Psychoanalytic criticism during its earliest stages tended to focus on_____________?

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The Freudian concept of “the uncanny” refers to_________________?

A. a feeling of being disconnected from the world. B. a sense of something being familiar and foreign at once. C. terror at the thought of death. D. a realization of one’s empowered position in the world....

What is the central argument in Dr. Richard Kelly’s “The Novelist’s Eye” ?

A. All novelists are painters at heart. B. George du Maurier felt that black-andwhite illustrators could be as important as novelists and painters. C. George du Maurier attacked the social position of the novelist in his illustrations. D. George du Maurier was a tremendous influence on Victorian novelists....

Which of the following statements offers the best definition of a tragic hero ?

A. A noble person who becomes completely corrupted B. A cowardly person who doubts himself or herself despite possessing great wealth and political power C. A cowardly person who shows some personal strength when faced with a crisis D. A noble person who makes a costly mistake...

Which of the following represents a stage of development in the poetic form of the elegy ?

A. Lamentation, in which the speaker demonstrates grief B. Praise and admiration for the dead C. Consolation and solace D. All of these...

Which of the following are examples of literary interpretation ?

A. Investigating the relationship between words and objective reality B. Comparing the Bible to folk tales from other cultures C. Researching an author’s biography for clues about how to understand his or her writing D. Researching what previous critics have said about a literary work...