In which capter of Biographia Lieraria, Coleridge make a distinction between fancy and imagination ?
A. 14
B. 15
C. 12
D. 13
Literary Theory and Criticism
Ultimately, the literary theory of deconstruction argues that ?
Ultimately, the literary theory of deconstruction argues that ?
A. the meaning of a text always relies on context.
B. texts are always heterogeneous.
C. any system for the production of meaning is inevitably bound by context, yet also limitless.
D. All of the above answers are correct.
They believe that this approach tends to reduce art to the level of biography and make it relative (to the times) rather than universal. What approach possess this disadvantage ?
They believe that this approach tends to reduce art to the level of biography and make it relative (to the times) rather than universal. What approach possess this disadvantage ?
A. Moral/Philosophical
B. Formalism/New Criticism
C. Historical/Biographical
D. Psychological
To whom “poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful passion.” ?
To whom “poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful passion.” ?
A. Keats
B. Shelley
C. Wordsworth
D. Coleridge
A critic of Thomas Otway’s “Venice Preserv’d” wishes to know why the play’s conspirators, despite the horrible, bloody details of their obviously brutish plan, are portrayed in a sympathetic light. She examines the author’s life and times and discovers that there are obvious similarities between the conspiracy in the play and the Popish Plot. She is most likely a critic ?
A critic of Thomas Otway’s “Venice Preserv’d” wishes to know why the play’s conspirators, despite the horrible, bloody details of their obviously brutish plan, are portrayed in a sympathetic light. She examines the author’s life and times and discovers that there are obvious similarities between the conspiracy in the play and the Popish Plot. She is most likely a critic ?
A. Historical
B. Feminist
C. Tory
D. Psychological
The name “Ars Poetica” (Art of Poetry) was given to Horace’s Epistle to the Pisos by____________?
The name “Ars Poetica” (Art of Poetry) was given to Horace’s Epistle to the Pisos by____________?
A. Horace
B. Quintillion
C. Cicero
D. Virgil
He was an influential force in archetypal criticism ?
He was an influential force in archetypal criticism ?
A. Freud
B. Tate
C. Richards
D. Jung
Jacques Derrida’s concept of différance challenges us to think about language as a system that____________?
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.
“It is not rhyming and versing that maketh a poet no more than a long gown maketh an advocate”. Whose view is this ?
“It is not rhyming and versing that maketh a poet no more than a long gown maketh an advocate”. Whose view is this ?
A. Shakespeare’s
B. Marlowe’s
C. Spenser’s
D. Sidney’s
Who is the meaning of the term Peripeteia as used by Aristotle in his Theory of Tragedy ?
Who is the meaning of the term Peripeteia as used by Aristotle in his Theory of Tragedy ?
A. Change in the fortune of the hero from bad to good
B. Change in the fortune of the hero from good to bad
C. Constancy in the fortune of the hero
D. Fluctuations occurring in the fortune of the hero