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Historical and Biographical Lenses

Historical and Biographical Lenses. By: Amelia Penniman and Allyson Frese and Justin Norris. DEFINITIONS. Historical: Reflection of time period Biographical: Reflection of self. QUESTIONS ASKED. What is the time period in which the piece was written?

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Historical and Biographical Lenses

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  1. Historical and Biographical Lenses By: Amelia Penniman and Allyson Frese and Justin Norris

  2. DEFINITIONS • Historical: • Reflection of time period • Biographical: • Reflection of self

  3. QUESTIONS ASKED • What is the time period in which the piece was written? • Does the time period affect why it was written? • How does the time period influence the characters’/narrator’s actions… how does it not? • What is the author’s background? • Does conflict in the book correspond with the historical period? • Was the author a part of any significant historical happenings in his/her life? • What cultural aspects of the time could have changed the plot? • What does the work reveal about the author’s life? • How does the author incorporate events from his/her own life in the text? • What historical events are present in the work?

  4. ADVANTAGES • Helps place allusions • Clarifies author’s intent • Gives information about the author • Gives information about the time period • Reader can make comparisons between time periods

  5. DISADVANTAGES • Background information on the author/time period must be known • Can limit the reader’s creativity in analyzing the text • Overanalyzing takes away from the text

  6. USES • The Great Gatsby • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn • The Scarlet Letter • To Kill A Mockingbird • Walden

  7. THE REAL WORLD • English • Analyzing art • Reading historical textbooks • Newspapers • Other forms of media • Politics

  8. APPLYING THE LENS • Where? • How?

  9. Sources • http://www.textetc.com/criticism.html • http://www.kristisiegel.com/theory.htm • http://wwww.ksu.edu.sa/colleges/art/eng/461-Eng/Literary%20Criticism%20Map.htm • http://hubpages.com/hub/Historical-Literary-Criticism • http://apbaionedoda.blogspot.com/2009/01/literary-criticism-map.html

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