A brief description of Historical and Biographical Approach in literature.

1. BEFORE WE BEGIN
LET’S HAVE A SIMPLE
ANALYSIS WITH
THESE 2 TEXT:

2. Tears in Heaven
Would you know my name
If I saw you in heaven?
Would it be the same
If I saw you in heaven?
I must be strong
And carry on
‘Cause I know I don’t belong
Here in heaven
Would you hold my hand
If I saw you in heaven?
Would you help me stand
If I saw you in heaven
• This song is dedicated
for his four-year-old
son who fell from a
window on March 20,
1991 and died
• It was written by Eric
Clapton and Will
Jennings
• Singer: Eric Clapton

3. • Written by The Ministry of
Information that was
formed by the British
Government for publicity
and propaganda during
World War 2
• After World War 2, this
poster was used and
scattered across the
British Isles for boosting
the morale of their people

4. Historical and
Biographical
Approach

5. A Literary Work is a
REFLECTION of:
 The Life and Times of the
characters in the work
 Author’s Life and Times

6. What is Biographical Criticism?
Biographical Criticism uses
details about the author’s
personal life to analyze the
author’s works

7. • What kind of person
• Political Views
• Economic Status
• Educational Background
• Family
• Life Events

8. What is Historical Criticism?
• It uses details about economic and
political events going on at which
the works were produced to explain
the content of a literary work
• Studying the author’s social
background, ideas circulating at the
time, and the cultural milieu

9. • Time
• Place
• Status
• Culture

10. We know the facts about
the author, now what?

11. What Facts has the author used
in his literary work?
• Characters
• Setting
It can be found PRIMARILY but
not limited to:

13. Depicts the real condition of the various
aspects of Filipino society under the
Spanish regime
Crisostomo Ibarra – Small group of Filipinos who had a chance to
study abroad and dreamt of improving the country
Padre Damaso – Wicked but ironically respected priests
Capitan Tiago – Rich Filipinos who became allies of Spanish officials
and friars just to preserve their wealth
Sisa and her sons – Filipino families who were oppressed by the
Spanish authorities