Criticism

"Character Studies for Les Miserables." Stuartfernie. Stuart Fernie, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2015. Stuart Fernie is one of the most famous writers, that's why I choose his article from his own website. In this article Fernie talks about the main characters, he focuses on the way of how they act, think and gives background about each one of them. He mentions many examples, and I'm interested in Valjean character because he is the most famous character in this novel. Fernie focuses on…

In four short chapters, Cavanaugh first exposes the misleading claims of the free market, arguing freedom must be ordered towards good ends. Absent otherworld’s telos, only the unreasonable power of one will against another remains. Second, he describes consumerism as a spiritual frame of mind that perpetuates a foolish desire for desire itself. Its logic is not a greedy grasping for possessions, but an empty detachment from, producers, production and the products we consume. Third, despite…

Claim: Pinchbeck made a claim that our society has not been constructed to think about the idea of plants and chemicals that can show the association between the mind, natural and supernatural world. (6) Grounds: The grounds for this claim is that we should find a sense of balance between our physical world and our innerselves. First, Pinchbeck indicated that this “yearning that went far deeper than a desire to get a good story” and goes to explain that this was a “mystical lottery ticket” into…

Social criticism is taking over the literature world with its honesty and deep meanings. Society can only expect the true meaning of life from authors. Social criticism is a way of criticism that locates all the malicious and flawed issues in society. This method is used to help the population realize what is wrong in society and how they can possibly deal with it. “Primal Screen” by Ellen Goodman addresses the problems with technology in families including marriage difficulties, laziness, and…

the author displays. There is no definite answer. Readers often analyze a piece of literature with the use of background information, but how would readers analyze a text within a text itself and only itself? Formalists use this procedure of new criticism to reject any background information to isolate the text and get a closer view. Formalists also use this technique to focus more on the…

Although it did not begin to receive a great deal of attention until the mid-1900s, the literary criticism of feminism has origins as far back as the 1700s. At the time, women were beginning to receive more attention for the work that they were doing. Feminism, as a literary theory, examines the ways that literature reinforces or combats the oppression of women in society as a whole. While examining how culture is inherently patriarchal, feminism looks to cement the importance of women into…

when you do, and I’m not interested in what lame internet sites say. I want to know what you think. To analyze anything, consider its function (purpose) and form (design), and how the function and form work together. To apply this to literary criticism: Ask yourself what purposes the author has for writing -- what is he/she trying to show, or argue, or criticize, or question? Ask yourself how the author has formed the work -- what structures and techniques do you see him/her using? Ask…

Lydia Davis is a well-known short story author who has her readers’ question whether or not what they are reading is what she meant. In her short story “What She Knew Davis writes about a woman who believes she is an old fat man and does not understand why a young man is flirting with her. A woman is questioning why a young man is flirting with her when she is clearly an old fat man. The setting is not clearly stated one can say that this interaction takes place in an outdoor setting. The theme…

students will be able to: 1.) Discuss the propaganda art of WWII and will be able to explain its purpose and how it spread orally [art history]. 2.) Identify specific elements in the propaganda posters and will speculate as to their meaning. [art criticism] 3.) Provide art-based reasons for the positions they take regarding what is considered art and whether that includes propaganda posters…

his M.A also in 1963 and his Ph.D from Yale University in 1974. His main course of study was 17th-18th century English Literature, film and criticism as well as American Culture. William Kurtz Wimsatt and Robert Penn Warren were both professors of history during Braudy’s time at Yale and are co-authors of Literary Criticism: A Short Story. With criticism being a main course of study for Braudy, these two professors were vital in the formation of Braudy’s educational career at Yale. Politically…