Stephen Greenblatt, et al., The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 10th ed., Vol. B: The Sixteenth Century and The Early Seventeenth Century
!!!Francis Bacon, from Essays; from The Advancement of Learning; from Novum Organum (1213-31)
Based bacon’s views on language based on the above reading, present a critical argument(ex). on how his interpretation of use of language is skewed and how he also uses flowery language to persuade others that his claim is correct) with the discussion of at least 2 relevant secondary articles that dates no further than last 20 years.
Please use one of the source attached ( bacon and art of misinterpretation) and one other ( it can be your choice or the ive attached)
Final Paper Instructions
General Guidelines
Length: 8-12 pages, double-spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman font or equivalent
Instructions
In this paper, you will present a critical argument about one or more texts from the syllabus and support this argument with discussion of at least two relevant secondary articles. Unlike the first paper, you should prioritize your own argument about the primary text over the synopsis and analysis of the secondary materials. But you should nevertheless integrate such analysis into the paper, using it to support and advance your own claims.
The paper should advance a focused and original critical argument on your chosen text or texts. The paper should be argumentative in that it makes an original claim about a work or works of literature and seeks to persuade its reader of the validity and significance of this claim. It should be critical in that it adduces evidence derived from the close analysis of literary language in support of its central claim.
Selecting an Appropriate Primary Text and Paper Topic
You may choose to consider any text or texts on the syllabus. If you choose to write on a major text like Paradise Lost or The Duchess of Malfi, make especially sure to focus on a specific topic within the text: it is probably impossible to adequately address such a work as a whole in a paper of this length. If you choose to write on multiple texts, they should be related in a way that is relevant to your chosen topic.
Once you have decided on a text, begin thinking about the topic you would like to address. Any of the issues discussed in class would make an appropriate topic. However, you are also welcome to select an appropriate topic that didnt come up in our discussions.
NB: A topic is not an argument. Once you have selected an appropriate topic, you still must do the work of forming, articulating, and supporting an original critical perspective on that topic. See the discussion of critical arguments above.
Finding Appropriate Secondary Texts
Once you have decided on a topic, you should select two or more articles or book chapters concerning the text and general themes that you discuss in the paper. It will probably be easiest to search by text name and topical keyword (for instance, Lycidas and sexuality). In order to make sure you are able to find a critical source relevant to your interests, I will not ask that the article be published in the last 20 years as I did with the first paper. However, if you have the option, it will usually be better to select the most recent relevant article. Articles before roughly
1980 may prove especially problematic as they often operate under different disciplinary norms and assumptions.
I encourage you to seek out secondary articles after you have selected a topic but before you have settled on the final form of your argument. Consulting with the archive of secondary literature may help give direction and shape to your thinking on your chosen topic.
Suggested Outline
A typical paper might adopt the following general format:
1. Introduction: Here you would introduce the topic of the paper and provide a summary statement of your argument: what original claim are you making about the text and why is it significant?
2. Literature Review: Here you would review critical articles relevant to your argument and show how your own perspective departs from or builds upon recent scholarship in the field.
3. Body: Here you would support your argument with critical readings from your chosen text or texts.
4. Conclusion
5. Works Cited Page
Citations and Works Cited Page
Make sure to provide in-text citations whenever you quote from a text. In general, the format will be page numbers for prose quotations, line numbers for poetry, and act, scene, and line numbers for plays. Include the authors name (or other identifying information, such as the title or date of publication) if the source of the quotation isnt clear from the context. You should provide a list of works cited in MLA format. More information on the MLA-style citations can be found here:
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