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

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How does New Historicism differ from traditional historicism ?

A. New Historicism does not make strict delineations between literary and nonliterary texts. B. New Historicism takes a particular interest in marginalized peoples. C. New Historicism is interested in how texts help us understand economic realities. D. All of the above....

What is the main function of postcolonial criticism ?

A. To represent the relationship between colonizers and the colonized B. To draw attention to the positive effects of colonization on literature C. To explain why there are few examples of successful non-Western literature D. To show the ways in which mostWestern literature is superior...

What did Sigmund Freud believe about the unconscious ?

A. It contains secret instincts and desires that are repressed. B. It has little impact on human behavior. C. It is the only significant aspect of the human psyche. D. It can never be accessed....

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A. Plato’s The Republic B. T.S. Eliot’s “Tradition and the Individual Talent” C. Jacques Derrida’s Of Grammatology D. Roland Barthes’s “The Death of the Author”...