Which literary theorist argues that “there is nothing outside the text” ?

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1. Which literary theorist argues that “there is nothing outside the text” ?

   A. T.S. Eliot
   B. Jacques Lacan
   C. Jacques Derrida
   D. Stanley Fish

2. 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.

3. Modern literary theory began with the work of which theorist ?

   A. Claude Lévi-Strauss
   B. Ferdinand de Saussure
   C. Viktor Shklovsky
   D. Roland Barthes

4. Modern literary theory began with the work of which theorist ?

   A. Ferdinand de Saussure
   B. Viktor Shklovsky
   C. Roland Barthes
   D. Michel Foucault

5. Ultimately, the literary theory of deconstruction argues that___________?

   A. texts are always heterogeneous.
   B. the instability of a text is actually evident in the text itself.
   C. any system for the production of meaning is inevitably bound by context, yet also limitless.
   D. All of the above.

6. Which text argues that, as infants, human beings begin to define their identities against the identities of others? A. W.E.B. Du Bois’s The Souls of Black Folk______________?

   B. Roland Barthes’s “The Death of the Author”
   C. Jacques Derrida’s Of Grammatology
   D. Jacques Lacan’s “The Mirror Stage …”

7. Ultimately, the literary theory of deconstruction argues that ?

   A. the meaning of a text always relies on context.
   B. texts are always heterogeneous.
   C. any system for the production of meaning is inevitably bound by context, yet also limitless.
   D. All of the above answers are correct.

8. Which text argues that, as infants, human beings begin to define their identities against the identities of others ?

   A. Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble
   B. W.E.B. Du Bois’s The Souls of Black Folk
   C. Roland Barthes’s “The Death of the Author”
   D. Jacques Lacan’s “The Mirror Stage . . . “

9. 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.

10. Some critics of literary theory argue that literary theory is problematic for which reason ?

    A. Literary theory does not offer a holistic interpretation of a text.
    B. Literary theory depends on specialized knowledge that is outside the realm of literary studies.
    C. Literary theory is sometimes very abstract and difficult to read.
    D. All of the above.