Structuralist | Poetics : Structuralism, Linguist...

Structuralism takes its cues from , the "father of modern linguistics". He proposed that language is a system of signs where nothing has meaning on its own—only in relation to other things.

In his landmark 1975 book, , Jonathan Culler argues that reading literature is a lot like speaking a language. You don't just naturally "know" how to interpret a poem; you have mastered a hidden system of rules that makes that interpretation possible. 1. The Blueprint: Linguistics as the Model Structuralist poetics : structuralism, linguist...

If linguistics studies the system of language ( langue ), then a "Poetics" should study the system of literature. 2. "Literary Competence": How You Learned to Read Structuralism takes its cues from , the "father

The word "Rose" (the sound/ink) is the signifier . The concept of a flower is the signified . You don't just naturally "know" how to interpret

If you want to understand how we find meaning in a story without just "guessing" what the author felt, you have to look at the