Deconstruction, Logocentricism and Derrida: Any Question

Deconstruction by its very nature defies institutionalization in an authoritative definition. The concept wasfirst outlined by Derrida in Of Grammatology where he explored the interplay between language and theconstruction of meaning. From this early work, and later works in which he has attempted to explaindeconstruction to others, most notably the Letter to a Japanese Friend, … বিস্তারিত পড়ুন

Aristotle‟s concept of Plot and Character / What are Aristotle‟s views on the Plot ofTragedy in Poetics? How does he explain the relative importance of Plot andCharacter? / State and briefly discuss Aristotle‟s enumeration of the constituentelements of Tragedy.

The same period which had produced Plato, one of the great masters of criticism, witnessed the arrival of another outstanding genius in the person of Aristotle (384-322 B.C.), a pupil of the former philosopher, whose work he was to develop on lines of his own thereby bringing to light in connection with art leading principles … বিস্তারিত পড়ুন

Biographia Literaria‟: Any question / In the Biographia Literaria, what areColeridge’s views an Imagination?

Biographia Literaria‘ was begun by Coleridge as a literary autobiography but ended up in discussions aboutKant, and Schelling and Coleridge’s perceptive criticism of Wordsworth’s poetry and a comprehensivestatement on creative imagination which constitutes his most signal contribution to literary criticism andtheory. Arthur Symons justly described the work as ‗the greatest book of English criticism’. Coleridge’swhole … বিস্তারিত পড়ুন

Tradition and the Individual Talent: Any Question / Show how T. S. Eliotsystematically develops the concept of the Impersonal theory of poetry in „Traditionand the Individual Talent‟ / How, in your opinion does T. S. Eliot inscribe a modernistliterary aesthetic in his essay ‘Tradition and the Individual Talent’?

George Watson writes about Eliot: ―Eliot made English criticism look different, but not in a simple sense.He offered it a new range of rhetorical possibilities, confirmed it in its increasing contempt for historicalprocess, and yet reshaped its notion of period by a handful of brilliant institutions.‖ ―Tradition and theIndividual Talent‖ was originally published across two … বিস্তারিত পড়ুন

Discuss Coleridge’s views on poetic language and show why he seems to differ fromWordsworth on this / What are the views of S. T. Coleridge on poetic language? Howdo you feel he differs from William Wordsworth on this?

The most remarkable part of Biographia Literaria lies in Coleridge‘s criticism of Wordsworth‘s theory ofpoetry and poetic Diction. While critically analysing Wordsworth‘s theory Coleridge has offered his ownviews on the choice of rustic, themes and characters as well as the language of poetry. In chapter XVII of Biographia Literaria, Coleridge refers to Wordsworth‘s preface to … বিস্তারিত পড়ুন

New Historicism Analysis / Attempt an understanding of the worship of NewHistoricism in the light of the comment that it “has a reciprocal concern with thehistoricity of texts and the textuality of history”.

New Historicism is a critical approach developed in the 1980s through the works of Michel Foucault andStephen Greenblatt, similar to Marxism. Moving away from text-cantered schools of criticism such as NewCriticism, New Historicism reopened the interpretation of literature to the social, political, and historicalmilieu that produced it. To a New Historicist, literature is not the … বিস্তারিত পড়ুন

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