The document discusses approaches in literary criticism and which approach is most relevant for studying literature. It describes the importance of approaches in literary criticism, noting that they provide lenses to analyze texts and identify different types of studies. The document also argues that the sociological approach is currently the most relevant because modern society focuses on social status and economics, and the government uses this approach to engage society. It explains that the sociological approach examines social, economic, and political issues and is important today due to increased connectivity through technology and social media.
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The document discusses approaches in literary criticism and which approach is most relevant for studying literature. It describes the importance of approaches in literary criticism, noting that they provide lenses to analyze texts and identify different types of studies. The document also argues that the sociological approach is currently the most relevant because modern society focuses on social status and economics, and the government uses this approach to engage society. It explains that the sociological approach examines social, economic, and political issues and is important today due to increased connectivity through technology and social media.
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Jonathan F.
Quiles II – BSIT – D Society and Literature. Assignment 3:
• Describe in 300 words the importance of approaches in literary criticism.
• Which do you think is the most relevant approach in the study of literature? Discuss in at least 150 words.
1. Describe in 300 words the importance of approaches in literary
criticism. What is the importance of approaches in literary criticism? Literary Criticism is the analysis of a literary text though various lenses that highlight authorial stance, purpose, and perspective, while the approach is the way of dealing with something. If we combine them together that is the subject of these paragraph. Simply the meaning of these subject is the different way of dealing with something such as in different kinds of literary text through various lenses. There are different kinds of approaches in literary criticism. Every approaches has it’s own definition and functions. Those approaches we’re created to help people on how to deal with different kinds of literary criticism, such as in identifying different kinds of studies. This subject is very important for everyone. Because if we are going to perform a kinds of studies we need this subject to help us on how and what approaches do we need to do in order for us to make the study become successful. Using different kinds of approaches will help us on how to create strategy and plan in performing study. The Importance of approaches in literary criticism is it help us on how to point out the techniques and strategies in literary criticism, it gives us an idea on what kind of studies and analysis in examining literary text. There are different kinds of situations that we need to study, and there are also different kinds of approaches we can use to engage in that kind of situations. The more important in this subject is we must become knowledgeable in everything because without the knowledge we cannot attain everything that we are praying for. Having a little bit of knowledge on everything is enough to help us on how are we going to engage with it. The approaches is designed for everyone but it still depend on us on how are we going to used it and coping different kinds of situations. 2. Which do you think is the most relevant approach in the study of literature? Discuss in at least 150 words. For me in todays status of our country in my observation the most relevant and most common used approach is the sociological approach why? Because we are in the modern era people are much more focus on social status and economic of our country. We are in the modern era where the society is the most important part modern era. Also even our government using the sociological approach to get the attention of the society. The sociological approach concentrates on the social, economics, and political issues. Also maybe because of the used of technology that’s why the sociological approach is the most relevant using the social media is a big factor to make the people become connected with each other. The sociological approach is interconnected with other kinds of approaches because if you are going to observe and study the other types of approaches you also need to socialize with other people in order for you to perform the said kind of approaches.
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