ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Shows how literary texts reflect ideas and attitudes of the time in which they were written.
A
Historical
B
Feminist
C
Sociological
D
New Historicist
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Criticism argues that every literary work is a product of its time and its world. Shows how literary texts reflect ideas and attitudes of the time in which they were written.

Detailed explanation-2: -Biographical criticism is often associated with historical-biographical criticism, a critical method that “sees a literary work chiefly, if not exclusively, as a reflection of its author’s life and times".

Detailed explanation-3: -New historicists are interested in reading a piece of literature in light of its social and political context. Unlike historicists before them, they don’t see history as just background information for the text; rather they see it as a key piece of information that the literature is conveying.

Detailed explanation-4: -Historical Approach This approach focuses on connection of the work to the historical period in which it was written; literary historians attempt to connect the historical background of the work to specific aspects of the work.

Detailed explanation-5: -Determine the time and place, or historical context of the literature. Choose a specific aspect of the text you feel would be illuminated by learning more about the history of the text. Research the history. More items •13-Dec-2022

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