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

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Trauma theory is tremendously influenced by which theoretical school ?

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To what idea does the term heteroglossia refer ?

A. An infant’s inability to speak prior to the mirror stage B. The referential relationships among symbols, signifiers, and signs C. The multi-layered nature of language in a literary work D. The formulaic shift between economic and political themes...

New trends in literary theory tend to do which of the following ?

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