How to approach literature?

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How to approach literature?

  • Text-oriented approaches

  • Author-oriented approaches

  • Reader-oriented approaches

  • Context-oriented approaches


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Theoretical approaches to Literature

When we analyze and interpret a text, wie differentiale between textil, contextual and author-oriented and reader-oriented approaches. Most literary theorien and scholls of thought can be grouped along these four approaches.


Theo provide is with frameworks, tools and terminology for analyzing and interpreting texts.

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Text-orientied approaches

Literary text only:

How well does the text establish itself as a unity?

Formal structure of a text, close reading


Example: Philology, formalism & structuralism

<p>Literary text only:</p><p>How well does the text establish itself as a unity?</p><p>Formal structure of a text, close reading</p><p></p><p>Example: Philology, formalism &amp; structuralism</p>
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Author-oriented approaches

Literary text and author:

How authentic or sincere is the text in transporting the author´s thoughts and feelings?

Biography of author; childhood, education, social and cultural background


Ex.: biographical criticism, psychonanalytic

<p>Literary text and author:</p><p>How authentic or sincere is the text in transporting the author´s thoughts and feelings?</p><p>Biography of author; childhood, education, social and cultural background</p><p></p><p>Ex.: biographical criticism, psychonanalytic</p>
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Reader-oriented approaches

Literary text and reader:

How well does the text communicate its social and moral purpose?

Readers responses to literary text, meaning depending on reader, texts adress an implied reader


Ex.: reception theory, reader-response criticism

<p>Literary text and reader:</p><p>How well does the text communicate its social and moral purpose?</p><p>Readers responses to literary text, meaning depending on reader, texts adress an implied reader</p><p></p><p>Ex.: reception theory, reader-response criticism</p>
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Context-orientied approaches

Literary text and reality/world/context:

How well does a text represent external (historical/social) reality?

Texts arent self-contained, interact with specific cultural, political, social discourses, contextual information through other texts, reflect power structures within societies


Ex.: new historicism, multiculutural studies, gender theory, postcolonial theory

<p>Literary text and reality/world/context:</p><p>How well does a text represent external (historical/social) reality?</p><p>Texts arent self-contained, interact with specific cultural, political, social discourses, contextual information through other texts, reflect power structures within societies</p><p></p><p>Ex.: new historicism, multiculutural studies, gender theory, postcolonial theory</p>