Created by Lisza Neumeier
over 7 years ago
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Approaching a text with a certain literary theory, it is like..
Approach
theory
what does it want to explain?
Method/methodology
School
epistemology/epistemological
empirical vs. hermeneutic
definitions!
Constructivism
mimesis/mimetic
didacticism/didactic
eg. Pemberly extract
What do we need literary theory for?
Where do they come from?
How can literary theory be defined:
Can I analyze literary texts without literary theory?
Do I have to choose a literary theory and stick with it whatever I do?
Term for that?
Are modern approaches better than old ones?
Are literary theories subject to fashion?
paradigm
in this context
What’s the role of ideology in theory?
Can I use any theory for any text?