THEATURE AND FILM CRITICS ROUNDTABLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THETRE CRITICS (IATC-NIGERIA)‚ HELD ON THE 21st OF SEPTEMBER‚ 2013‚ AT THE REDEEMER’S UNIVERSITY‚ MOWE‚ OGUN STATE‚ NIGERIA PREAMBLE The maiden edition of the National Theatre and Film Critics Roundtable held on the 21st September 2013 at the Redeemer’s University‚ Mowe‚ Ogun State. The even which was organized by the Nigeria Section of the UNESCO founded International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC) had in attendance
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Mathew Arnold – The Study of Poetry Matthew Arnold‚ Victorian poet and critic‚ often regarded as the father of modern literary criticism‚ was one of the foremost poets and critics of the 19th century. As a critic Arnold is essentially a moralist‚ and has very definite ideas about what poetry should and should not be. Arnold is frequently acknowledged as being one of the first poets to display a truly Modern perspective in his work. In “The Study of Poetry”‚ which is one of his best known essays
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Teaching children to become effective thinkers is increasingly recognized as an immediate goal of education. IF students are to function successfully in a highly technical society‚ an increasingly complex society - socially and economically‚ THEN they must be equipped thinking skills necessary to acquire and process information in an ever-changing world. This means the development of thinking skills becomes a lifelong learning process. One approach is the development of generic skills
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Arnold (1822-1888)‚ the Victorian poet and critic‚ was ’the first modern critic’ [1]‚ and could be called ’the critic’s critic’‚ being a champion not only of great poetry‚ but of literary criticism itself. The purpose of literary criticism‚ in his view‚ was ’to know the best that is known and thought in the world‚ and by in its turn making this known‚ to create a current of true and fresh ideas’‚ and he has influenced a whole school of critics including new critics such as T. S. Eliot‚ F. R. Leavis‚ and
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Kinds Of Criticism Professional Criticism When we talk about critics‚ we are simply mentioning professional critics whose job is to write reviews that we generally disagree with. Writing movie reviews or restaurant reviews are a few examples‚ to name. The basic idea behind writing these reviews is to make the general public believe that they are smarter and better off at evaluating movies‚ for example‚ rather than an official critic. This is very true. Consider this. List down some movies and rate
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social in nature. Assessing‚ fulfilling‚ and shaping the needs‚ wants‚ and desires of an audience should be the first task of an artist. Art does not exist in isolation; it is a potent tool for individual as well as communal change. Though pragmatic critics believe that art houses the potential for massive societal transformation‚ art is conspicuously ambivalent in its ability to promote good or evil. The critical project of pragmatic criticism is to establish a moral standard of quality for art. By
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found these criticisms to reflect the inadequacies of the critic more than they do those of the dramatist. What sets Johnson’s work apart from that of his contemporaries‚ however‚ is the immense learning that lies beneath so many of his judgments; he consistently displays his familiarity with the texts‚ and his generalizations are rooted in specific passages from the dramas. Further‚ Johnson is the first among the great Shakespeare critics to stress the playwright’s sound understanding of human nature
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wants to no all the details‚ “I prithee speak to me as to thy thinkings”. Iago is gaining more influence over Othello after this point `as Othello is becoming more trusting of him‚ Iago is putting himself in a place of knowledge and power. The critic leavis also agrees that Othello has no one to blame but himself for his actions‚ ‘………………………………………….’. Yet in some ways you could say that Othello wouldn’t have acted the way he did if it wasn’t for the fact that Iago was manipulating him and therefore
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activity that requires looking back on a reading experience just as you would look back on a journey you’ve completed and analyzing what you gained from it. Your experience is the central focus. You are the one initiating this process; you are the critic. After you have absorbed a piece of literature (i.e.‚ been open to it)‚ you can no longer be neutral: you will either like or not like it. You will have an emotional response to it‚ since emotions are stimulated to some extent in every literary experience
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Matthew arrnold one of foremost critic of 19th century is often regarded as father of modern english criticism . Arnold’s work as literary critic started with "Preface to poems " in 1853 .It is a kind of manifesto of his critical creed . It reflects classicism as well his views on grand poetic style . Arnold was classicist who loved art ‚ literature and Hellenic culture . His most famous piece of literary criticism is in his essay " The
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