can any1 help me in a critical analysis ??

[HoOpoE-pActReSs]

hi there

i need ur help in Criticism specially "Structuralism

i have chosen the poem "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning
to apply the Structuralism's princeples on it

So, if any1 can help me PLZ

[Anglika]

Welcome to the forums.

You don't believe in starting small!

I quote: "For instance, when a structuralist critic analyzes Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess", she wouldn't isolate the poem as a liberal humanist would do. She feels that the only way to truly understand the poem is to put it in a larger context, to take into consideration other 19th century poetry, to understand the events that inspired this poem, to understand Browning's background, etc. If language is a structure of arbitrary signs, then the structuralism believe that language isn't a true reflection of the world (Barry, 42)."

Try these sites for a start: "My Last Duchess" - Analysis
My Last Duchess: Study Guide

[HoOpoE-pActReSs]

First: thanx 4 ur reply...

The quote is showing that when u analyze a literary text u should:
"take into consideration other 19th century poetry, to understand the events that inspired this poem, to understand Browning's background, etc."

BUT one of the structuralism principles is:

Structuralists dismiss the importance of the author & any historical or literary period.

Also, i couldn't apply the idea of Mytheme -one of Structuralism principles- on "My Last Duchess" !!

thanx 4 ur help again ....