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English Literature Mcqs

In Of Grammatology, Jacques Derrida argues what about literature ?

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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.

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In his essay “What Is an Author?” what position(s) on authorship does Michel Foucault take ?

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In his essay “What Is an Author?” what position(s) on authorship does Michel Foucault take ?

A. The names of authors serve a classificatory function.
B. The author is not a source of infinite meaning.
C. The author may not always exist.
D. All of the above.

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Ecotheorists tend to show an interest in which of the following ?

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Ecotheorists tend to show an interest in which of the following ?

A. How writers conceptualize natural environments and the representation of environmental issues in literature and culture
B. How writers have damaged the environment
C. How the environment can be repaired
D. Who is responsible for damaging the environment

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Jacques Derrida’s concept of différance challenges us to think about language as a system that___________?

English Literature Mcqs, Introduction to Literary Theory /
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. evolved exclusively as a function of our individual psyche.

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Which of the following texts is considered the first example of postcolonial criticism ?

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Which of the following texts is considered the first example of postcolonial criticism ?

A. Harold Bloom’s “An Elegy for the Canon”
B. Jacques Lacan’s “The Mirror Stage … ”
C. Cleanth Brooks’s “Keats’s Sylvan Historian”
D. Edward Said’s Orientalism

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What is the main function of postcolonial criticism ?

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What is the main function of postcolonial criticism ?

A. To represent the relationship between colonizers and the colonized
B. To draw attention to the positive effects of colonization on literature
C. To explain why there are few examples of successful non-Western literature
D. To show the ways in which mostWestern literature is superior

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