Podcast Beta
Questions and Answers
What is the main premise of the mimetic theory in literature?
Art as imitation of life
According to Aristotle, what does art imitate?
Reality existing in us and in the concrete objects around us
What are the key aspects that the Classical Literary Theory is interested in looking at in literature?
Mimesis, Function, Style, Catharsis, Censorship
What does the biographical criticism approach focus on in literature?
Signup and view all the answers
What does historical criticism emphasize in the analysis of literary works?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the main focus of Formalist Theory and Criticism?
Signup and view all the answers
Who were some of the major actors in the origin of Formalism?
Signup and view all the answers
According to Formalism, where does the meaning of literary texts primarily reside?
Signup and view all the answers
What distinguishes the way literature is meant to be seen or read according to Formalism?
Signup and view all the answers
Which country saw the origin of Formalism in 1915?
Signup and view all the answers
