SlideShare a Scribd company logo

Formalism and biographical criticism

•
•
Ratna Wijayanti S
Ratna Wijayanti S

materi untuk mata kuliah literary appreciation

Education
1 of 10
Download to read offline
FORMALISM AND BIOGRAPHICAL CRITICISM BY: RATNA WIJAYANTI S. ( 1171014 ) INDRI AGUSTINA ( 117955) MAHARANI KRISTANTI ( 117842 ) ZIZKHA ANDIKA ( 117980 ) LINA ASMUNIROH ( 1171032 )
Formalism Is? All about essential information to interpretation of a piece of literature that must be found within the work.
Define how such elements work together with the text’s content to shape its effects upon readers. Objective
Types of Formalist’s Questions  What is the genre, or form, of the piece of literature?  Who is speaking in the piece of literature?  What is the argument, thesis, or subject of the piece of literature?  What is the structure of the piece of literature?  How does the piece of literature make use of setting?  Are there key statements or conflicts in the piece of literature that appear central to its meaning?  What feelings are evoked as the reader interprets the text?  How does the make use of literary devices (i.e. imagery, setting, characters, metaphors, similes, etc.)?  What meaning can be developed from the text?
Examples in Literature  “The Banking Concept of Education”, by Paulo Freire Metaphor: “Narration (with the teacher as a narrator) leads the students to memorize mechanically the narrated content. Worse yet, it turns them into ‘containers,’ into ‘receptacles’ to be ‘filled’ by the teacher” (Freire 260)  “To Kill a Mockingbird”, by Harper Lee Point of View: “I received a letter and a snapshot from him” (Lee 116)
BIOGRAPHICAL CRITICISM • Biographical criticism is a form of Literary criticism which analyzes a writer's biography to show the relationship between the author's life and their works of literature • The goal of a biographical criticism is understanding why the author wrote what he or she wrote
Three Benefits of Biographical Criticism: • Facts about an author’s experience can help a reader decide how to interpret a text. • A reader can better appreciate a text by knowing a writer’s struggles or difficulties in creating that text. • A reader can understand a writer’s preoccupation by studying the way they apply and modify their own life experiences in their works.
Important Questions for Biographical Criticism  Understanding the Author:  What facts about the author’s life suggest ideas in the work? Did anything that happened to the author effect his or her themes or choice of subject matter?  What was/is the author’s world view? Which of the author’s beliefs seem reflected in their story?  What commentary on the story did the author make? Does it point to ideas in the story?  Understanding the Author’s World:  What world view was typical of the author’s time? What aspects of this world view seem prevalent in this story or character? Does the author seem to accept or rebel against this world view?  How did people respond to the author’s works and life?  What ideas did people find in the author’s works and life?
Example of an Author’s Life Experiences Shaping His Writing  Tim O’Brien is the author of The Things They Carried  Facts about O’Brien:  Born October 1, 1946  Grew up in Minnesota  Political views were against the Vietnam War  Drafted into Army in 1968  Served from 1968 to 1970 as an infantry foot soldier Sketch of the Book  The story takes place in Vietnam.  It details the burdens that infantry soldiers carried, both physically and mentally.  In an extended novel released in 1990, O’Brien gives the narrator his own name.  The story is fictional even though it sounds true (verisimilitude).  The story paints a devastating picture of the Vietnam War.
Checklist of Questions  What influences – persons, ideas, movements, events – evident in the writer’s life does the work reflect?  To what extent are the events described in the work a direct transfer of what happened in the author’s actual life?  What modifications of the actual events has the writer made in the literary work? For what possible purposes?  Why might the writer have altered his or her actual experience in the literary work?  What are the effects of the differences between actual events and their literary transformation in the work?  What has the author revealed in the work about his or her characteristic modes of thought, perceptions, or emotion? What place does the work have in the author’s literary development and career?

Recommended

Biographical criticism
Biographical criticismBiographical criticism
Biographical criticismComoedu
 
Formalistic approach
Formalistic approachFormalistic approach
Formalistic approachLa Salle University
 
READERS' RESPONSE CTICISM
READERS' RESPONSE CTICISMREADERS' RESPONSE CTICISM
READERS' RESPONSE CTICISMMarie Ellen Jane N. Belandres
 
Formalism ppt
Formalism pptFormalism ppt
Formalism pptrheynely
 
Literary Theories: Critical Approaches in Critiquing Literature
Literary Theories: Critical Approaches in Critiquing LiteratureLiterary Theories: Critical Approaches in Critiquing Literature
Literary Theories: Critical Approaches in Critiquing LiteratureAndrea Tiangco
 
Biographical approach and historical approach
Biographical approach and historical approachBiographical approach and historical approach
Biographical approach and historical approachJonathan Magallanes
 
Different Forms of Creative Nonfiction
Different Forms of Creative NonfictionDifferent Forms of Creative Nonfiction
Different Forms of Creative NonfictionEniamrach2492
 
Literary criticism powerpoint
Literary criticism powerpointLiterary criticism powerpoint
Literary criticism powerpointJayson Erni
 

Recommended

Biographical criticism
Biographical criticismBiographical criticism
Biographical criticismComoedu
 
