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What does the term meta-language mean, according to Andrzej Warminski ?
A. A language about another language
B. A supernatural language
C. A language that does not yet constitute a real language
D. All of the above answers are correct.
One purpose of LITERARY CRITICISM is described below: A formalist approach might enable us to choose between a reading which sees the dissolution of society in Lord of the Flies as being caused by too strict a suppression of the “bestial” side of man and one which sees it as resulting from too little suppression. We can look to the text and ask: What textual evidence is there for the suppression or indulgence of the “bestial” side of man? Does Ralph suppress Jack when he tries to indulge his bestial side in hunting? Does it appear from the text that an imposition of stricter law and order would have prevented the breakdown? Did it work in the “grownup” world of the novel? What purpose does this prescribe to ?
A. To help resolve a question, problem, or difficulty in the reading.
B. To help decide which is the better of two conflicting readings.
C. To enable to form judgments about literature.
D. All of the above answers are correct.
Wordsworth’s theory of poetry appears in_____________?
A. Excursion
B. Tintern Abbey Lines
C. Preface to the Lyrical Ballads
D. Immortality Ode
Who is the writer of ‘Hamlet and Oedipus’ (1949) ?
A. Carl Jung
B. Harold Bloom
C. Ernest Jones
D. Erik Erikson
Aristotle’s critical work is entitled_______________?
A. Ars Poetica
B. Poetics
C. De Arte Poetica
D. Art Poetique
According to the Geneva School, what is the function of the reader ?
A. Understanding the author’s ideas in the context of the real world
B. Entering the author’s mind through his or her literary works
C. Reproducing the author’s thoughts in a critical context
D. All of the above answers are correct.
Who accused Aristotle of social snobbishness and arrogance ?
A. Willy Loman
B. Arthur Miller
C. Henry James
D. David
What does Sidney say about the observance of the three Dramatic Unities in drama ?
A. They must be observed
B. It is not necessary to observe them
C. He favours the observance of the Unity of Action only
D. Their observance depends upon the nature of the theme of the play
The term Electra Complex has originated from a tragedy entitled Electra. Who is the author of his tragedy ?
A. Aeschylus
B. Sophocles
C. Euripides
D. Seneca
Which school of literary theory is associated with the phrase “to make the stones stonier” ?
A. Humanism
B. Formalism
C. Structuralism
D. Marxism
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