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

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

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

Which theorist is most closely associated with the idea of art as imitation ?

A. Jacques Lacan B. Edward Said C. Stephen Greenblatt D. Plato...

What does Elaine Showalter argue about gender in terms of representations of the character of Ophelia in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet ?

A. It is nearly impossible to represent women as anything other than mad in patriarchal discourses. B. Feminist critics need to re-appropriate Ophelia for their own purposes. C. Women’s tragedies tend to be subordinated to those of men. D. All of the above...

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 is New Historicism ?

A. A theory that abandons the idea of history as an imitation of events B. A theory that regards history as a series of narratives C. A theory that capitalizes on the interplay between literature and history D. All of the above...