This approach provides a universalistic approach to literature and identifies a reason why certain literature may survive the test of time. It works well with works that are highly symbolic.What approach has this advantage ?

Related Mcqs:

1. One of the potential disadvantages of this approach to literature is that it can reduce meaning to a certain time frame, rather than making it universal throughout the ages ?

   A. Formalist
   B. Historical
   C. Feminist
   D. Mimetic

2. What approach is described by the paragraph? This approach takes as a fundamental tenet that “literature” exists not as an artifact upon a printed page but as a transaction between the physical text and the mind of a reader ?

   A. Historical/Biographical Approach
   B. Reader Response Approach
   C. Formalism
   D. Mimetic Approach

3. Detractors argue that such an approach can be too “judgmental.” Some believe literature should be judged primarily (if not solely) on its artistic merits. What approach possess this disadvantage ?

   A. Psychological
   B. Formalism/New Criticism
   C. Moral/Philosophical
   D. Historical/Biographical

4. What approach is described by the paragraph? Those who apply this approach believe it is necessary to know about the author and the political, economical, and sociological context of his times in order to truly understand his works ?

   A. Historical/Biographical Approach
   B. Moral/ Philosophical Approach
   C. Formalism
   D. Psychological Approach

5. A critic argues that in John Milton’s “Samson Agonistes,” the shearing of Samson’s locks is symbolic of his castration at the hands of Delilah. What kind of critical approach is this critic using ?

   A. Mimetic approach
   B. Formalist approach
   C. Historical approach
   D. Psychological approach

6. In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the \flowering\of Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers ?

   A. Geoffrey of Monmouth
   B. the Gawain poet
   C. the Beowulf poet
   D. Chr´tien de Troyes

7. In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the “flowering”of Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers ?

   A. Geoffrey of Monmouth
   B. the Gawain poet
   C. the Beowulf poet
   D. Chrétien de Troyes

8. Which of the following sixteenth-century works of English literature was translated into the English language after its first publication in Latin ?

   A. Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus
   B. William Shakespeare’s King Lear
   C. Thomas More’s The History of King Richard III
   D. Thomas More’s Utopia

9. In literature, some of Shakespeare’s most powerful plays were written in that period (for example The Tempest, King Lear, and Macbeth), as well as powerful works by John Webster and ______________?

   A. William Shakespeare
   B. Ben Jonson
   C. Ben Jonson folios
   D. English Renaissance theatre

10. What does gynocriticism recommend as an approach to literature ?

    A. Examining only female-authored literature more critically
    B. Considering women’s literature outside of its historical context
    C. Becoming more familiar with the history of women and women’s writing
    D. All of the above answers are correct.