How do Marxist theorists react to ideology ?

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Which of the following descriptions best defines the literary theory known as formalism ?

A. An approach that emphasizes literary devices in a text B. An approach that emphasizes the historical context of a text C. An approach that emphasizes the biographical intent of a text D. An approach that emphasizes racial issues in a text...

From whom did New Historicists draw the idea of “self-regulating systems” ?

A. Theodor W. Adorno B. Claude Lévi-Strauss C. Julia Kristeva D. Jacques Derrida...

How does literary theory resemble the practice of philosophy as it was developed by Plato and Aristotle ?

A. Literary theory engages with theoretical rather than real-world issues. B. Literary theory asks fundamental questions about literary interpretation, and at the same time builds specific systems of literary interpretation. C. Literary theory relies totally on speculation rather than history. D. Literary theory is detached from the reality of politics and the economy....

What does Edward Said argue about the concept of the Orient ?

A. It has little relationship to the colonization of Asian countries by the West. B. It illustrates the fundamental political equality of all nations. C. It was produced by Western scholarship. D. Its literature is less proud that that of the West....

What does Judith Butler mean when she suggests that gender is “performed” ?

A. Gender does not reflect an essential truth, but rather is a role people play based on their internalization of socially constructed gender roles. B. Gender roles do not exist. C. Real gender roles are scripted by excellent writers. D. Only individuals who have the capacity to perform have gender....