Thursday, 1 March 2018

Modern Critical theories




Who has elaborated the theory of structuralism in Europe? 
Ferdinand De Saussure, It has emerged in Europe in the nineties and then spread all over the world.

Who was Ferdinand De Saussure? 
He belongs to Swiss country. He developed many theories in both Semiology and linguistic. In this regard, he has written his most prominent book named  'Course in General Linguistics'.

Define new criticism in stylistics? 
It has dominated literary criticism in America and other countries, the main purpose of this moment is to pay heed on close reading especially in poetry.

What do you know about formalism? 
The formalist emphasized style, imagery, choice of words, form and langauge.

Describe the definition of psychoanalytic theory?
It is a specific method used to treat personality flaws or disorders. The idea of this theory is to aware us that things which happened during childhood can affect our personality.

What is literary criticism? 
It is the deep study and explanation of literature. In this type of criticism, the philosophical discussions are always there to judge evaluate and interpret the literature.

Define reader response theory? 
It is the type of theory that concentrates on the reading and reader.it shows the relationship between reader and author and their experience in literary work.

Whats the importance of reader-response criticism?  
Reader-response criticism is important because it shows the reader vital role in interpreting the texts.through their interpretation one can understand the context of the text.

Define new historicism? 
It is a literary theory whose aim is to comprehend the intellectual history via literature and literature via its traditional and cultural text.

What is the role of structuralism in Mct?
It is the study of language structure. Through structure the structuralist analysis the form and content of the language.

Define feminist criticism?  
It uses feminist rules and regulations to criticize the language of English literature.

How many waves of feminism?  
There are three Waves of Feminism.

What do you know about the first wave of feminism? 
The first wave described the legal rights of women and the right to vote

When the third wave of feminism begun?
It was started in the 1990s.

Define expressionism in literature?  
It was started in Germany and it focuses on poetry and in painting. It tries to convey feelings rather than reality.

What is nihilism in Literature? 
It says that life has no goal it emphasized on the meaningless state of people

What is symbolism?
It is used when the author wants to convey the hidden meaning of certain feelings in literature.

Define stream of consciousness?
It is a method of narration that tells us the inner feelings and thoughts of character.it was first coined by Willam James in his book 'The Principal of Psychology'.

What is Modernism? 
It was started in Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and then spread all over the world. The aim of this movement is to bring change in the religion, culture and traditional values of society. It opposed the romantic and Victorian standards.

What is Post-colonialism? 
The religious, cultural and political circumstances of the previous colony is called post colonislam.

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