In his “Poetics”, Aristotle suggests that tragic literary works should be ?

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Which of the following offers the best description of literary theory ?

A. Literary theory involves coming to a precise understanding of a writer’s psychology. B. Literary theory involves measuring the quality of a literary work. C. Literary theory involves considering the publication history of literary texts. D. Literary theory involves describing the underlying principles of a literary work....

Reader-response theory focuses on considering how ?

A. readers choose their favorite works of literature. B. readers experience a literary work. C. readers decide which works of literature to read. D. readers develop their own unique and personal critical discourses....

In his essay, “The Significance of Fictionalizing”, Wolfgang Iser argues which of the following points ?

A. Historically, writers have been considered liars or at the very least irrelevant. B. Fictionalizing reality is a basic human need. C. Every text includes traces from the outside world, including social, historical, and literary remnants. D. All of these....

According to Dr. Mark Canada’s “An Introduction to the Novel”, Richard Chase identifies which of the following as a main difference between novels and romances ?

A. The language in which they are written B. The way they view reality C. The way they are structured D. The type of people who write them...

Which of the following offers the best definition of a fable ?

A. A story in which the author provides an explicit moral B. A story that takes place in the distant past C. A light-hearted, humorous story in which viewers are shown proper ways to behave D. A story told to little children...