#historicalcriticism

The Quaker Influence in Anne Tyler’s The Accidental Tourist

Note: This paper provides literature students with an example of the biographical and mimetic approaches to literature. Elizabeth Evans,...

Thomas Otway's Venice Preserv'd: An Ideal Source for a Tory Message

Note: The following analysis is an example of the historical biographical approach to literature. In his article "Political...

A Historical/Biographical Approach to Sandra Cisneros's "Never Marry a Mexican"

Note: This is an academic exercise that takes a historical / biographical critical approach to Sandra Cisneros’s short story, "Never...

A Toolbox for Understanding Literature: Seven Critical Approaches

The toolbox of literary criticism offers us a variety of ways to tinker with the text until we have a better understanding. We can use...