LITERATURE QUESTIONS
LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM
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the plot tends to be minimized.
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interpretation depends on the structure of the text
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the purpose of analyzing literature is to locate hidden social messages.
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meaning is not emotionally charged
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Detailed explanation-1: -New Historicists attempt to situate artistic texts both as products of a historical context and as the means to understand cultural and intellectual history.
Detailed explanation-2: -A New Historicist looks at literature in a wider historical context, examining both how the writer’s times affected the work and how the work reflects the writer’s times, in turn recognizing that current cultural contexts color that critic’s conclusions.
Detailed explanation-3: -New Historicism is a literary theory that proposes to understand Literature in connection with culture, politics, history and social realities. New Historicism argues that artistic work is not detached from the social and cultural practices of the times. It was first developed around 1980 by Stephen Greenblatt.
Detailed explanation-4: -New Historical Criticism can help readers better grasp the meaning of literature and the historical time period during which it was written. New Historicism helps to provide readers with a social commentary for the time period of the literary work. 03-Mar-2015