A. A theory that abandons the idea of history as an imitation of events
B. A theory that regards history as a series of narratives
C. A theory that capitalizes on the interplay between literature and history
D. All of the above
Introduction to Literary Theory
Introduction to Literary Theory
A. Plato’s The Republic
B. T.S. Eliot’s “Tradition and the Individual Talent”
C. Jacques Derrida’s Of Grammatology
D. Roland Barthes’s “The Death of the Author”
A. Literary texts should not be read as a projection of the author’s psyche.
B. Literary texts solely reflect an author’s intentions.
C. Literary texts are unlike dreams because they have a system of order and produce meaning.
D. Literary texts reveal secret elements of an author’s unconscious.
A. A reversal
B. An imitation
C. A satire
D. A poetic metaphor
A. The Moscow School
B. The Chicago School
C. The Frankfurt School
D. The Geneva School
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Carl Jung
C. Michel Foucault
D. Jacques Derrida
A. All linguistic concepts evolve solely out of the responses of people within a specific historical era.
B. All linguistic and social phenomena are texts, and the object of studying these texts is to reveal the underlying codes that make them meaningful.
C. All linguistics is in some way related to class struggle.
D. All linguistics is related to history, and therefore the meaning of linguistics relies exclusively on historical context.
A. A language about another language
B. A supernatural language
C. A language that does not yet constitute a real language
D. A language used by a particular marginalized group of people within a larger dominant culture
A. He considers it to be vital in order to understand literary texts.
B. He considers theory to be the only way that literary texts can be interpreted.
C. He has no misgivings about the practical usability of literary theory.
D. He feels that literary theory is ultimately too limited in scope to serve as a proper method of interpretation.
A. Examining only female-authored literature more critically
B. Considering women’s literature outside of its historical context
C. Studying women’s literature for its linguistic qualities only
D. Becoming more familiar with the history of women and women’s writing
