Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and PracticePrentice Hall, 1999 - 308 pagina's The second edition of Literary Criticism by Charles E. Bressler is designed to help readers make conscious, informed, and intelligent choices concerning literary interpretation. By explaining the historical development and theoretical positions of eleven schools of criticism, author Charles Bressler reveals the richness of literary texts along with the various interpretative approaches that will lead to a fuller appreciation and understanding of such texts. |
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Pagina 44
... meaning of the poem , for the poem itself resists through its inner ten- sions any prose statement that attempts to capsulate its meaning . Paraphrases may help readers in their initial understanding of the poem , but such prose ...
... meaning of the poem , for the poem itself resists through its inner ten- sions any prose statement that attempts to capsulate its meaning . Paraphrases may help readers in their initial understanding of the poem , but such prose ...
Pagina 93
... meaning ? We know what a sign means , says Saussure , because it differs from all other signs . By comparing and contrasting one sign with other signs , we learn to distinguish each individual sign . Individual signs , then , can have ...
... meaning ? We know what a sign means , says Saussure , because it differs from all other signs . By comparing and contrasting one sign with other signs , we learn to distinguish each individual sign . Individual signs , then , can have ...
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... meaning . Because all meaning and knowledge are now based on differences , no text can simply mean one thing . Texts become intertextual . Meaning evolves from the interrelatedness of one text to many other texts . Like language itself ...
... meaning . Because all meaning and knowledge are now based on differences , no text can simply mean one thing . Texts become intertextual . Meaning evolves from the interrelatedness of one text to many other texts . Like language itself ...
Inhoudsopgave
Defining Criticism Theory and Literature | 1 |
A Historical Survey of Literary Criticism | 16 |
New Criticism | 36 |
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