A. The Pre-Raphaelites
B. Ruskin
C. Pater
D. Matthew Arnold
Related Mcqs:
- Surrealism became an official aesthetic movement of the modern period with the publication of which work ?
A. Andre Breton’s “Surrealist Manifesto”
B. James Joyce’s “Ulysses”
C. Ernest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises”
D. T.S. Eliot’s “The Wasteland” - Which of the following phrases best characterizes the late-nineteenth century aesthetic movement which widened the breach between artists and the reading public, sowing the seeds of modernism ?
A. art for intellect’s sake
B. art for God’s sake
C. art for the masses
D. art for art’s sake - Which of the following phrases best characterizes the late-nineteenth century aesthetic movement which widened the breach between artists and the reading public, sowing the seeds of modernism ?
A. art for intellect’s sake
B. art for God’s sake
C. art for the masses
D. art for art’s sake - 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 - Which of the following is not a literary device used for aesthetic effect in poetry ?
A. Assonance
B. Onomatopaea
C. Rhyme
D. Grammar - During the Colonial Time Period, the writing was influenced most by what religious persuasion ?
A. The Puritans
B. The Catholics
C. The Pilgrims
D. The Anglo Saxons - For what do Matthew Arnold’s moral investment in nonfiction and Walter Pater’s aesthetic investment together pave the way ?
A. a renewed secularism in the twentieth century
B. modern literary criticism
C. late “nineteenth-century and early” twentieth-century satirical drama
D. the surrealist movement - For what do Matthew Arnold’s moral investment in nonfiction and Walter Pater’s aesthetic investment together pave the way ?
A. a renewed secularism in the twentieth century
B. modern literary criticism
C. late nineteenth-century and earlytwentieth- century satirical drama
D. the surrealist movement - Which of the following statements best characterizes the contrast between T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” and the futurist aesthetic project ?
A. “The Waste Land” is primarily concerned with nature, whereas the futurists are most interested in industrial and urban landscapes.
B. “The Waste Land” confronts the fragmentation of modernity by exploring a variety of modes and voices, whereas the futurists do not focus on the fragmentation of modern experience, praising speed and industrial progress instead.
C. “The Waste Land” is an ironic exploration of Romantic themes, whereas the futurists incorporate ironic evocations of the classical tradition in their poetry.
D. “The Waste Land” focuses on the personal connection between poet and speaker, whereas the futurists focus on an impersonal connection between humans and industry.
