Interpretation

What did the author say

analysis

How did the author say it

evaluation

Was what the author said worthwhile

Restoration Comedy

Type of literary or dramatic works were John Dryden and William Congreve best known for.

Elizabethan Drama

Literary or dramatic works written by William Shakespeare

First European novel

Don Quixote

First English novel

Pamela

Traditional Criteria for what makes a novel a masterpiece

Authenticity

• Does the text reflect an authentic experience
• is it written by a respected author
• Does it have authentic emotion

Universality

• Is the text representative of the common human experience throughout time.

Subject Matter

• Is the text dealing with subject matter that is sufficiently significant

Aesthetics

• Does the text demonstrate an innovative, complex use of language and form
• Does the authors innovation build on accepted standard
• Does the text display artistic unity
• Does the author maintain proper distance from the text