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on literary matters and such: On Cleanth Brooks and formalism
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On literary matters and such. Wednesday, September 17, 2008. On Cleanth Brooks and formalism. Why do we consider form such an immovable, illuminating thing? Why do critics consider it the unshakable alternative to Wimsatt's and Beardsley's dreaded fallacies? Why do we expect that structure guarantees Truth, and consider historical/biographical discussions flimsy wanderings yielding relativism? What if its historical function had been. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Http:/ litcritconvo.blogspot&#...
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on literary matters and such: More on classic status (and a crazy YouTube video)
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On literary matters and such. Sunday, May 4, 2008. More on classic status (and a crazy YouTube video). Literary critic Roland Barthes writes:. So, considering my lack of exposure and experience in the area, I wonder what creative reading actually looks like? How does one jointly-produce a text through reading? Rather than accepting and/or rejecting, does the reader accept some and reject some? Does that show readerly discernment? Does one write essays in response, creatively altering the text? Which uses...
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Know the Place.... eventually.: February 2008
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Bits and Bobs. flotsam of an hours thinking. Browsing my classmates' blogs was a helpful step in arriving at this conclusion. Thank you. :]. So what did I read today? Wimsatt and Beardsley. I loved their direct, no-nonsense approach to correcting what they see as significant errors in approaches to literary criticism. And besides that, they make sense! It really does seem silly to blur the realms of meaning and effectiveness. Some particularly lucid statements I enjoyed include:. A few pages later, anoth...
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Know the Place.... eventually.
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I wonder what the fact that I am more fascinated by the world-views of Emerson and Shelley as revealed in their theorizing than in the actual theories says about me.perhaps that I'm in the wrong major? Too late to change so I suppose I shall just have to forcibly direct my attention to the concerns at hand: namely, this theory stuff, seeming, at the moment, to be an endless series of questions [thus the blog title]. And "What is 'literature'? Clearly, discussions of origins, roles, etc. must not allo...
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Know the Place.... eventually.: Poetry or Poet... Who's at the Top???
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Poetry or Poet. Who's at the Top? Can one be said to be more "optimistic" than the other in regards to the human race? Shelley, in contrast, places his confidence not in the ability of the Man to make good Poetry, but in the ultimate ability of Poetry to improve Man. Or, do I believe that "Poetry" is a gift from God (possibly using anyone. As a conduit) which has the ability to "improve" us, bringing us closer to that perfect image we once reflected so accurately? I don't know. I believe fiercely in ...
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English to Gikuyu and Back Again | Awritingreader's Weblog
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English to Gikuyu and Back Again. April 22, 2008, 6:28 pm. Today in class, while discussing Ngugi and his proposal to abolish the English department, I brought up the question as to whether or not Ngugi’s flip-flopper attitude regarding politics and social stances affects the validity of his arguments. In particular, I’m thinking about his decision to exclusively write. Devil on the Cross. Leave a Comment so far. Feed for comments on this post. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here.
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He’s Got the Whole World. April 24, 2008, 8:54 pm. Calls for the abolition of the English department based primarily on the conclusion that Eurocentrism and Western emphasis is largely a phantom “truth”. Ngugi. States, “ Underlying the suggestions is a basic assumption that the English tradition and the emergence of the modern west is the central of our consciousness and cultural heritage. Africa becomes an extension of the west. While I originally found myself championing alongside Ngugi’s. Furthermore,...
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on literary matters and such: September 2008
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On literary matters and such. Wednesday, September 17, 2008. On Cleanth Brooks and formalism. Why do we consider form such an immovable, illuminating thing? Why do critics consider it the unshakable alternative to Wimsatt's and Beardsley's dreaded fallacies? Why do we expect that structure guarantees Truth, and consider historical/biographical discussions flimsy wanderings yielding relativism? What if its historical function had been. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Http:/ theorytalk.blogspot.com/. Http:/ ks...
