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Structuralism in literature
STRUK-chur-ul-iz-um
/ˈstrʌktʃərəˌlɪzəm/Listen
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structuralism
Dictionary meaning
A critical approach that analyzes texts by uncovering the deep underlying structures — binary oppositions, narrative functions, and langue-versus-parole distinctions — that generate meaning; rooted in Ferdinand de Saussure's linguistics and extended by Roland Barthes, Gérard Genette, and A. J. Greimas.
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