A. Marxist criticism
B. Reader-response criticism
C. Psychoanalytic criticism
D. New Criticism
Related Mcqs:
- In what way does the Gothic novel of the 18th century differ from the modern English novel that began to emerge in the 17th century and flourished in the 18th century ?
A. The focus on the middle and working classes
B. The consideration of the sensibilities of the protagonists
C. Plots taken from everyday life
D. The exploration of cultural taboos - What is the difference between traditional literary criticism and post-New Criticism literary theory ?
A. Traditional literary criticism is mainly focused on exploring gender issues.
B. Traditional literary criticism only examines pre-20th-century literary texts.
C. Traditional literary criticism focused on tracking influences and textual allusions and considering the historical contexts of literary texts.
D. Traditional literary criticism attempted to consider the psychological aspects of literary texts. - A work of criticism that considers how English imperialism affected native Indian authors would be an example of_______________?
A. Marxist theory
B. psychoanalytic theory
C. postcolonial theory
D. deconstruction - One purpose of LITERARY CRITICISM is described below: A formalist approach might enable us to choose between a reading which sees the dissolution of society in Lord of the Flies as being caused by too strict a suppression of the “bestial” side of man and one which sees it as resulting from too little suppression. We can look to the text and ask: What textual evidence is there for the suppression or indulgence of the “bestial” side of man? Does Ralph suppress Jack when he tries to indulge his bestial side in hunting? Does it appear from the text that an imposition of stricter law and order would have prevented the breakdown? Did it work in the “grownup” world of the novel? What purpose does this prescribe to ?
A. To help resolve a question, problem, or difficulty in the reading.
B. To help decide which is the better of two conflicting readings.
C. To enable to form judgments about literature.
D. All of the above answers are correct. - As a mode of literary criticism or theory, formalism attempted to bring which of the following to literary studies ?
A. An awareness of the historical circumstances surrounding a text’s production
B. A set of objective criteria for critical analysis
C. An awareness of the economic circumstances surrounding a literary text
D. Strict criteria for evaluating the quality of a literary text - As a mode of literary criticism or theory, gender theory attempts to bring which of the following to literary texts ?
A. An understanding of the various conceptions and understandings of gender that have carried throughout various cultures
B. An understanding of gender as a human construct
C. An understanding of how standard histories of western societies are presented in terms of heterosexual identity
D. All of these. - Which of the following best describes the difference between literary criticism and literary theory ?
A. Literary criticism is concerned only with the meaning of a literary work, while literary theory is concerned only with the structure of a literary work.
B. Literary criticism draws upon research derived from sources outside literature, while literary theory draws upon sources within a text.
C. Literary theory is concerned with the method used to interpret a work, while literary criticism is the application of literary theory.
D. All of the above answers are correct. - Which of the following best describes the difference between literary criticism and literary theory?
A. Literary criticism is concerned only with the meaning of a literary work, while literary theory is concerned only with the structure of a literary work.
B. Literary criticism draws upon research derived from sources outside literature, while literary theory draws upon sources within a text.
C. Literary criticism is concerned with how characters in a text act, while literary theory is concerned with why characters act.
D. Literary theory is concerned with the method used to interpret a work, while literary criticism is the application of literary theory. - Arnold summarises the rule of English criticism in one word, in The Function Of Criticism. What is the word ?
A. Disintrestedness
B. Intresedness
C. Purification
D. Civilization - What quality does the Gothic novel of the 18th and early 19th centuries share with the majority of English novels of the same time period ?
A. Realism
B. An epistolary format
C. A focus on the individual
D. An English setting
