English Literature A-Level
Contextual shaping of meaning
What Contextual shaping of meaning means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Exploring how contextual factors such as class, gender, race, sexuality, historical moment or genre shape the interpretations being compared.
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Related terms
- Close reading as the test of interpretation
- Comparative form and narrative method
- Critical perspectives and interpretive plurality
- Evaluation and weighing of readings
- Historical and social conditions of production
- Informed personal response
- Literary concepts and terminology
- The relationship between text and ideology
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