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What does formalist criticism focus on to create meaning in literature?
What does formalist criticism focus on to create meaning in literature?
- The author's life and background
- Universal elements in literary works
- Social contexts in analyzing a text
- Literary elements (correct)
Which type of criticism emphasizes the author's life and background?
Which type of criticism emphasizes the author's life and background?
- Biographical criticism (correct)
- Psychological/psychoanalytic criticism
- Gender criticism and queer theory
- Postcolonial criticism
What does mythological criticism examine in literary works?
What does mythological criticism examine in literary works?
- Social contexts
- Literary elements
- Universal elements (correct)
- The author's mind and personality
Which type of criticism considers literary works as products of their time?
Which type of criticism considers literary works as products of their time?
What does psychological/psychoanalytic criticism reflect about the author?
What does psychological/psychoanalytic criticism reflect about the author?
What does deconstructionist criticism argue about texts?
What does deconstructionist criticism argue about texts?
Which type of criticism argues that meaning depends on the reader's response?
Which type of criticism argues that meaning depends on the reader's response?
Which type of criticism considers social contexts in analyzing a text?
Which type of criticism considers social contexts in analyzing a text?
What do gender criticism and queer theory analyze in literature?
What do gender criticism and queer theory analyze in literature?
Which type of criticism focuses on literary texts produced in places under European colonial rule?
Which type of criticism focuses on literary texts produced in places under European colonial rule?
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Study Notes
- Formalist criticism focuses on literary elements to create meaning.
- Biographical criticism emphasizes the author's life and background.
- Mythological criticism examines universal elements in literary works.
- New historicist criticism considers literary works as products of their time.
- Psychological/psychoanalytic criticism reflects the author's mind and personality.
- Deconstructionist criticism argues that texts have multiple, valid meanings.
- Reader-response criticism argues that meaning depends on the reader's response.
- Sociological criticism considers social contexts in analyzing a text.
- Gender criticism and queer theory analyze literature through socially-constructed gender roles and queer sexualities.
- Postcolonial criticism focuses on literary texts produced in places under European colonial rule.
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