MCQs: What is New Historicism ?
A theory that sees history as a form of writing and discourse
A theory that abandons the idea of history as an imitation of events
A theory that regards history as a series of narratives
All of the above answers are correct.
MCQs 1: In general, what is Judith Butler’s concept of gender ?
Women’s gender is artificial, while men’s gender is not.
While gender is not real, the stereotypes that accompany it are true.
Gender is largely a cultural construct.
All of the above answers are correct.
MCQs 2: Arnold’s views on poetry and criticism are discussed in ?
MCQs 3: Which of the following theorists is associated with formalism ?
MCQs 4: This poet might be described as a moral or philosophical critic for arguing that works must have “high seriousness.” ?
MCQs 5: In Of Grammatology, Jacques Derrida argues what about literature ?
No fixed, stable meaning is possible.
Language must be studied in conjunction with history in order to create meaning.
Literature is timeless, and thus meaning does not change.
All of the above answers are correct.
MCQs 6: In which chapter of Biographia Literaria Coleridge criticize the theory of language of Wordsworth ?
MCQs 7: What is the original meaning of the term Hamartia ?
MCQs 8: The term ‘collective unconscious’ is coined by_____________?
MCQs 9: Who originated the term “objective correlative,” which is often used in formalist criticism ?
MCQs 10: Who accused Aristotle of social snobbishness and arrogance ?
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