A. Marxism
B. Feminism
C. New Historicism
D. Psychoanalysis
Related Mcqs:
- How has Stephen Dunn been described in ’the Oxford Companion to 20th Century Poetry ?
A. A poet of middleness
B. Capturing a sense of spiritual marooness
C. One of the leading prairie poets
D. Has some distinction as a critic - What approach is described by the paragraph? Users of this approach believe that all information essential to the interpretation of a work must be found within the work itself; there is no need to bring in outside information about the history, politics, or society of the time, or about the author’s life ?
A. Historical/Biographical Approach
B. Moral/ Philosophical Approach
C. Formalism
D. Psychological Approach - According to Stephen, how is art represented in the lyrical form ?
A. the image is presented in immediate relation to the artist himself
B. the image is presented is immediate relation to the artist and others
C. the image is presented in a way that is not purely personal
D. the image is presented in immediate relation to others only - In A Portrait of the Artist, what is Stephen’s relationship with his Irish nationality ?
A. he is conflicted by his desire to leave Ireland because he has inextricable ties to it
B. he is sure of his desire to become a leader like Parnell because his friends and family universally praise Irish leaders
C. he is committed to staying in Ireland
D. he deeply wants to leave Ireland, but he feels that, as an artist, he can only work with national themes - How does Joyce parallel Leopold and Stephen ?
A. both are mature
B. both tend to be cheerful
C. both are artists
D. both dislike music - In Ulysses, with which mythical character does Stephen best correspond ?
A. Odysseus
B. Telemachus
C. Nestor
D. Nausicaa - From whom does Stephen borrow his idea of clarity ?
A. Thomas Aquinas
B. W.B. Yeats
C. Augusta Gregory
D. Ezra Pound - In A Portrait of the Artist, what is Stephen’s relationship with his Catholic faith ?
A. he is opposed to the Catholic faith for the entire novel
B. because he has been raised Catholic, he never struggles with his faith
C. he is torn between his desire for freedom and his desire to be moral
D. he is committed to priesthood for the entire novel - What are the three parts of Stephen’s espoused aesthetic theory ?
A. perception, clarity, and wholeness
B. kinesis, clarity, and perception
C. clarity, wholeness, and kinesis
D. wholeness, harmony, and clarity - Which is/are an element(s) of Stephen’s aesthetic theories ?
A. art should not produce stasis in the viewer
B. art should be kinetic
C. art should be harmonious and proportional
D. art should not please the perception