Formalistic approach
Formalistic approachFormalistic approach
Formalistic approachLa Salle University
 
READERS' RESPONSE CTICISM
READERS' RESPONSE CTICISMREADERS' RESPONSE CTICISM
READERS' RESPONSE CTICISMMarie Ellen Jane N. Belandres
 
Formalism ppt
Formalism pptFormalism ppt
Formalism pptrheynely
 
Literary Theories: Critical Approaches in Critiquing Literature
Literary Theories: Critical Approaches in Critiquing LiteratureLiterary Theories: Critical Approaches in Critiquing Literature
Literary Theories: Critical Approaches in Critiquing LiteratureAndrea Tiangco
 
Biographical approach and historical approach
Biographical approach and historical approachBiographical approach and historical approach
Biographical approach and historical approachJonathan Magallanes
 
Different Forms of Creative Nonfiction
Different Forms of Creative NonfictionDifferent Forms of Creative Nonfiction
Different Forms of Creative NonfictionEniamrach2492
 
Literary criticism powerpoint
Literary criticism powerpointLiterary criticism powerpoint
Literary criticism powerpointJayson Erni
 
Literary Criticism
Literary CriticismLiterary Criticism
Literary CriticismIgnatius Joseph Estroga
 
Historical Criticism
Historical CriticismHistorical Criticism
Historical CriticismComoedu
 
Understanding various forms and types
Understanding various forms and typesUnderstanding various forms and types
Understanding various forms and typesMaridelBajeta
 
What is Literature?
What is Literature?What is Literature?
What is Literature?Dilip Barad
 
Intro to-literary-criticism
Intro to-literary-criticismIntro to-literary-criticism
Intro to-literary-criticismChamiePapersty
 
Formalistic approach
Formalistic approachFormalistic approach
Formalistic approachJonathan Magallanes
 
Marxist criticism presentation
Marxist criticism presentationMarxist criticism presentation
Marxist criticism presentationFERDINAND BULUSAN
 
Historical criticism main questions
Historical criticism main questionsHistorical criticism main questions
Historical criticism main questionszpmmiller
 
Creative Non-fiction
Creative Non-fictionCreative Non-fiction
Creative Non-fictionRaymund Habaradas
 
Moralistic approach
Moralistic approach Moralistic approach
Moralistic approach SubramanianSunyogita
 
Psychological criticism
Psychological criticismPsychological criticism
Psychological criticismComoedu
 
Mythological Criticism
Mythological CriticismMythological Criticism
Mythological CriticismAytekin Aliyeva
 
Gender Critcism
Gender CritcismGender Critcism
Gender CritcismMae Bacor
 
Literary approaches
Literary approachesLiterary approaches
Literary approachesJelma Perico
 
Psychological approach
Psychological approachPsychological approach
Psychological approachGolda Albert
 
Approaches to literary criticism
Approaches to literary criticismApproaches to literary criticism
Approaches to literary criticismAndre Philip Tacderas
 
Historical and Biographical Approach
Historical and Biographical ApproachHistorical and Biographical Approach
Historical and Biographical ApproachDenson Malaran
 
Formalism presentation
Formalism presentationFormalism presentation
Formalism presentationFariha asghar
 
Moral & philosophical criticism of hamlet real
Moral & philosophical criticism of hamlet realMoral & philosophical criticism of hamlet real
Moral & philosophical criticism of hamlet realwardah azhar
 
Formalistic approach cjld
Formalistic approach cjldFormalistic approach cjld
Formalistic approach cjldChristine Joanne Librero Desacado
 
Biographical approach
Biographical approachBiographical approach
Biographical approachMero Sarade
 
Biographical and Historical Criticism
Biographical and Historical CriticismBiographical and Historical Criticism
Biographical and Historical CriticismGretchen Whittaker
 

More Related Content

What's hot

Historical Criticism
Historical CriticismHistorical Criticism
Historical CriticismComoedu
 
Understanding various forms and types
Understanding various forms and typesUnderstanding various forms and types
Understanding various forms and typesMaridelBajeta
 
What is Literature?
What is Literature?What is Literature?
What is Literature?Dilip Barad
 
Intro to-literary-criticism
Intro to-literary-criticismIntro to-literary-criticism
Intro to-literary-criticismChamiePapersty
 
Marxist criticism presentation
Marxist criticism presentationMarxist criticism presentation
Marxist criticism presentationFERDINAND BULUSAN
 
Historical criticism main questions
Historical criticism main questionsHistorical criticism main questions
Historical criticism main questionszpmmiller
 
Psychological criticism
Psychological criticismPsychological criticism
Psychological criticismComoedu
 
Gender Critcism
Gender CritcismGender Critcism
Gender CritcismMae Bacor
 
Literary approaches
Literary approachesLiterary approaches
Literary approachesJelma Perico
 
Psychological approach
Psychological approachPsychological approach
Psychological approachGolda Albert
 
Historical and Biographical Approach
Historical and Biographical ApproachHistorical and Biographical Approach
Historical and Biographical ApproachDenson Malaran
 
Formalism presentation
Formalism presentationFormalism presentation
Formalism presentationFariha asghar
 
Moral & philosophical criticism of hamlet real
Moral & philosophical criticism of hamlet realMoral & philosophical criticism of hamlet real
Moral & philosophical criticism of hamlet realwardah azhar
 

What's hot (20)

Literary Criticism
Literary CriticismLiterary Criticism
Literary Criticism
 
Historical Criticism
Historical CriticismHistorical Criticism
Historical Criticism
 
Understanding various forms and types
Understanding various forms and typesUnderstanding various forms and types
Understanding various forms and types
 
What is Literature?
What is Literature?What is Literature?
What is Literature?
 
