![]() ![]() ![]() New historicism considers how history influences literature and how literature influences history to provide modern readers with an informed experience, similar to that of the original readers. By understanding major events that took place while the author created the text, literary scholars can identify nuances in the story that relate back to the time period thus, scholars are able to connect how history influenced the text (Gardner et al. Historical criticism analyzes the text by first researching the author's life and the time period in which the author created the text. As always, in your examples, make sure to use textual evidence (quotes or paraphrases to prove your point).This post should be approximately 500 words/ 8-10 sentences. While watching, think about how each theory or criticism presents itself within the movie, particularly through the literary elements we previously discussed in class, and the new literary elements that pertain specifically to drama, such as dialogue, setting, and spectacle.You may choose whatever platform (cable, Netflix, Hulu) to watch the movie of your choice however, keep in mind that EFSC also offers the Feature Films database to stream.Choose a literary criticism/theory to guide your analysis.You must have a topic sentence/thesis, at least two examples with analysis, and a concluding sentence. Watch a movie of your choice and analyze the movie using a literary criticism/theory to guide your analysis.
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