Structuralism analyzes how systems of relationships determine cultural products and practices. It examines how Saussure viewed language as a system of signs whose meanings come from their relationships within the system rather than a direct relationship to an object. The document discusses how French philosopher Gerard Gennet applied structuralism to literary criticism through analyzing the relationships between elements within a text.
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1. STRUCTURALISM AND GERARD GENNETPrepared By:- Bhatt Urvi B Roll No 04 M.A.-1, Sem-2
2. What is Structuralism?Saussure's views on Structuralism.Gerard Gennet -Essay, Structuralism and Literary Criticismintellectual bricolageUncovers the connection between a system of forms and a system of meanings.Relationship between structuralism and hermeneutics.