The Discourse of Chinese Literary Theory and the Dialogue Between Western and Chinese Literary Theories

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cao Shunqing
Keyword(s):  
Literary Theory ◽  
Literary Theories

Text denken

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 274-291
Author(s):  
Andrea Polaschegg
Keyword(s):  
Literary Theory ◽  
Language Theory ◽  
Literary Studies ◽  
Proper Understanding ◽  
Literary Theories ◽  
The Media ◽  
New Space ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Tracing the transformations phenomenological thought underwent in the sphere of literary studies after the 1930s, the paper outlines the epistemological potential of this tradition in regards to a proper understanding of the phenomenon ›text‹. Proceeding from reflections on the agonal relation between structuralistic and phenomenological traditions within contemporary literary theory, the article focuses on Husserl’s apprehension of texts as being »objects in procedure« by exploring the impact of this idea on the literary theories of Ingarden, Wellek, and Iser. In light of the - largely forgotten - fact that Karl Bühler’s pioneering Language Theory (1934) is mainly based on phenomenological thinking, the paper finally discusses to what extend Bühler’s idea of verbal expressions figuring as effective events could open a new space for the development of a literary theory of texts within recent debates on the »media of literature«.

scholarly journals Let It Go: Multicultural Society in Los by Tom Naegels

Werkwinkel ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 65-88
Author(s):  
Timothy Pareit
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Literary Theory ◽  
Current Paper ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Multicultural Society ◽  
Personal Story ◽  
Literary Theories

Abstract Although scholars in the Netherlands have already attempted to integrate literary theories on migration with the specific Dutch context, none such attempts have so far been made for Flemish literature. The current paper therefore scrutinises the novel Los by Tom Naegels, an (autobiographical) account of the riots in Borgerhout (Antwerp) after the murder on Islam teacher Mohamed Achrak in 2002. As the author also covered these events as a journalist, the analysis investigates the manner in which this topical matter is intertwined with the more personal story about the struggle conducted by Naegels’s grandfather for euthanasia. The paper leans on Jérôme Meizoz’s posture theory, which differentiates the author figure from the biographical person and the narrator. In addition, the novel is situated within the contemporary literary return towards realism and Flemish literature’s negotiation of Flemish identity. By focussing on these three elements – the theme of migration, realism and Flemish identity – the paper attempts to contribute to the development of a literary theory on migration in Flanders.

Narratology in the Twenty-First Century: The Cognitive Approach to Narrative

PMLA ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 125 (4) ◽  
pp. 924-930 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Fludernik
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Literary Theory ◽  
First Century ◽  
Close Reading ◽  
Reading Practices ◽  
New Criticism ◽  
Cognitive Approach ◽  
Literary Theories ◽  
The Waves

Literary theory in the twentieth century was heavily influenced by linguistics. The structuralist model that set the waves of literary theories in motion originated in Saussurean linguistics and its Jakobsonian elaborations. One could argue that until the 1980s all literary theory, and all linguistics for that matter, was based on an analysis of langue, or the system of language or literature or text, to the detriment of parole, the practices, contexts, and negotiations of speakers, writers, and readers. The structuralist model, with its theoretical expansion of close-reading practices, already entrenched in the wake of the New Criticism, generalized the frame of mind that was soon to become the bogeyman of poststructuralist and cultural studies attacks. The formula could be summarized as No history, no ethics, no themes, no aesthetics, and no context—period.

scholarly journals Theory-Inspired Rather than Theory-Based Criticism: Towards a Semeiocritical Method for the Interpretation of Literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-41
Author(s):  
Khaled Besbes
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Literary Theory ◽  
Literary Text ◽  
Literary Studies ◽  
English Studies ◽  
Literary Interpretation ◽  
English Departments ◽  
Critical Theories ◽  
Literary Theories ◽  
The World

