A. Theodor W. Adorno
B. Claude Lévi-Strauss
C. Julia Kristeva
D. Jacques Derrida
From whom did New Historicists draw the idea of “self-regulating systems” ? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, MCQs / Q&A A. Sigmund Freud
B. Carl Jung
C. William James
D. Theodor W. Adorno
With which theorist is the term identity thinking most closely associated ? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, MCQs / Q&A A. Language is inseparable from its historical context.
B. There are five phases of linguistic development.
C. Language can be analyzed as a formal system of elements.
D. Linguistics is too complicated to be distilled to a formula.
What is the central idea of Ferdinand de Saussure’s Course in General Linguistics ? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, MCQs / Q&A 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. Individuals develop consciousness through speech
Which of the following ideas relates to J.L. Austin’s performativity theory ? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, MCQs / Q&A A. Women should write for and about themselves in order to counter phallocentric texts.
B. Women should write, but they should do so only within the existent male canon.
C. Women should primarily dedicate themselves to studying women’s literature from the past.
D. Women should be unconcerned with the struggle for identity.
In her essay “The Laugh of the Medusa,” what does Hélène Cixous suggest for women ? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, MCQs / Q&A A. Jacques Derrida
B. Terry Eagleton
C. Fredric Jameson
D. Stephen Greenblatt
Who coined the term New Historicism ? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, MCQs / Q&A A. Claude Lévi-Strauss
B. Ferdinand de Saussure
C. Viktor Shklovsky
D. Roland Barthes
Modern literary theory began with the work of which theorist ? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, MCQs / Q&A A. texts are always heterogeneous.
B. the instability of a text is actually evident in the text itself.
C. any system for the production of meaning is inevitably bound by context, yet also limitless.
D. All of the above.
Ultimately, the literary theory of deconstruction argues that___________? Read More »
English Literature Mcqs, Introduction to Literary Theory A. Literary theory often depends on esoteric knowledge to be properly understood.
B. Literary theory is employed mostly by academics.
C. Literary theory should not be an academic focus in English departments.
D. Literary theory is the only proper way to conceptualize literary texts.
A. To connect human beings with a higher ideal
B. To entertain those who enjoy it
C. To criticize society through satire
D. To bring to light social oppressions
According to Plato, what is the moral purpose of art ? Read More »
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