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LITERARY ANTHROPOLOGY

ANTHROPOLOGICAL CRITICISMIN

LITERATURE

Prepared by Ellen Grace M. Ellorando

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What is Anthropology?

Anthropology is a bha!ioral s"in" thatst#$is abo#t%

"#lt#r

!al#s "o&ponnts pra"ti"s "hara"tristi"s

'#n"tions

h#&an sp"is an"stors (thni"ity)

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ANTHROPOLOGY AND

LITERATUREStrang Ro&an"

*i"tion !s+ Anthropology

,Tho#gh -.! sparat$ th 'i"tion 'ro& th

anthropology/ thr is no -ay to asily

$&ar"at -hr FICTION ENDS an$ANTHROPOLOGY BEGINS+0

1 2ylr 3 I!rson 4564

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LITERARY ANTHROPOLOGY

also 7no-n as ANTHROPOLOGICAL

CRITICISM in litrat#r

propos$ by Wolfgang Iser and Hans

Beltng in 6889

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HANS BELTING

Born: 7 July 19#$Profession: German %rt &istorian

Birthplace: Germany

Workplace: 'um(arton )a*s

+&arvar, University-

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LITERARY ANTHROPOLOGY

Prel!nar" DefntonsA "o#pl o' ass#&ptions rgar$ing litrary

anthropology%

a# Interds$%lnar" feld &in!ol!s th"o&bining o' t-o or &or a"a$&i"

$is"iplins into on a"ti!ity

'# Transds$%lnar" feld & "onnots arsar"h stratgy that "rosss

&any $is"iplinary bo#n$aris to "rat

a holisti" approa"h+

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LITERARY ANTHROPOLOGY

"+ ()ltds$%lnar" Feld & "o&pos$ o' or

"o&bining s!ral #s#ally sparat bran"hs o'

larning or 'il$s o' :prtis

Closly "onn"t$ to *ant+ro%olog$al t)rn,

in th h#&anitis an$ so"ial s"in"s1 litrary

st#$is !s+ "#lt#ral st#$is (r'ra&ing o'

tra$itional litrary "riti"is& an$ "riti"al thory to

"#lt#ral "riti"is& an$ "#lt#ral thory)+

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CHARACTERISTICS

T-o rathr $i''rnt "lassi'i"atory 'il$s arbing ;oin$ togthr #n$r th sa& a"a$&i"

an$ pist&ologi"al roo'%

No

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DEFINITION OF-OR DISCIPLINE.

THE =ILEMMA>

I' anthropology an$ litrary "riti"is&

ar rally #nit$ by th "o&&on notionte/t)al0aton of $)lt)re and

$)lt)r0aton of te/t1 -hat is th basi"

$i''rn" in so#r" an$ th &tho$?

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SOLUTIONS

Anthropologi"al !i- -ill rlin#ish th"on"pt o' rality or atlast r$'in it (-orl$

b"o&s -or$)+

Th &tho$ o' litrary anthropology sho#l$

rly on th "riti"al b#t also a"ti!ist approa"hs

o' gn$r st#$is/ '&inist &o!&nt an$

"riti"is&/ post"olonial "riti"is&+@

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SOLUTIONS

Litrary Anthropology sho#l$ "on"ntrat onth a"t#al probl&s o' anthropologi"al