... and Milton, for instance, who, like the writers of Greece and Rome, habitually used traditional plots because they accepted the general premise of their times that, since Nature is essentially complete and unchanging, its records, whether scriptural, legendary or historical, constitute a definitive repertoire of human experience. We have seen then from the mediaeval belief in the reality of universals, "realism" had ... that literature can be properly understood only within the larger framework of the society that has shaped it. He therefore applies to it the reflection model, which ass...

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... in constructing reality through ideological representations. All these approaches, it is observed, fail to enable students to generate their own meanings and evaluate the given information in the text and develop a critical understanding of the world outside their classroom. These approaches being teacher centered view literature as a species of knowledge. Teachers take it as their ... responsibility to impart information regarding literary genres, specific socio-cultural context of the text and interpretations of selected critics. As a result students become a storehouse of the informat...

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... is often double-sided, with allusion being used positively as a more direct comparison, as well as in the form of irony, helping the reader draw out the meaning of the text through understated contrasts. Both "A Study of Reading Habits," by Philip Larkin and "Constantly Risking Absurdity," by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, employ allusion, however in "A Study of Reading ... ...

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... by all. Through the exploration of a diverse range of critical perspectives, we are able to conceive important concepts and ideas. Through these perspectives we are able to determine how the text has influenced the audience worldwide over an extended period of time, unveiling the factors and values associated with this dynamic evolution. It allows us to gain insight into the factors ... ...

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