Intro to-literary-criticism
Intro to-literary-criticismIntro to-literary-criticism
Intro to-literary-criticism
 
Formalistic approach
Formalistic approachFormalistic approach
Formalistic approach
 
Marxist criticism presentation
Marxist criticism presentationMarxist criticism presentation
Marxist criticism presentation
 
Historical criticism main questions
Historical criticism main questionsHistorical criticism main questions
Historical criticism main questions
 
Creative Non-fiction
Creative Non-fictionCreative Non-fiction
Creative Non-fiction
 
Moralistic approach
Moralistic approach Moralistic approach
Moralistic approach
 
Psychological criticism
Psychological criticismPsychological criticism
Psychological criticism
 
Mythological Criticism
Mythological CriticismMythological Criticism
Mythological Criticism
 
Gender Critcism
Gender CritcismGender Critcism
Gender Critcism
 
Literary approaches
Literary approachesLiterary approaches
Literary approaches
 
Psychological approach
Psychological approachPsychological approach
Psychological approach
 
Approaches to literary criticism
Approaches to literary criticismApproaches to literary criticism
Approaches to literary criticism
 
Historical and Biographical Approach
Historical and Biographical ApproachHistorical and Biographical Approach
Historical and Biographical Approach
 
Formalism presentation
Formalism presentationFormalism presentation
Formalism presentation
 
Moral & philosophical criticism of hamlet real
Moral & philosophical criticism of hamlet realMoral & philosophical criticism of hamlet real
Moral & philosophical criticism of hamlet real
 
Formalistic approach cjld
Formalistic approach cjldFormalistic approach cjld
Formalistic approach cjld
 

Viewers also liked

Biographical approach
Biographical approachBiographical approach
Biographical approachMero Sarade
 
Biographical and Historical Criticism
Biographical and Historical CriticismBiographical and Historical Criticism
Biographical and Historical CriticismGretchen Whittaker
 
Historical and Biographical Approach on Hamlet
Historical and Biographical Approach on HamletHistorical and Biographical Approach on Hamlet
Historical and Biographical Approach on HamletYuna Lesca
 
Historical criticism
Historical criticismHistorical criticism
Historical criticismLhuisa Era
 
Psychoanalytic Criticism
Psychoanalytic CriticismPsychoanalytic Criticism
Psychoanalytic Criticismcooley87
 
literary theories and approaches simplified version
literary theories and approaches simplified versionliterary theories and approaches simplified version
literary theories and approaches simplified versionspartanako06
 
Approaches to criticism
Approaches to criticismApproaches to criticism
Approaches to criticismMohamed Okasha
 
Literary criticism presentation
Literary criticism presentationLiterary criticism presentation
Literary criticism presentationniloufar.f
 
Nature and function of literary criticism
Nature and function of literary criticismNature and function of literary criticism
Nature and function of literary criticismKetan Pandya
 
Feminist criticism final
Feminist criticism finalFeminist criticism final
Feminist criticism finalLinda Hairani
 
Critical Approaches: Types of Literary Criticism
Critical Approaches: Types of Literary CriticismCritical Approaches: Types of Literary Criticism
Critical Approaches: Types of Literary CriticismJenny Reyes
 
Franz Kafka: Literature, Interpretation, and the Enigma of the Text
Franz Kafka: Literature, Interpretation, and the Enigma of the TextFranz Kafka: Literature, Interpretation, and the Enigma of the Text
Franz Kafka: Literature, Interpretation, and the Enigma of the TextCraig Carey
 
REL404 Exploring Faith Session 2: Biblical Critical Methods
REL404 Exploring Faith Session 2: Biblical Critical MethodsREL404 Exploring Faith Session 2: Biblical Critical Methods
REL404 Exploring Faith Session 2: Biblical Critical MethodsClint Heacock
 
Brief Introduction to Feminism
Brief Introduction to Feminism Brief Introduction to Feminism
Brief Introduction to Feminism Jessica Williams
 
Cultural Studies & Formalistic Approach in ‘ Hamlet’
Cultural Studies & Formalistic Approach in ‘ Hamlet’Cultural Studies & Formalistic Approach in ‘ Hamlet’
Cultural Studies & Formalistic Approach in ‘ Hamlet’rajyagururavi
 
literary criticism - the -isms of 19th and 20th century
literary criticism - the -isms of 19th and 20th centuryliterary criticism - the -isms of 19th and 20th century
literary criticism - the -isms of 19th and 20th centuryliisamurphy
 
Mythological and archetypal criticism
Mythological and archetypal criticismMythological and archetypal criticism
Mythological and archetypal criticismLiza Javier
 
An introduction to autobiography and biography
An introduction to autobiography and biographyAn introduction to autobiography and biography
An introduction to autobiography and biographyTrix Rodriguez
 
