21st Century - Contextual and textual Analysis

• Textual analysis


  Involves looking at the text as it is and what literary strategies it entails
• Contextual analysis


  Focuses on better understanding the reasons behind why a particular piece is written, looking at it as part of a bigger picture, not just words on a paper, but something that has a role in a particular time or event
• Textual analysis is used to dig deep into the literal text and better understand what is being said and what the speaker is trying to defend or present to the reader
• Textual analysis looks at the appeals; pathos (emotional appeal), ethos (ethical appeal) and logos (appeal to logic), to better understand the argument that the author or speaker is trying to convey in their work
• Contextual analysis is necessary to help construct the bigger picture in which a particular piece is a part of and looks at things as a part of a larger picture or a response to something else
• Imagery - Imagery is a literary device that refers to the

  use of figurative language to evoke a sensory experience

  or create a picture with words for a reader.
• Auditory - describes what we hear
• Tactile - describes what we touch or feel.
• Gustatory - describe what we taste.
• Olfactory - describes what we smell.
• Visual - describes what we see.
• TEXTUAL ANALYSIS

  There is an emphasis on analyzing the style of the piece,

  the words used, and the way in which the speaker delivers

  the message.

  Looks at the appeals; pathos, ethos, and logos, to better

  understand the argument that the author or speaker is

  trying to convey in their work.
• CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS

  - Reasons behind why a particular piece is written.

  -information on the background of

  the topic, the background of the author as well as

  information about the time in which it is written.
• DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONTEXT:

  C - Cultural

  H - Historical

  I - Ideological

  P - Personal

  S - Social
• CULTURAL CONTEXT

  • Culture refers to a particular “way of life” involving religion, race and nationality, as well as things like food, dress code and manners.
  • Culture can relate to art, music writing, and literature itself.
  • Cultural context is especially important to note if the author is
  • attempting to make a comment on an aspect of culture, or the clash of two cultures.
• HISTORICAL CONTEXT

  • Is the broader cultural environment of a topic or piece, which

  includes how time affects the importance of something.

  • It also includes politics, culture, religion, economics, and societal

  norms.
• IDEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

  • Refers to the systems of beliefs and ideas that underpin our attitudes and behavior. Such ideology may be valued by society as a whole or be the basis of conflict.
  • Is a context that is in many ways ‘invisible'
• PERSONAL CONTEXT

  • Refers to both author and reader
  • Authors’ lives always influence their work in some way.
  • Reader’s background knowledge is also important in deconstructing a text.
• SOCIAL CONTEXT

  • This is how the people surrounding something affect and interpret something.
  • This is concerned with people rather than culture in general.
  • Changes depending on who is involved.
  • Social class, religious affiliation and gender are few factors that

  affect how people view something and build social context.