ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Biographical criticism is a form of literary criticism which analyzes a writer’s biography to show the relationship between the author’s life and their works of literature.

Detailed explanation-2: -Formally, biographical criticism assumes the author’s life, thoughts, and feelings of the author heavily influences the text. Therefore, biographical theorists believe that it is necessary to study the life of the author in order to truly understand the text.

Detailed explanation-3: -Biographical Criticism. In contrast to analyzing the structure, codes, or patterns in a literary text, biographical criticism emphasizes the relationship between the author and his or her literary work.

Detailed explanation-4: -Historical Approach: This approach focuses on connection of work to the historical period in which it was written; literary historians attempt to connect the historical background of the work to specific aspects of the work.

Detailed explanation-5: -Historical-Biographical. This approach sees a literary work as a reflection of the author’s life and times or the life and times of the characters in the work.