this paper I am going to compare and contrast a literary text (Education for Leisure by Carol Ann Duffy) and a non literary text (Newspaper article from “The Independent” by Nigel Morris) focussing on the language features used‚ the structural and presentational devices‚ the use of correct punctuations‚ analyse the structure of the non literary text for bias and the techniques used to convey meaning and ideas by both authors. The objective of literary texts is to teach the readers a life lesson with
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Cited: Cassegard‚ Carl. "Murakami Haruki And The Naturalization Of Modernity." International Journal Of Japanese Sociology 10.1 (2001): 80-92. Academic Search Premier. Web. 25 Sept. 2014. DiConsiglio‚ John. "Haruki Murakami Stinks." Literary Cavalcade 51.4 (1999): 15. Academic Search Premier. Web. 25 Sept. 2014. Murakami‚ Haruki. "The Year of Spaghetti." (2005): 178-83. Web.
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Monday‚ 26 October 2009 Preface This dissertation titled ART AS A RENDEZVOUS OF MYTH AND MIND: A PSYCHOANALYTIC AND MYTHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF O V VIJAYAN’S THE LEGENDS OF KHASAK explores how the judicious selection and use of literary theory can account for the universal appeal of The Legends of Khasak‚ a belated self translated rendering of a famous regional work in Malayalam‚ Khasakkinte Ithihasam authored by the eminent writer O V Vijayan‚ and thus assert its artistic value. Divided into four
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Gerard Genette: Structuralism and Literary Criticism What is structuralism? How is it applied to the study of literature? Structuralism (Structuralist Criticism): It is the offshoot of certain developments in linguistics and anthropology. Saussure’s mode of the synchronic study of language was an attempt to formulate the grammar of a language from a study of parole. Using the Saussurian linguistic model‚ Claude Levi-Strauss examined the customs and conventions of some cultures with a view of
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But has this been accomplished as of late? In his essay‚ Szondi questions whether or not literary scholars have been generating a comprehensive understanding of their objects of study. (Szondi 4) He poses this question in light of the advent of the natural sciences and their influence on literary scholarship by arguing that‚ in an attempt to legitimize its endeavors by calling itself a "science"‚ literary “science” not only began emulating and imitating positivist methodologies that are not particularly
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Fredrick Wilse Bateson (1901 - 1978)‚ an English literary scholar and critic‚ was born in Cheshire and educated at Chaterhouse and at Trinity College‚ Oxford. He is best remembered for his work of the post-war years. In 1951 he founded the critical journal Essays in Criticism and his other works include Words-Worth: A Reinterpretation and A Guide to English Literature. Bateson was skeptical of ‘scientific’ and historical approaches to literary criticism. According to Bateson‚ the first essential
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Moretti in his polemical essay attempts to outline how the literary world-system works. Here‚ as he emphasized in another essay in response to the following one‚ novels‚ as a literary genre‚ are representative of the most mobile strata of the system‚ not of the entire system‚ as an example to show the mobility of world literature. In his opinion‚ the study of world literature needs a collective work where the important facts of literary history be shared. In this way‚ his proposed method for studying
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product of the artist nor as an evaluative reflection or illumination of cultural history. These "New Critics" opposed the traditional critical practice of using historical or biographical data to interpret literature. Rather‚ they focused on the literary work as an autotelic (self-contained) object. The New Critic explores and assesses the meaning of literature through an analysis of its internal form. From the 1940’s through the 1960’s formalist principles defined the mainstream standards of good
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Simply stated‚ students should study Shakespeare’s works in school because of the incredible value within them. In addition to exposing students to a multitude of literary techniques‚ Shakespeare’s plays challenge the student with difficult language and style‚ express a profound knowledge of human behavior and offer insight into the world around us. William Shakespeare is recognized by much of the world as the greatest of all dramatists. The intricate meanings‚ extensive vocabulary‚ and powerful
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THE WELCOME TABLE SHEILA TODD ENGLISH 125 NOVEMBER‚ 24‚ 2013 INSTRUCTOR: RONALD SION At its basic level‚ literary criticism‚ like all criticism‚ reflects personal preferences and emotional responses. It’s an 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
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