Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and PracticeThe second edition of Literary Criticism by Charles E. Bressler is designed to help readers make conscious, informed, and intelligent choices concerning literary interpretation. By explaining the historical development and theoretical positions of eleven schools of criticism, author Charles Bressler reveals the richness of literary texts along with the various interpretative approaches that will lead to a fuller appreciation and understanding of such texts. |
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... speech over writ- ing . This privileging of speech over writing Derrida calls phonocentrism . In placing speech in the privileged position , phonocentrism treats writ- ing as inferior . We value a speaker's words more than the speaker's ...
... speech over writ- ing . This privileging of speech over writing Derrida calls phonocentrism . In placing speech in the privileged position , phonocentrism treats writ- ing as inferior . We value a speaker's words more than the speaker's ...
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... speech / writing , with speech being privileged . Consequently , speech is awarded presence , and writing is equated with absence . Being the inferior of the two , writing becomes simply the symbols of speech , a second - hand ...
... speech / writing , with speech being privileged . Consequently , speech is awarded presence , and writing is equated with absence . Being the inferior of the two , writing becomes simply the symbols of speech , a second - hand ...
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... speech ( language ) with presence , for speech is accompanied by the presence of a living speaker . The presence of the speaker necessarily links sound and sense and therefore leads to under- standing — one usually comprehends the ...
... speech ( language ) with presence , for speech is accompanied by the presence of a living speaker . The presence of the speaker necessarily links sound and sense and therefore leads to under- standing — one usually comprehends the ...
Contents
Defining Criticism Theory and Literature | 1 |
A Historical Survey of Literary Criticism | 16 |
New Criticism | 36 |
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