New Criticism

The feminist theory is always adapting to new cultures and always changing. What stems from the feminist theory is feminist literary criticism “feminist criticism examines the ways in which literature (and other cultural productions) reinforces or undermines the economic, political, social, and psychological oppression of women” (Critical Theory Today, 4 Feminist Criticism, pg. 79 Tyson, Louis). This theory shows us how patriarchal our society is and that’s how Susan Glaspell’s shows her work in…

The Formalist Approach Formalism is a type of criticism that allows a reader to review a certain text or piece of literature but you only focus on the literary elements throughout the piece such as: diction, irony, metaphors, symbolism, paradoxes, etc. But like all approaches to literature or anything in life, there are pros and cons. Some good things about formalism is that it gives you an idea of the author’s intent, helps the reader understand figurative language, literary devices, and more…

Every year there is always a film that has high expectations and fails to live up to the hype. However, this review is not over one of those depressing movies. This particular film was not supposed to make it this big. Many, when they heard of the corrupts of this movie, believed that is was dumb, made no sense and should not of been produced. This movie is known as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. When reading the title one can understand what the critics were saying. What kind of film writer…

“Foxtrot Fridays” Through a New Critical Lens New criticism is a common approach to analyze poetry through, and takes all elements of the text into account, but not the author’s intent or reader’s personal identification. “Foxtrot Fridays” is a good poem for this approach because it is relevant to the reader and easy to understand. This poem also has an interesting structure that places emphasis on the both the poem’s subject and elements, adding to its organic unity. “Foxtrot Fridays” is an…

scholar who worked on literary theory, ethics, and the philosophy of language. He mentions the importance of time and space, characterizations, settings and language in his definition of novel. These major ideas have become classic tools in literary criticism. These tools are the key concepts in the terms of discussion of the Jane Eyre with the Bakhtin’s theory. Initially, I am going to explain Bakhtin’s ‘’epic and novel’’. Then, I am going to talk about summary of Jane Eyre. Finally, after I…

"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…

enthusiast and widely criticized by film critics. The movie, “Silver Bullet” is adapted from a novel by Stephen King, “Cycle of the Werewolf”. This classic horror film has created a cult following that has also received negative attention and criticism. “Silver bullet” is one of the greatest, most entertaining werewolf movies of the eighties. Stephen King’s, “Silver Bullet” is a film greatly misunderstood by film critics alike. Stephen King’s impeccable script and Daniel Attias’s flawless…

message 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…

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…

sex with Shakespeare himself.” On Blackboard, Hannah commented “nice thesis statement” and in the Feedback section it says “Very strong thesis statement. You followed through on your argument well.” In my New Criticism essay, “No Buckingham Palace Here; How ‘London’ by William Blake is a Criticism of the City and the Destruction of Family”, I received comments from the Teacher Assistant, Hannah, about my opening sentence and thesis statement such as. that said “I like this, good hook!” and…