Who coined the term New Historicism ?

Related Mcqs:

In her essay “The Poem as Event,” Louise M. Rosenblatt sees the reader as performing what function ?

A. The reader is acted upon by the text. B. The reader acts upon the text. C. The reader brings individual knowledge to his or her reading of the text. D. All of the above....

Which of the following best defines the work of a deconstructionist critic ?

A. Suggesting that the study of literature is based on the breakdown of language into signs B. Arguing that language, and therefore literary texts, relies on the difference between terms and therefore constantly defers meaning. C. Calling into question the capacity of language to communicate D. All of the above....

In Of Grammatology, Jacques Derrida argues what about literature ?

A. No fixed, stable meaning is possible. B. Language must be studied in conjunction with history in order to create meaning. C. There is no potential for multiple and differing meanings in a work of literature. D. Literature is timeless, and thus meaning does not change....

Which of the following human behaviors is important to a Freudian psychoanalytic study of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet ?

A. Changes in emotional states B. Obsessions C. Slips of the tongue D. All of the above....

In his essay “The Death of the Author,” Roland Barthes argues what about literature ?

A. Biographical information about the author must be considered when evaluating literature. B. A text and its author text are unrelated. C. It is possible to distill meaning from a work based on the author’s politics. D. Authorial intent must be considered when evaluating literature....