extract form the book ‘The Rainbow’ by D. H. Lawrence is taken from chapter 1. In the extract the writer explores the theme of human relationships and particularly the one between a man and a woman. He describes the wavery nature of love and fear of uncertainty through a third person narrative of Brangwen’s experience with a woman. The writer lays great stress on the ambivalent characteristics of such relationships and reflects this in the body of the prose. Lawrence is deeply concerned with his characters
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A PEACH AND ITS CORE --AN ANALYSIS OF _PEACH_ BY D.H. LAWRENCE 1100012705 叶子杰 What will you think of‚ when you eat a fruit‚ like a peach? I think many people’s answer would be nothing at all. However‚ a peach triggers some poetic romance in D.H. Lawrence‚ and some beautiful verses are thus created. The poem _Peach_ was brainless at first glance--this is indeed not an impenetrable poem‚ but it renders a significant thought that the creations of nature‚ even the most unconscious ones‚ has the
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Approach in Literary Criticism (Written report) PSYCHOANALYTICAL APPROACH IN LITERATURE Psychoanalytic literary criticism refers to literary criticism or literary theory which‚ in method‚ concept‚ or form‚ is influenced by the tradition of psychoanalysis begun by Sigmund Freud. Psychoanalytic reading has been practiced since the early development of psychoanalysis itself‚ and has developed into a heterogeneous interpretive tradition. As Patricia Waugh writes‚ ’Psychoanalytic literary criticism
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“The Rocking Horse Winner” by D. H. Lawrence is a story with a fairy tale aspect‚ but it is not the only story he wrote that can be viewed this way. A closer look at “The Horse-Dealer’s Daughter” shows the fairy tale theme too. Compare the story to classic fairy tales like Cinderella‚ Snow White or Sleeping Beauty and you will see a correlation. All of these stories share elements in common with “The Horse-Dealer’s Daughter.” In the story Cinderella‚ the main character is a daughter that experiences
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"The Horse - Dealer’s Daughter" D. H. Lawrence The role of women in society is constantly an issue. D.H. Lawrences’s story shows through passive natures‚ obedient attitudes‚ and shattered egos a woman struggling to live her life according to her three verbally abusive brothers. "The Horse - Dealer’s Daughter" is about Mabel‚ who tries to commit suicide by drowning herself in a pond. A young doctor‚ Joe Ferguson‚ saves her. She then believes that he loves her. This idea was not a first thought
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In Dennis Bloomfield’s literary criticism‚ he dissects Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights by finding a common theme‚ and explaining how they develop the plot of the story. He proposes sickness and death as themes that develop the plot‚ and the meaning and reason why they would be included in a story. Death is a concept that is fairly simple to understand‚ however Bloomfield not only mentions physical sicknesses of the characters‚ but mental ones aswell. Death causes a physical and emotional imbalance
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Literary Criticism What comes to your mind when you hear the word “criticism”? Nowadays‚ most people look at criticism as something negative and personally‚ it has a negative connotation to me. Multimedia (for example‚ television‚ radio‚ etc.) has often depicted criticism as an antagonist. On reality TV shows‚ say‚ a singing competition‚ there is usually a panel of judges who criticize the contestants ’ performances particularly focusing on its fine points and flaws (more on the latter) and the
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DEFINITION OF POSTCOLONIAL CRITICISM A type of cultural criticism‚ postcolonial criticism usually involves the analysis of literary texts produced in countries and cultures that have come under the control of European colonial powers at some point in their history. Alternatively‚ it can refer to the analysis of texts written about colonized places by writers hailing from the colonizing culture. In Orientalism (1978)‚ Edward Said‚ a pioneer of postcolonial criticism and studies‚ focused on the way
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types of Literary Criticisms? * New Criticism / Formalism - This type of criticism concerns itself with the parts of a text and how the parts fit together to make a whole. Because of this‚ it does not bring in any information outside of the text: biography of the author‚ historical or literary allusions‚ mythological patterns‚ or the psychoanalytical traits of the characters (except those traits specifically described in the text.) * Archetypical or Mythic – This type of criticism looks at
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BIOGRAPHICAL CRITICISM Biographical criticism begins with the simple but central insight that literature is written by actual people and that understanding an author’s life can help readers more thoroughly comprehend the work. Anyone who reads the biography of a writer quickly sees how much an author’s experience shapes—both directly and indirectly—what he or she creates. Reading that biography will also change (and usually deepen) our response to the work. Sometimes even knowing a single important
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