Psychoanalytic Criticism
Psychoanalytic CriticismPsychoanalytic Criticism
Psychoanalytic CriticismKhim Dela Cruz
 

Viewers also liked (20)

Biographical approach
Biographical approachBiographical approach
Biographical approach
 
Biographical and Historical Criticism
Biographical and Historical CriticismBiographical and Historical Criticism
Biographical and Historical Criticism
 
Historical and Biographical Approach on Hamlet
Historical and Biographical Approach on HamletHistorical and Biographical Approach on Hamlet
Historical and Biographical Approach on Hamlet
 
Historical criticism
Historical criticismHistorical criticism
Historical criticism
 
Historical criticism
Historical criticismHistorical criticism
Historical criticism
 
Psychoanalytic Criticism
Psychoanalytic CriticismPsychoanalytic Criticism
Psychoanalytic Criticism
 
literary theories and approaches simplified version
literary theories and approaches simplified versionliterary theories and approaches simplified version
literary theories and approaches simplified version
 
Approaches to criticism
Approaches to criticismApproaches to criticism
Approaches to criticism
 
Literary criticism presentation
Literary criticism presentationLiterary criticism presentation
Literary criticism presentation
 
Nature and function of literary criticism
Nature and function of literary criticismNature and function of literary criticism
Nature and function of literary criticism
 
Feminist criticism final
Feminist criticism finalFeminist criticism final
Feminist criticism final
 
Critical Approaches: Types of Literary Criticism
Critical Approaches: Types of Literary CriticismCritical Approaches: Types of Literary Criticism
Critical Approaches: Types of Literary Criticism
 
Franz Kafka: Literature, Interpretation, and the Enigma of the Text
Franz Kafka: Literature, Interpretation, and the Enigma of the TextFranz Kafka: Literature, Interpretation, and the Enigma of the Text
Franz Kafka: Literature, Interpretation, and the Enigma of the Text
 
REL404 Exploring Faith Session 2: Biblical Critical Methods
REL404 Exploring Faith Session 2: Biblical Critical MethodsREL404 Exploring Faith Session 2: Biblical Critical Methods
REL404 Exploring Faith Session 2: Biblical Critical Methods
 
Brief Introduction to Feminism
Brief Introduction to Feminism Brief Introduction to Feminism
Brief Introduction to Feminism
 
Cultural Studies & Formalistic Approach in ‘ Hamlet’
Cultural Studies & Formalistic Approach in ‘ Hamlet’Cultural Studies & Formalistic Approach in ‘ Hamlet’
Cultural Studies & Formalistic Approach in ‘ Hamlet’
 
literary criticism - the -isms of 19th and 20th century
literary criticism - the -isms of 19th and 20th centuryliterary criticism - the -isms of 19th and 20th century
literary criticism - the -isms of 19th and 20th century
 
Mythological and archetypal criticism
Mythological and archetypal criticismMythological and archetypal criticism
Mythological and archetypal criticism
 
An introduction to autobiography and biography
An introduction to autobiography and biographyAn introduction to autobiography and biography
An introduction to autobiography and biography
 
Psychoanalytic Criticism
Psychoanalytic CriticismPsychoanalytic Criticism
Psychoanalytic Criticism
 

Similar to Formalism and biographical criticism

Write Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. T.docx
Write Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. T.docxWrite Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. T.docx
Write Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. T.docxambersalomon88660
 
ENG125 Introduction to Literature How to Ask an Open-Ended .docx
ENG125 Introduction to Literature How to Ask an Open-Ended .docxENG125 Introduction to Literature How to Ask an Open-Ended .docx
ENG125 Introduction to Literature How to Ask an Open-Ended .docxSALU18
 
A Brief Overview of Literary Criticism .docx
A Brief Overview of Literary Criticism .docxA Brief Overview of Literary Criticism .docx
A Brief Overview of Literary Criticism .docxransayo
 
ENG125 Introduction to Literature Critical Literary .docx
ENG125 Introduction to Literature Critical Literary .docxENG125 Introduction to Literature Critical Literary .docx
ENG125 Introduction to Literature Critical Literary .docxYASHU40
 
ENG125 Introduction to Literature How to Ask an Open-Ended .docx
ENG125 Introduction to Literature How to Ask an Open-Ended .docxENG125 Introduction to Literature How to Ask an Open-Ended .docx
ENG125 Introduction to Literature How to Ask an Open-Ended .docxYASHU40
 
Assignment four.Please see enclosed research paper directions..docx
Assignment four.Please see enclosed research paper directions..docxAssignment four.Please see enclosed research paper directions..docx
Assignment four.Please see enclosed research paper directions..docxssuser562afc1
 
Some Explanation for Unit One Presentation.pptx
Some Explanation for Unit One Presentation.pptxSome Explanation for Unit One Presentation.pptx
Some Explanation for Unit One Presentation.pptxgalsenprod221
 
EAPP_Report - GROUP 1 - MODULE 6 - CRITICAL APPROACHES.pptx
EAPP_Report - GROUP 1 - MODULE 6 - CRITICAL APPROACHES.pptxEAPP_Report - GROUP 1 - MODULE 6 - CRITICAL APPROACHES.pptx
EAPP_Report - GROUP 1 - MODULE 6 - CRITICAL APPROACHES.pptxLEONITAJACA
 
