DANCEST 805 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Michel Foucault, Unearth, Boris Eikhenbaum
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Instead of giving factual truth literature provides probable truth (might have happened) Literature creates parallel worlds, that allow us to reflect on own reality. Expression of innermost self (innermost feelings & thoughts of the author) To step into the mind of the author. Text shouldn"t be judged concerning reality/ relatability or expression of author. It"s just about artistic quality and works should only be judged by it. Writing is valued for its intrinsic (=inside/ not attached from outside) literary quality. Literary texts are aesthetic objects with no direct bond to reality. Literary theory literary history literary criticism. History: looks at how meaning of literature and genres changed over time. Periodization & canonisation + regions: america + england + colonies. Theory: is the systematic study of the nature of literature + methods of analysing literature. Criticism: is the interpretation of literary texts by bringing insights from literary. Monograph: an entire book of one subject/one author or one set of authors.
