach analyzes a text by exploring recurring symbols and patterns across different cultures?
A literary critic investigating how a novel reflects the social hierarchy and disparities of its time is most likely using which approach?
A literary critic investigating how a novel reflects the social hierarchy and disparities of its time is most likely using which approach?
If a critic analyzes a novel based on its narrative structure, word choice, and figurative language, which approach are they using?
If a critic analyzes a novel based on its narrative structure, word choice, and figurative language, which approach are they using?
Which critical lens would be most concerned with examining the roles and power dynamics assigned to male and female characters?
Which critical lens would be most concerned with examining the roles and power dynamics assigned to male and female characters?
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Which critical approach prioritizes the reader's unique experience and understanding of a text?
Which critical approach prioritizes the reader's unique experience and understanding of a text?
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Study Notes
Literary Criticism Approaches
- Biographical criticism analyzes how an author's life affects their writing.
- Historical criticism examines the time period in which a work was created, including social and cultural context.
- Formalist criticism focuses on literary devices, structure, and style within the text itself.
- Psychological criticism explores the motivations, conflicts, and psychological states of characters.
- Archetypal criticism identifies and analyzes recurring symbols and patterns across cultures.
- Feminist criticism examines literature through a gender lens, analyzing representations of gender roles and power dynamics.
- Marxist criticism analyzes texts in terms of class struggle and economic systems,
- Reader-response criticism emphasizes the role of the reader in interpreting the text.
- Postcolonial criticism examines how colonialism and its aftermath affect literary works.
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Test your understanding of various literary criticism approaches, including biographical, historical, and psychological criticism. This quiz will challenge you to identify and analyze different perspectives on literature. Explore how each critical lens offers unique insights into texts and their meanings.