AbstractThe present article is written almost a decade and a half after the reticent announcement of the death of literary theory by a number of scholars around the world. But during all these years, the humanities have not managed to drive Theory out of the seminar rooms of English departments, nor have the anti-theory proponents managed to remove it from the syllabi of English studies or even from the shelves of specialized libraries. After all these years, English studies academicians find themselves still doing Theory: holding conferences on how to conduct literary studies, organizing debates on how to launch new approaches that could possibly replace critical theories, and encouraging research into less-theorized methods of literary interpretation that could respond to the ineluctable need for a method in studying literature. For good or ill, whether we admit it or not, the echoes of literary theories continue to linger behind the scenes of all debates about literature and literary studies. The question is therefore not how to bring those echoes to silence, but rather how to find a way out of the post-theory deadlock by proposing what I have chosen to name the semeiocritical method as a theory-inspired, rather than theory-based approach to literature. The present article seeks to answer two questions: (1) how can we benefit from the lessons of literary theory without systematically doing theory or being methodically loyal to theories? and (2) how can we maximize the effects of literary interpretation in such a way as to cover as many aspects as possible of the signifying processes in the literary text while maintaining interpretive consistency?

scholarly journals Flipside Theory: Emerging Perspectives in Literary Criticism

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 195
Author(s):  
Chinedu Nwadike ◽  
Chibuzo Onunkwo
Keyword(s):  
Literary Criticism ◽  
Queer Theory ◽  
Literary Theory ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
New Historicism ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Perceived Needs ◽  
Literary Theories ◽  
The Rich ◽  
And Gender

Literary theories have arisen to address some perceived needs in the critical appreciation of literature but flipside theory is a novelty that fills a gap in literary theory. By means of a critical look at some literary theories particularly Formalism, Marxism, structuralism, post-structuralism, psychoanalysis, and feminism but also Queer theory, New Criticism, New Historicism, postcolonialism, and reader-response, this essay establishes that a gap exists, which is the lack of a literary theory that laser-focuses on depictions of victims of social existence (people who simply for reasons of where and when they are born, where they reside and other unforeseen circumstances are pushed to the margins). Flipside criticism investigates whether such people are depicted as main characters in works of literature, and if so, how they impact society in very decisive ways such as causing the rise or fall of some important people, groups or social dynamics while still characterized as flipside society rather than developed to flipview society. While flipside literary criticism can be done on any work of literature, only works that distinctively provide this kind of plot can lay claim to being flipside works. This essay also distinguishes flipside theory from others that multitask such as Marxism, which explores the economy and class conflict between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie, and feminism, which explores depictions of women (the rich and the poor alike) and issues of sex and gender. In addition, flipside theory underscores the point that society is equally constituted by both flipview society and flipside society like two sides of a coin.

scholarly journals Archetypal Literary Theory in the Postmodern Era

2005 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darrell Dobson
Keyword(s):  
Literary Theory ◽  
Feminist Critique ◽  
Literary Theories ◽  
Northrop Frye ◽  
Do So

I propose that differentiating the archetype and the archetypal image provides a means of responding to some postmodern critiques of archetypal theory. I consider the literary theories of Northrop Frye and a postmodern feminist critique of his work.  I hypothesize that a more fully Jungian perspective on archetypal theory provides a means of responding to the critiques levelled at Frye.  This analysis hopes to contribute to positioning archetypal theory in such a manner as to allow it to remain cogent and relevant in light of postmodern critiques, and to do so without marginalizing or ignoring postmodern theoretical insights. 

scholarly journals The Role of Literary Theory in Literary Translation

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. p122
Author(s):  
Cheng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Literary Theory ◽  
John Keats ◽  
Literary Translation ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Literary Theories ◽  
Creative Role ◽  
The Given ◽  
Language Text

In literary translation, the way quality of translation is judged shows some special features. The translator’s understanding of the source language text and his creative reconstruction of the target language text place the whole process of translation under the influence of literary theories. With a case analysis of three different translation versions of John Keats’ Ode on a Grecian Urn, this paper argues that based on the given features of literary translation, the relationships between the translator and the text, and the creative role of the translator in the process of translation, literary theory plays an essential role in literary translation.

scholarly journals Kontemporêre literatuurteorie en die studie en onderrig van die Afrikaanse letterkunde

Literator ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
H. Du Plooy
Keyword(s):  
Literary Theory ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Literary Theories ◽  
Practical Teaching

The scene of contemporary literary theory is complex and diverse. This article is concerned with the methodological implications of different theoretical approaches especially in the teaching of Afrikaans literature. The development of different literary theories is discussed to indicate the importance and necessity of theoretical training. After putting forward possible ways of using theory in practical teaching, it is suggested that a theoretical framework suited to the scope and diversity of Afrikaans literature should be developed.

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