Criticism Analysis Of The Crate: Francis Ponge Vs. A Dog After Love
Stephanie Ihekwoaba
English 3341—Fall 2013
Monday, October 21, 2013
New Criticism Analysis of The Crate (Francis Ponge) VS. A Dog After Love (Yehuda Amichai)
As defined by the editors of the Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms, mentioned in a handout given by Professor Tomás Q. Morin, New Critics have the ability to “treat a work of literature as if it were a self-contained, self-referential object,” rather than intently evaluating a poem on the basis of the reader’s emotional connection, the authorial intent, or the author’s biographical and historical information. In simple words, New Critics take an intrinsic approach focusing on the form and text in which everything that is necessary in being able to interpret a …show more content…
This reminds me of similarly simple man Gideon in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible (Judges 6-8), who came from the frailest clan in Manasseh and was barely recognized by his family saying that he was the “least” (Judges 6:15). Although the ironies of their fate are predictable to the human eye, the author Ponge, like Gideon’s God captivates the crate’s unique value. It is dejected that people find “little point (or purpose) in dwelling” (line twelve of stanza three, The Crate), but for just a few seconds on the deserted crates. The theme of the poem is woven together from line to line per stanza as suggesting the crate to be of little importance leading to a short lived life. By recognizing the theme, the reader is able to properly view the harmonious relationship between the human and non-humane object, the crate, and yet open up to a new appreciation for this unnoticed piece of life among …show more content…
The reader can also arrive to the irony that paralleled between the emotions of the man and the fate of the lover. The reader is able to see this in its purest form by understanding that the dog is a “him” (line eight of stanza two, A Dog After Love) and is an intelligent dog and has been trained similar to a German Shepard trained by police to search out drugs. By doing this, the reader is able to again relate to this non-human as the reader realizes the personality of the dog through the man’s expressed thoughts. We are also able to conclude that the dog is not obviously the one in love or “after love” as stated in the title. Through the graphic and gruesome wording, the reader is able to sense the heart behind the man after his
English 3341—Fall 2013
Monday, October 21, 2013
New Criticism Analysis of The Crate (Francis Ponge) VS. A Dog After Love (Yehuda Amichai)
As defined by the editors of the Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms, mentioned in a handout given by Professor Tomás Q. Morin, New Critics have the ability to “treat a work of literature as if it were a self-contained, self-referential object,” rather than intently evaluating a poem on the basis of the reader’s emotional connection, the authorial intent, or the author’s biographical and historical information. In simple words, New Critics take an intrinsic approach focusing on the form and text in which everything that is necessary in being able to interpret a …show more content…
This reminds me of similarly simple man Gideon in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible (Judges 6-8), who came from the frailest clan in Manasseh and was barely recognized by his family saying that he was the “least” (Judges 6:15). Although the ironies of their fate are predictable to the human eye, the author Ponge, like Gideon’s God captivates the crate’s unique value. It is dejected that people find “little point (or purpose) in dwelling” (line twelve of stanza three, The Crate), but for just a few seconds on the deserted crates. The theme of the poem is woven together from line to line per stanza as suggesting the crate to be of little importance leading to a short lived life. By recognizing the theme, the reader is able to properly view the harmonious relationship between the human and non-humane object, the crate, and yet open up to a new appreciation for this unnoticed piece of life among …show more content…
The reader can also arrive to the irony that paralleled between the emotions of the man and the fate of the lover. The reader is able to see this in its purest form by understanding that the dog is a “him” (line eight of stanza two, A Dog After Love) and is an intelligent dog and has been trained similar to a German Shepard trained by police to search out drugs. By doing this, the reader is able to again relate to this non-human as the reader realizes the personality of the dog through the man’s expressed thoughts. We are also able to conclude that the dog is not obviously the one in love or “after love” as stated in the title. Through the graphic and gruesome wording, the reader is able to sense the heart behind the man after his