MACT Lesson 5.ppt

1、Critical Theory and American Literature: MA Level,Lesson Five: Reading Review and Applications,Reading Assignment Review:“The New Criticism”,Work with your partner to accomplish the following: 1) Distinguish the difference between American “New Criticism” and “Russian Formalism.” 2) Identify the mai

2、n objectives of “The New Criticism.” 3) Define the following terms: “form,” “texture,” “symbol,” “intentional fallacy,” “affective fallacy,” “point-of-view,” “speakers voice,” “tension, irony, and paradox.” 4) Raise two or three questions about the reading.,Sample questions that could be raised abou

3、t the reading.,The author of this reading states that the New Criticisms focus on symbols “led into a contradiction of the Formalist purpose.” (106) How so? What differences in effect are achieved by the use of a) 3rd person narrative, b) 1st person narrative, and c) the scenic or dramatic point of

4、view? What would be a 2nd person narrative?,New Criticism Application Exercises: “To His Coy Mistress” (1652),What are some of the motifs (image patterns) used in this poem? Choose one motif and describe how its use contributes to what this work says.,New Criticism Application Exercises: “Young Good

5、man Brown” (1835),Consider the symbol of the four blazing pines surrounding the alter-like rock in the forest. What can it mean, and how does this meaning relate to the rest of the story?,New Criticism Application Exercises: “Everyday Use: for your grandmama” (1973),Identify a “tension” in this short story. How it is resolved through irony and paradox? What are we to make of the subtitle to the story? How does it relate to the narrators voice?,Your assignment before next class,Read the chapter sections pp. 111-23 and 137-41 for further applications of