Critical approaches for studying literature
Critical approaches for studying literatureCritical approaches for studying literature
Critical approaches for studying literatureGeshellouSuacillo
 
Many 20 Th Century.docx
Many 20 Th Century.docxMany 20 Th Century.docx
Many 20 Th Century.docxwrite4
 
Essay Instructions Literary AnalysisInstructions for the Li.docx
Essay Instructions Literary AnalysisInstructions for the Li.docxEssay Instructions Literary AnalysisInstructions for the Li.docx
Essay Instructions Literary AnalysisInstructions for the Li.docxdebishakespeare
 
21st-CENTURY-LIT.-Critical-Approaches.pptx
21st-CENTURY-LIT.-Critical-Approaches.pptx21st-CENTURY-LIT.-Critical-Approaches.pptx
21st-CENTURY-LIT.-Critical-Approaches.pptxJessaBejer1
 
21st Century Literature Text and Context Meaning
21st Century Literature Text and Context Meaning21st Century Literature Text and Context Meaning
21st Century Literature Text and Context Meaningivz tria
 
Contexts of literary works
Contexts of literary worksContexts of literary works
Contexts of literary worksdanigrose
 
Essay Instructions Literary AnalysisInstructions for the Li.docx
Essay Instructions Literary AnalysisInstructions for the Li.docxEssay Instructions Literary AnalysisInstructions for the Li.docx
Essay Instructions Literary AnalysisInstructions for the Li.docxtheodorelove43763
 
Unit 1 introduction to Literary Theory & Criticism
Unit 1 introduction to Literary Theory & CriticismUnit 1 introduction to Literary Theory & Criticism
Unit 1 introduction to Literary Theory & CriticismBelachew Weldegebriel
 
Unit1introductiontoliterarytheorycriticism 170404115157
Unit1introductiontoliterarytheorycriticism 170404115157Unit1introductiontoliterarytheorycriticism 170404115157
Unit1introductiontoliterarytheorycriticism 170404115157AKANYIJUKAVANANSIO
 

Similar to Formalism and biographical criticism (20)

Write Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. T.docx
Write Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. T.docxWrite Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. T.docx
Write Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. T.docx
 
ENG125 Introduction to Literature How to Ask an Open-Ended .docx
ENG125 Introduction to Literature How to Ask an Open-Ended .docxENG125 Introduction to Literature How to Ask an Open-Ended .docx
ENG125 Introduction to Literature How to Ask an Open-Ended .docx
 
A Brief Overview of Literary Criticism .docx
A Brief Overview of Literary Criticism .docxA Brief Overview of Literary Criticism .docx
A Brief Overview of Literary Criticism .docx
 
ENG125 Introduction to Literature Critical Literary .docx
ENG125 Introduction to Literature Critical Literary .docxENG125 Introduction to Literature Critical Literary .docx
ENG125 Introduction to Literature Critical Literary .docx
 
ENG125 Introduction to Literature How to Ask an Open-Ended .docx
ENG125 Introduction to Literature How to Ask an Open-Ended .docxENG125 Introduction to Literature How to Ask an Open-Ended .docx
ENG125 Introduction to Literature How to Ask an Open-Ended .docx
 
Assignment four.Please see enclosed research paper directions..docx
Assignment four.Please see enclosed research paper directions..docxAssignment four.Please see enclosed research paper directions..docx
Assignment four.Please see enclosed research paper directions..docx
 
Some Explanation for Unit One Presentation.pptx
Some Explanation for Unit One Presentation.pptxSome Explanation for Unit One Presentation.pptx
Some Explanation for Unit One Presentation.pptx
 
Modern Literary Criticism
Modern Literary CriticismModern Literary Criticism
Modern Literary Criticism
 
EAPP_Report - GROUP 1 - MODULE 6 - CRITICAL APPROACHES.pptx
EAPP_Report - GROUP 1 - MODULE 6 - CRITICAL APPROACHES.pptxEAPP_Report - GROUP 1 - MODULE 6 - CRITICAL APPROACHES.pptx
EAPP_Report - GROUP 1 - MODULE 6 - CRITICAL APPROACHES.pptx
 
Literary criticism
Literary criticism Literary criticism
Literary criticism
 
Critical approaches for studying literature
Critical approaches for studying literatureCritical approaches for studying literature
Critical approaches for studying literature
 
Many 20 Th Century.docx
Many 20 Th Century.docxMany 20 Th Century.docx
Many 20 Th Century.docx
 
Essay Instructions Literary AnalysisInstructions for the Li.docx
Essay Instructions Literary AnalysisInstructions for the Li.docxEssay Instructions Literary AnalysisInstructions for the Li.docx
Essay Instructions Literary AnalysisInstructions for the Li.docx
 
Literary Criticism
Literary CriticismLiterary Criticism
Literary Criticism
 
21st-CENTURY-LIT.-Critical-Approaches.pptx
21st-CENTURY-LIT.-Critical-Approaches.pptx21st-CENTURY-LIT.-Critical-Approaches.pptx
21st-CENTURY-LIT.-Critical-Approaches.pptx
 
