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With which theorist is the concept imaginative geography associated ?
A. Julia Kristeva
B. Fredric Jameson
C. Terry Eagleton
D. Edward Said
Who used the words “romanticism” and “romantic” first ?
A. Wordsworth
B. Coleridge
C. Carlyle
D. Schlegel
How does New Historicism differ from traditional historicism ?
A. New Historicism rejects the idea that history is neutral.
B. New Historicism does not make strict delineations between literary and non-literary texts.
C. New Historicism takes a particular interest in marginalized peoples.
D. All of the above answers are correct.
The statements below are parts of the steps on “How to Explicate Poetry”. Which comes in as second to the last thing to do before writing a critical essay of a poem ?
A. Interpret the Poem.
B. Introduce External Support.
C. Analyze the Elements of the Poem
D. Evaluate the Poem.
What do many contemporary theorists find problematic about the literary canon ?
A. It includes too few works by non- European writers.
B. It includes too few works by non-white writers.
C. It includes too few works by women.
D. All of the above answers are correct.
Which of the following ideas relates to J.L. Austin’s performativity theory ?
A. Performance is the ultimate objective of all human beings.
B. Language is used to indicate action as well as thought.
C. Individuals perform gender actively.
D. All of the above answers are correct
Which of the following offers the best definition of écriture féminine ?
A. How women really feel about male writers
B. The inscription of womanhood and femininity in texts
C. Second-wave feminism
D. Psychological studies of women
Who contributed the term “to see the object as in itself it really is” ?
A. Wordsworth
B. Coleridge
C. Arnold
D. Goethe
Which of the following is a critical work of Ben Jonson ?
A. Discourse of English Poetry
B. Discoveries
C. Arte of English Poesie
D. An Apologie for Poetrie
Name the author of The New Criticism ?
A. F. R. Leavis
B. Allen Tate
C. John Crowe Ransom
D. R. P. Blackmur
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