What is the original meaning of the term Hamartia ?

Related Mcqs:

Who coined the term New Historicism ?

A. Jacques Derrida B. Terry Eagleton C. Fredric Jameson D. Stephen Greenblatt...

A critic examining John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” focuses on the physical description of the Garden of Eden, on the symbols of hands, seed, and flower, and on the characters of Adam, Eve, Satan, and God. He pays special attention to the epic similes and metaphors and the point of view from which the tale is being told. He looks for meaning in the text itself, and does not refer to any biography of Milton. He is most likely a critic ?

A. Reader Response B. Feminist C. Mimetic D. Formalist...

One of the disadvantages of this school of criticism is that it tends to make readings too subjective ?

A. Reader Response Criticism B. Formalist Criticism C. Historical Criticism D. These are all equally subjective...

What is mimesis ?

A. A reversal B. An imitation C. A satire D. A poetic metaphor...

This literary critic warned: “We must remember that the greater part of our current reading matter is written for us by people who have no real belief in a supernatural order . . . And the greater part . . . is coming to be written by people who not only have no such belief, but are even ignorant of the fact that there are still people in the world so ’backward’ or so ’eccentric’ as to continue to believe.” ?

A. C.S. Lewis B. T.S. Eliot C. G.K. Chesterton D. Matthew Arnold...