ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A criticism that argues that social contexts must be considered when analyzing a text.
A
Sociological
B
Feminist
C
Marxist
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sociological criticism argues that social contexts (the social environment) must be considered when analyzing a text.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sociological criticism focuses on the relationship between literature and society, the social function of literature. Literature is always produced in a social context. Writers may affirm or criticize the values of the society in which they live, but they write for an audience and that audience is society.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are many types of literary criticism. Some of the more common are traditional criticism, sociological criticism, new criticism, reader-response criticism, Feminist criticism, Marxist criticism, and media criticism.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sociocultural criticism refers to the disapproval of literature understanding in a larger social and cultural setting. Sociocultural criticism involves society evaluation and the impact of literary works on the members of a particular society.

Detailed explanation-5: -Biographical criticism is a form of literary criticism which analyzes a writer’s biography to show the relationship between the author’s life and their works of literature.

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