Essays Tagged: "literary theories"

"A Martian Sends A Postcard Home" by Craig Raine.

that Raine suggests that the printing presses rule the world- or at least its censorship. Freudian literary theories also come in useful when analysing "A Martian Sends a Postcard Home" especially wi ... ne writes about the sleeping reading about themselves with their eyes shut, which is where Freudian literary theory is strongest- dreams. The sources of dream symbols have always been a problem to psy ...

(6 pages) 55 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Decorum

The Classical period is considered to be the beginning of literary theories. The main figures in this era were Plato (428/7 -348/7 BC) the father of Philosoph ... as Horace, developed this notion of Decorum and determined the rules that should be followed in any literary work, in order to guide the poets and critics on how to write a good poem, or how to produc ... type of representations and to impact the audience as well. "Horace is a conservative, traditional literary critic"(Anonymous, Horace: Ars potica 1), he was born in Venusia and his father was an Ital ...

(9 pages) 59 0 4.5 Mar/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

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time with Dr. Campbell and the second time with Dr. Logan. In this class I learned various critical literary theories and how to apply them to any text, communication, or other form of expression. Alt ...

(3 pages) 17 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Aesthetic Theory in Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Literary theories are very important in the study of literature. These theories are constantly being ... rtant in the study of literature. These theories are constantly being studied, analyzed and taught. Literary theories show patterns and themes that tend to repeat themselves in every type of literary ... Life of Pi has all of these things and more, that prove it is an aesthetically attractive piece of literary art. Literary criticism will continue to change and develop, expanding onto new theories an ...

(6 pages) 29 1 5.0 May/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers