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    The Machine Stops

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    Cited: E. M. Forster (1879-1970)." Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Dedria Bryfonski. Vol. 10. Detroit: Gale Research‚ 1979. 178-183. Literature Criticism Online. Web. 19 March 2010. E. M. Forster (1879-1970)." Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Sharon R. Gunton and Jean C. Stine. Vol. 22. Detroit: Gale Research‚ 1982. 129-138. Literature Criticism Online. Web. 19 March 2010.

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    New Historicism is a theory in literary criticism that suggests literature must be studied and interpreted within the context of both the history of the author and the history of the critic. The theory arose in the 1980s‚ with Stephen Greenblatt as its main proponent‚ and became quite popular in the 1990s. Critics using this approach look at a work and consider other writings that may have inspired it or were inspired by it‚ as well as the life of the author and how it relates to the text. There

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    entertainment for children‚ help children identify with their literary heritage‚ help students further understand elements of literature‚ help students understand themselves‚ and help students develop an understanding to reflect on what they have read. What is the sixth objective added by Rosenblatt (1991)? (p. 71) 5 points The sixth objective added by Rosenblatt (1991) is that literature should encourage readers to draw from their literary experiences to find self-understanding. Describe the seventh

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    COMPARATIVE LITERATURE IN AN AGE OF GLOBALIZATION: Utrecht University The bylaws of the American Comparative Literature Association stipulate the writ-ing every ten years of "a report on the state of the discipline." The present collection Comparative Literature in an Age of Globalization represents the latest in the series and is a follow up to Charles Bernheimer’s Comparative Literature in the Age of Multiculturalism (1994). The structural similarities between the two titles‚ with their repetition

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    Man’s Evil Unleashed

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    paths to man’s inner desire are taken and explored by the characters. Such characters as Ralph‚ Roger‚ and Simon all depict the ways in which evil can invest a person’s soul and how evil can be fought within someone truly good. Through the literary criticisms of Chris Schultz and Christopher Dentel‚ the relationship between man and his inner self is explored and psychologically analyzed to depict how evil manifests itself in many forms. Although one would believe that the root to moral decay and

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    play.  Focus on a minor character  Compare minor characters in two works  Comparison of attitudes in two works‚ such as acceptance of one’s approaching death  Recurring motifs in a work  Commentary on author’s choice of title(s)  Social criticism  A further passage in the style of the author  Letter from a character to author‚ protesting some aspect of the character/play  An editorial defending the work to a censorship committee This assignment

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    Theories of Artistic Intent When we judge any piece of literature‚ film‚ novel or music lyrics‚ we typically set it against a standard of expectations which helps us to evaluate (often called criticism). In literary theory‚ there are three classical standards which define literature and its effectiveness in terms of what the literature is trying to accomplish: what its goal is. These theories of artistic intent will help to continue the definition of what the particular features of each subcategory

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    Leda and the Swan

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    Cited: Archibald‚ Douglas. Yeats. New York: Syracuse University Press‚ 1983. Blackmur‚ R.P. “Yeats.” Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Ed. Dennis Poupard. Detroit: Gale Publishing‚ 1989. 397. Lucas‚ John. “Yeats.” World Literature Criticism. Ed. James P. Draper. Detroit: Gale Publishing‚ 1992. 4110.

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    Critical/ Analytical Response to Literary Texts Assignment By: Christina Caouette Every human comes to face the ugliness of injustice. The character of each individual has significant impact affecting the way they handle cases of unfairness. In the adventure novel Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding brings to life ideas that the self respect a character possesses will directly influence the manner he handles inequality. Belief in the worthiness and dignity of oneself causes a person to persevere

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    Antonia." Comparative Literature 7.1 (1955): 43-51. JSTOR. Web. 15 Feb. 2012. Krstovic‚ Jelena. “Georgics by Vergil.” Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism. (2008): 200-358. Literature Criticism Online. Web. 15 Feb 2012. Witalec‚ Janet. “Willa Cather (1873-1947).” Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. (2003): 110-157. Literature Criticism Online. Web. 15 Feb 2012.

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