21st Century Literature Text and Context Meaning
21st Century Literature Text and Context Meaning21st Century Literature Text and Context Meaning
21st Century Literature Text and Context Meaning
 
Contexts of literary works
Contexts of literary worksContexts of literary works
Contexts of literary works
 
Essay Instructions Literary AnalysisInstructions for the Li.docx
Essay Instructions Literary AnalysisInstructions for the Li.docxEssay Instructions Literary AnalysisInstructions for the Li.docx
Essay Instructions Literary AnalysisInstructions for the Li.docx
 
Unit 1 introduction to Literary Theory & Criticism
Unit 1 introduction to Literary Theory & CriticismUnit 1 introduction to Literary Theory & Criticism
Unit 1 introduction to Literary Theory & Criticism
 
Unit1introductiontoliterarytheorycriticism 170404115157
Unit1introductiontoliterarytheorycriticism 170404115157Unit1introductiontoliterarytheorycriticism 170404115157
Unit1introductiontoliterarytheorycriticism 170404115157
 

Recently uploaded

Q-Factor HISPOL Quiz-6th April 2024, Quiz Club NITW
Q-Factor HISPOL Quiz-6th April 2024, Quiz Club NITWQ-Factor HISPOL Quiz-6th April 2024, Quiz Club NITW
Q-Factor HISPOL Quiz-6th April 2024, Quiz Club NITWQuiz Club NITW
 
Sulphonamides, mechanisms and their uses
Sulphonamides, mechanisms and their usesSulphonamides, mechanisms and their uses
Sulphonamides, mechanisms and their usesVijayaLaxmi84
 
The role of Geography in climate education: science and active citizenship
The role of Geography in climate education: science and active citizenshipThe role of Geography in climate education: science and active citizenship
The role of Geography in climate education: science and active citizenshipKarl Donert
 
How to Manage Buy 3 Get 1 Free in Odoo 17
How to Manage Buy 3 Get 1 Free in Odoo 17How to Manage Buy 3 Get 1 Free in Odoo 17
How to Manage Buy 3 Get 1 Free in Odoo 17Celine George
 
Mythology Quiz-4th April 2024, Quiz Club NITW
Mythology Quiz-4th April 2024, Quiz Club NITWMythology Quiz-4th April 2024, Quiz Club NITW
Mythology Quiz-4th April 2024, Quiz Club NITWQuiz Club NITW
 
MS4 level being good citizen -imperative- (1) (1).pdf
MS4 level being good citizen -imperative- (1) (1).pdfMS4 level being good citizen -imperative- (1) (1).pdf
MS4 level being good citizen -imperative- (1) (1).pdfMr Bounab Samir
 
PART 1 - CHAPTER 1 - CELL THE FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF LIFE
PART 1 - CHAPTER 1 - CELL THE FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF LIFEPART 1 - CHAPTER 1 - CELL THE FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF LIFE
PART 1 - CHAPTER 1 - CELL THE FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF LIFEMISSRITIMABIOLOGYEXP
 
ICS 2208 Lecture Slide Notes for Topic 6
ICS 2208 Lecture Slide Notes for Topic 6ICS 2208 Lecture Slide Notes for Topic 6
ICS 2208 Lecture Slide Notes for Topic 6Vanessa Camilleri
 
DBMSArchitecture_QueryProcessingandOptimization.pdf
DBMSArchitecture_QueryProcessingandOptimization.pdfDBMSArchitecture_QueryProcessingandOptimization.pdf
DBMSArchitecture_QueryProcessingandOptimization.pdfChristalin Nelson
 
Grade Three -ELLNA-REVIEWER-ENGLISH.pptx
Grade Three -ELLNA-REVIEWER-ENGLISH.pptxGrade Three -ELLNA-REVIEWER-ENGLISH.pptx
Grade Three -ELLNA-REVIEWER-ENGLISH.pptxkarenfajardo43
 
CLASSIFICATION OF ANTI - CANCER DRUGS.pptx
CLASSIFICATION OF ANTI - CANCER DRUGS.pptxCLASSIFICATION OF ANTI - CANCER DRUGS.pptx
CLASSIFICATION OF ANTI - CANCER DRUGS.pptxAnupam32727
 
Scientific Writing :Research Discourse
Scientific Writing :Research DiscourseScientific Writing :Research Discourse
Scientific Writing :Research DiscourseAnita GoswamiGiri
 
Objectives n learning outcoms - MD 20240404.pptx
Objectives n learning outcoms - MD 20240404.pptxObjectives n learning outcoms - MD 20240404.pptx
Objectives n learning outcoms - MD 20240404.pptxMadhavi Dharankar
 
Decoding the Tweet _ Practical Criticism in the Age of Hashtag.pptx
Decoding the Tweet _ Practical Criticism in the Age of Hashtag.pptxDecoding the Tweet _ Practical Criticism in the Age of Hashtag.pptx
Decoding the Tweet _ Practical Criticism in the Age of Hashtag.pptxDhatriParmar
 
Man or Manufactured_ Redefining Humanity Through Biopunk Narratives.pptx
Man or Manufactured_ Redefining Humanity Through Biopunk Narratives.pptxMan or Manufactured_ Redefining Humanity Through Biopunk Narratives.pptx
Man or Manufactured_ Redefining Humanity Through Biopunk Narratives.pptxDhatriParmar
 
