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Biography in literary criticism
In Garry L. Hagberg & Walter Jost (eds.), A Companion to the Philosophy of Literature. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 436–452 (2010)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Critical Theory's Attack on Biography The Attack from within Literary Criticism Distinguishing a Category of Relevant Biographical Information Biographical Information as an Aid to Understanding Biographical Information as an Aid to Appreciation Biographical Information as an Integral Part of Appreciation Conclusion.
biography in literary criticism dominant theoretical “schools” ‐ against use of biography in criticism critical theory's attack on biography notion of independent, individual self ‐ held to be a bourgeois fiction attack from Critical Theory ‐ coming from outside critical practice attack on biographical fashion in criticism ‐ W. K. Wimsatt's and Monroe Beardsley's “The Intentional Fallacy” distinguishing a category of relevant biographical information biographical information ‐ aid to understanding biographical information, aid to appreciation biographical information, as integral part of appreciation
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