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This article approaches the problems of self-definition surrounding ‘comparative literature’ by analysing the nature of comparison per se , and the place of this practice in literary criticism past and present.
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What counts as literature? Is analysis a dissection? How do gender, race, class, and culture affect the meaning of a text? Why is the social and historical context of a text important? Can digital media be analysed in the same way as a poem? With examples ranging from ancient myths to young adult fiction,
When you analyze literature, the focus is not on saying whether or not you liked the text; rather, the focus is on your own knowledgeable perspective based on the text’s interpretation.
“Literary theory,” however, refers to a particular form of literary criticism in which particular academic, scientific, or philosophical approaches are followed in a systematic fashion while analyzing literary texts.
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Is literature primarily a form of moral experience? Do writers’ moral ideas or ideologies (conscious or unconscious) determine the nature of their writing? In recent decades there has been a marked awareness of the language of literature and its meaning. The aestheticians, writers, critics and scholars
This is a list of terms for describing texts, with an emphasis on terms that apply specifically to poetry, that appear most frequently in literary criticism, or for which dictionary definitions tend to be unenlightening.
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"Remarkably Bright Creatures" takes place in a Pacific Northwest coastal town in the recent past. The watery Puget Sound setting plays a major role in the plot, but how else does the setting inform the novel?