Congestive Cardiac Failure..presentation
Congestive Cardiac Failure..presentationCongestive Cardiac Failure..presentation
Congestive Cardiac Failure..presentationdeepaannamalai16
 
BÀI TẬP BỔ TRỢ TIẾNG ANH 8 - I-LEARN SMART WORLD - CẢ NĂM - CÓ FILE NGHE (BẢN...
BÀI TẬP BỔ TRỢ TIẾNG ANH 8 - I-LEARN SMART WORLD - CẢ NĂM - CÓ FILE NGHE (BẢN...BÀI TẬP BỔ TRỢ TIẾNG ANH 8 - I-LEARN SMART WORLD - CẢ NĂM - CÓ FILE NGHE (BẢN...
BÀI TẬP BỔ TRỢ TIẾNG ANH 8 - I-LEARN SMART WORLD - CẢ NĂM - CÓ FILE NGHE (BẢN...Nguyen Thanh Tu Collection
 

Recently uploaded (20)

Q-Factor HISPOL Quiz-6th April 2024, Quiz Club NITW
Q-Factor HISPOL Quiz-6th April 2024, Quiz Club NITWQ-Factor HISPOL Quiz-6th April 2024, Quiz Club NITW
Q-Factor HISPOL Quiz-6th April 2024, Quiz Club NITW
 
Sulphonamides, mechanisms and their uses
Sulphonamides, mechanisms and their usesSulphonamides, mechanisms and their uses
Sulphonamides, mechanisms and their uses
 
CARNAVAL COM MAGIA E EUFORIA _
CARNAVAL COM MAGIA E EUFORIA _CARNAVAL COM MAGIA E EUFORIA _
CARNAVAL COM MAGIA E EUFORIA _
 
prashanth updated resume 2024 for Teaching Profession
prashanth updated resume 2024 for Teaching Professionprashanth updated resume 2024 for Teaching Profession
prashanth updated resume 2024 for Teaching Profession
 
The role of Geography in climate education: science and active citizenship
The role of Geography in climate education: science and active citizenshipThe role of Geography in climate education: science and active citizenship
The role of Geography in climate education: science and active citizenship
 
How to Manage Buy 3 Get 1 Free in Odoo 17
How to Manage Buy 3 Get 1 Free in Odoo 17How to Manage Buy 3 Get 1 Free in Odoo 17
How to Manage Buy 3 Get 1 Free in Odoo 17
 
Mythology Quiz-4th April 2024, Quiz Club NITW
Mythology Quiz-4th April 2024, Quiz Club NITWMythology Quiz-4th April 2024, Quiz Club NITW
Mythology Quiz-4th April 2024, Quiz Club NITW
 
MS4 level being good citizen -imperative- (1) (1).pdf
MS4 level being good citizen -imperative- (1) (1).pdfMS4 level being good citizen -imperative- (1) (1).pdf
MS4 level being good citizen -imperative- (1) (1).pdf
 
PART 1 - CHAPTER 1 - CELL THE FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF LIFE
PART 1 - CHAPTER 1 - CELL THE FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF LIFEPART 1 - CHAPTER 1 - CELL THE FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF LIFE
PART 1 - CHAPTER 1 - CELL THE FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF LIFE
 
Introduction to Research ,Need for research, Need for design of Experiments, ...
Introduction to Research ,Need for research, Need for design of Experiments, ...Introduction to Research ,Need for research, Need for design of Experiments, ...
Introduction to Research ,Need for research, Need for design of Experiments, ...
 
ICS 2208 Lecture Slide Notes for Topic 6
ICS 2208 Lecture Slide Notes for Topic 6ICS 2208 Lecture Slide Notes for Topic 6
ICS 2208 Lecture Slide Notes for Topic 6
 
DBMSArchitecture_QueryProcessingandOptimization.pdf
DBMSArchitecture_QueryProcessingandOptimization.pdfDBMSArchitecture_QueryProcessingandOptimization.pdf
DBMSArchitecture_QueryProcessingandOptimization.pdf
 
Grade Three -ELLNA-REVIEWER-ENGLISH.pptx
Grade Three -ELLNA-REVIEWER-ENGLISH.pptxGrade Three -ELLNA-REVIEWER-ENGLISH.pptx
Grade Three -ELLNA-REVIEWER-ENGLISH.pptx
 
CLASSIFICATION OF ANTI - CANCER DRUGS.pptx
CLASSIFICATION OF ANTI - CANCER DRUGS.pptxCLASSIFICATION OF ANTI - CANCER DRUGS.pptx
CLASSIFICATION OF ANTI - CANCER DRUGS.pptx
 
Scientific Writing :Research Discourse
Scientific Writing :Research DiscourseScientific Writing :Research Discourse
Scientific Writing :Research Discourse
 
Objectives n learning outcoms - MD 20240404.pptx
Objectives n learning outcoms - MD 20240404.pptxObjectives n learning outcoms - MD 20240404.pptx
Objectives n learning outcoms - MD 20240404.pptx
 
