In which the following works Plato discusses his Theory of Poetry ?
A. Apology
B. Ion
C. The Republic
D. Phaedrus
English Literature Mcqs
This critical approach assumes that language does not refer to any external reality. It can assert several, contradictory interpretations of one text ?
This critical approach assumes that language does not refer to any external reality. It can assert several, contradictory interpretations of one text ?
A. Deconstructionism
B. Formalist Criticism
C. Structuralism
D. Mimetic Criticism
This approach provides a universalistic approach to literature and identifies a reason why certain literature may survive the test of time. It works well with works that are highly symbolic.What approach has this advantage ?
This approach provides a universalistic approach to literature and identifies a reason why certain literature may survive the test of time. It works well with works that are highly symbolic.What approach has this advantage ?
A. Mimetic
B. Psychological
C. Historical/Biographical
D. Mythological/Archetypal
Coleridge’s Biographia Literaria appeared in the year ?.
Coleridge’s Biographia Literaria appeared in the year ?.
A. 1817
B. 1818
C. 1718
D. 1717
The Lyrical Ballads was published in____________________?
The Lyrical Ballads was published in____________________?
A. 1780
B. 1798
C. 1815
D. 1805
‘Preface to the Lyrical Ballads’ was published in______________?
‘Preface to the Lyrical Ballads’ was published in______________?
A. 1798
B. 1800
C. 1802
D. 1815
Aristotle said of chorus in Greek tragedy that_____________?
Aristotle said of chorus in Greek tragedy that_____________?
A. It is only lyrical songs in the play
B. It should be regarded as one of the actors
C. It should make only reports
D. It should only comment on the action
“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 ?
“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
Arnold summarises the rule of English criticism in one word, in The Function Of Criticism. What is the word ?
Arnold summarises the rule of English criticism in one word, in The Function Of Criticism. What is the word ?
A. Disintrestedness
B. Intresedness
C. Purification
D. Civilization
Who was the most illustrious pupil of Plato ?
Who was the most illustrious pupil of Plato ?
A. Aristotle
B. Longinus
C. Aristophanes
D. Socrates