What does gynocriticism recommend as an approach to literature ?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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.

2. 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 ?

   A. Mimetic
   B. Psychological
   C. Historical/Biographical
   D. Mythological/Archetypal

3. In Linton’s The Girl of the Period, what course of behavior does the author recommend for women ?

   A. Women should wear more makeup in order to attract husbands.
   B. Women should make sure to receive an education in order to secure their own futures.
   C. Women should take pains to remain generous, modest, and capable.
   D. Women should be given the right to vote immediately.

4. 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

5. 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

6. With which feminist theorist is gynocriticism most closely associated ?

   A. Elaine Showalter
   B. Julia Kristeva
   C. Lucy Irigaray
   D. Hélène Cixous

7. ‘Gynocriticism’ is associated with_________________?

   A. Elaine Showalter
   B. Ellen Moors
   C. Julia Kristeva
   D. Kate Millet

8. With which feminist theorist is gynocriticism most closely associated ?

   A. Elaine Showalter
   B. Julia Kristeva
   C. Lucy Irigaray
   D. Louise M. Rosenblatt

9. 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.

10. 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