Decoding the Tweet _ Practical Criticism in the Age of Hashtag.pptx
Decoding the Tweet _ Practical Criticism in the Age of Hashtag.pptxDecoding the Tweet _ Practical Criticism in the Age of Hashtag.pptx
Decoding the Tweet _ Practical Criticism in the Age of Hashtag.pptx
 
Man or Manufactured_ Redefining Humanity Through Biopunk Narratives.pptx
Man or Manufactured_ Redefining Humanity Through Biopunk Narratives.pptxMan or Manufactured_ Redefining Humanity Through Biopunk Narratives.pptx
Man or Manufactured_ Redefining Humanity Through Biopunk Narratives.pptx
 
Congestive Cardiac Failure..presentation
Congestive Cardiac Failure..presentationCongestive Cardiac Failure..presentation
Congestive Cardiac Failure..presentation
 
BÀI TẬP BỔ TRỢ TIẾNG ANH 8 - I-LEARN SMART WORLD - CẢ NĂM - CÓ FILE NGHE (BẢN...
BÀI TẬP BỔ TRỢ TIẾNG ANH 8 - I-LEARN SMART WORLD - CẢ NĂM - CÓ FILE NGHE (BẢN...BÀI TẬP BỔ TRỢ TIẾNG ANH 8 - I-LEARN SMART WORLD - CẢ NĂM - CÓ FILE NGHE (BẢN...
BÀI TẬP BỔ TRỢ TIẾNG ANH 8 - I-LEARN SMART WORLD - CẢ NĂM - CÓ FILE NGHE (BẢN...
 

Formalism and biographical criticism

  • 1. FORMALISM AND BIOGRAPHICAL CRITICISM BY: RATNA WIJAYANTI S. ( 1171014 ) INDRI AGUSTINA ( 117955) MAHARANI KRISTANTI ( 117842 ) ZIZKHA ANDIKA ( 117980 ) LINA ASMUNIROH ( 1171032 )
  • 2. Formalism Is? All about essential information to interpretation of a piece of literature that must be found within the work.
  • 3. Define how such elements work together with the text’s content to shape its effects upon readers. Objective
  • 4. Types of Formalist’s Questions  What is the genre, or form, of the piece of literature?  Who is speaking in the piece of literature?  What is the argument, thesis, or subject of the piece of literature?  What is the structure of the piece of literature?  How does the piece of literature make use of setting?  Are there key statements or conflicts in the piece of literature that appear central to its meaning?  What feelings are evoked as the reader interprets the text?  How does the make use of literary devices (i.e. imagery, setting, characters, metaphors, similes, etc.)?  What meaning can be developed from the text?
  • 5. Examples in Literature  “The Banking Concept of Education”, by Paulo Freire Metaphor: “Narration (with the teacher as a narrator) leads the students to memorize mechanically the narrated content. Worse yet, it turns them into ‘containers,’ into ‘receptacles’ to be ‘filled’ by the teacher” (Freire 260)  “To Kill a Mockingbird”, by Harper Lee Point of View: “I received a letter and a snapshot from him” (Lee 116)
  • 6. BIOGRAPHICAL CRITICISM • Biographical criticism is a form of Literary criticism which analyzes a writer's biography to show the relationship between the author's life and their works of literature • The goal of a biographical criticism is understanding why the author wrote what he or she wrote
  • 7. Three Benefits of Biographical Criticism: • Facts about an author’s experience can help a reader decide how to interpret a text. • A reader can better appreciate a text by knowing a writer’s struggles or difficulties in creating that text. • A reader can understand a writer’s preoccupation by studying the way they apply and modify their own life experiences in their works.
  • 8. Important Questions for Biographical Criticism  Understanding the Author:  What facts about the author’s life suggest ideas in the work? Did anything that happened to the author effect his or her themes or choice of subject matter?  What was/is the author’s world view? Which of the author’s beliefs seem reflected in their story?  What commentary on the story did the author make? Does it point to ideas in the story?  Understanding the Author’s World:  What world view was typical of the author’s time? What aspects of this world view seem prevalent in this story or character? Does the author seem to accept or rebel against this world view?  How did people respond to the author’s works and life?  What ideas did people find in the author’s works and life?
  • 9. Example of an Author’s Life Experiences Shaping His Writing  Tim O’Brien is the author of The Things They Carried  Facts about O’Brien:  Born October 1, 1946  Grew up in Minnesota  Political views were against the Vietnam War  Drafted into Army in 1968  Served from 1968 to 1970 as an infantry foot soldier Sketch of the Book  The story takes place in Vietnam.  It details the burdens that infantry soldiers carried, both physically and mentally.  In an extended novel released in 1990, O’Brien gives the narrator his own name.  The story is fictional even though it sounds true (verisimilitude).  The story paints a devastating picture of the Vietnam War.
  • 10. Checklist of Questions  What influences – persons, ideas, movements, events – evident in the writer’s life does the work reflect?  To what extent are the events described in the work a direct transfer of what happened in the author’s actual life?  What modifications of the actual events has the writer made in the literary work? For what possible purposes?  Why might the writer have altered his or her actual experience in the literary work?  What are the effects of the differences between actual events and their literary transformation in the work?  What has the author revealed in the work about his or her characteristic modes of thought, perceptions, or emotion? What place does the work have in the author’s literary development and career?