historical and reader-response approach

Which is a philosophy of historical criticism?

• The past affects the author's choice of setting.

• It aligns with the other criticism.

• Literature shapes history.

• History shapes literature.

This literary approach focuses on the connections of work to the historical period in which it is written.

• Reader-response

• Historical Approach

• Feminist Approach

• Biographical Approach

Which of the following is not a consideration in writing a Historical approach?

• Author's biography and social background.

• Ideas circulating at the time of writing.

• Formal interpretation of a text.

• When the work was written.

A literary criticism that focuses on the reader (or “audience”) and their experience of a literary work.

• Reader-response Approach

• Historical Approach

• Feminist Approach

• Marxist Approach

What is historical criticism?

• It uncovers intellectual, social, and cultural background.

• It recreates the original intent and meaning.

• It is strictly related to historical and religious texts.

• It is a study of the author's milieu and biography.

Which of the following is a function of historical criticism?

• To understand lessons, the author was trying to teach through the story

• To show what the era was like when the piece was written

• To examine the portrayal of the female character

• To see how society has changed since the time the piece was written

It attempts “to describe what happens in the reader’s mind while interpreting a text” and reflects that reading, like writing, is a creative process.

• Historical Approach

• Reader-response Approach

• Formalist Approach

• Marxist Approach

What pivotal question can be answered in historical approach?

• How are women portrayed in the literary work? As stereotypes? As individuals?

• How is the woman’s point of view considered?

• Are there any special circumstances during the time in the work was written?

• Is male superiority implied in the literary text?

Which of the following is not a purpose of a reader-response?

• explaining

• debating

• examining

• defending your personal reaction to a text

In your own words, what makes reader-response approach different from other approaches in literary criticism?