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Category: Literary Theory and Criticism
Jacques Derrida’s concept of différance challenges us to think about language as a system that____________?
A. mirrors our physical evolution as human beings.
B. prevents us from communicating through writing or speech.
C. involves a constant process of deferred meaning.
D. All of the above answers are correct.
Among the following which is not a work by Aristotle ?
A. Ethics
B. Metaphysics
C. Rhetoric
D. Ars Poetica
What fundamental idea does psychoanalytic criticism hold about literary texts ?
A. Literary texts should not be read as a projection of the author’s psyche.
B. Literary texts solely reflect an author’s intentions.
C. Literary texts reveal secret elements of an author’s unconscious.
D. All of the above answers are correct.
In which book of the Republic did Plato ban poets from his ideal world ?
A. Book 7
B. Book 10
C. Book 1
D. Book 5
What is false consciousness ?
A. A term for the false neuroses expressed in dreams
B. A feminist term for the state that occurs when texts written by women are not considered in the study of literature
C. Another term for the unconscious
D. An ideology that involves dominating the consciousness of exploited classes
“The tragic-comedy which is the product of the English theatre is one the most monstrous inventions that ever entered into a poet’s thought.” Whose view is this ?
A. John Dryden’s
B. Alexander Pope’s
C. Joseph Addison’s
D. Dr. Johnson’s
Which of the following best describes the difference between literary criticism and literary theory ?
A. Literary criticism is concerned only with the meaning of a literary work, while literary theory is concerned only with the structure of a literary work.
B. Literary criticism draws upon research derived from sources outside literature, while literary theory draws upon sources within a text.
C. Literary theory is concerned with the method used to interpret a work, while literary criticism is the application of literary theory.
D. All of the above answers are correct.
This approach can turn a work into little more than a case study, neglecting to view it as a piece of art. Critics sometimes attempt to diagnose long dead authors based on their works, which is perhaps not the best evidence of their psychology. Critics tend to see sex in everything, exaggerating this aspect of literature. What approach possess this disadvantage ?
A. Moral/Philosophical
B. Psychological
C. Formalism/New Criticism
D. Historical/Biographical
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