PPT-BBL 3103 LITERARY THEORY FROM PLATO TO T. S. ELIOT

DR IDA BAIZURA BAHAR GREEK CRITICISM ARISTOTLE Philosopher Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great Born 384 BC Stagira Died 322 BC Chalcis. Cornerstones of Western Thought. Epistemology . T. he . theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from . LITERARY THEORY FROM PLATO TO T. S. ELIOT. DR. IDA BAIZURA BAHAR. 01 . Longinus. i. . About. Longinus . is the conventional name of the author of the treatise On the Sublime, a work which focuses on the effect of good writing. The Allegory of the Cave. About the author….. Plato was:. A Greek philosopher and mathematician.. Student (or follower) of Socrates. Lived from 424/423 B.C – 348/347 B.C. Born into a wealthy family.. LITERARY THEORY FROM PLATO TO T. S. ELIOT. DR. IDA BAIZURA BAHAR. GREEK CRITICISM:. Plato. Plato was a philosopher in Classical Greece. . He . was also a mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. . Allusions in this section: what do you remember about:. The Fisher King;. Tiresias?. Why are these two characters/stories important in depicting London post ww1?. Listen to the section…. https://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAnzisKXPnc. Epiphanies. An epiphany in literature is an almost spiritual moment of consciousness, a little revelation in a character’s life that alters their perception of the world and gives them self-knowledge. . Eliot’s. . The Waste Land. ”. Alessandro . Serpieri. The Waste Land. April . is. the . cruellest. . month. , breeding . Lilacs. . out of the dead . land. , mixing . Memory and desire, . stirring. *. Presocratic. Philosophers. *From Socrates to Plato. *Aristotle and the Fall of Athens. Ancient Greece . Network of City-States . Athens (named for Athena): . Birthplace of . Philo-. sophia. Warlike “Homeric” culture: . 1890 – 1930. An age of crisis. index. Slide 3: Historical changes. Different critical elements:. Slide . 4: Philosophical and Literary crisis. Slide 5: Scientific crisis. Crisis’ reactions:. Slide . Mr. Chan . Saeteurn. Introduction. “Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people find a way around the . laws”. Plato. According . to . Plato's . view do you consider yourself a good person or a bad person. The Waste Land. . (2). Overview. Recap on last . lecture. A poem of allusion. Structure. Close reading. The Waste Land. Sources - myth and romance (see Jessie Weston, James Frazer). European literature in general. H. . Rauer. (DLR PF). H. Kinter/A. Salado. (Kayser-Threde). 2. Activities. . Mission selection in Feb. 2014. Payload . industrial management is being assigned for “bridging period” and B1 Phase to . By Prof. Shikha Singh. 1. Introduction. The composition . of The Waste Land . has a textual history . which is ably reflected in . The waste Land Facsimile . and Transcript of the Original Draft. was edited by Valerie Eliot in 1971.. Eliot’s Waste Land. Eliot’s Waste Land. http://infographicsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/the-waste-land.jpg. About The Waste Land. ". The Waste Land. " caused a sensation when it was published in 1922. It is today the most widely translated and studied English-language poem of the twentieth century. This is perhaps surprising given the poem's length and its difficulty, but Eliot's vision of modern life as plagued by sordid impulses, widespread apathy, and pervasive soullessness packed a punch when readers first encountered it..