ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Asserts that most “literature” throughout time has been written by men, for men.
A
Masculinity
B
Feminist
C
Feminism
D
Masculine
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Feminist Criticism is concerned with the role, position, and influence of women in a literary text. Asserts that most “literature” throughout time has been written by men, for men.

Detailed explanation-2: -2. Feminist Criticism is concerned with the role, position, and influence of a women in literary text. Asserts the most “literature” throughout time has been written by men, for men. Examines the way that the female consciousness is depicted by both male and female writers.

Detailed explanation-3: -An extension of feminism’s critique of male power and ideology, feminist theory combines elements of other theoretical models such as psychoanalysis, Marxism, poststructuralism, and deconstruction to interrogate the role of gender in the writing, interpretation, and dissemination of literary texts.

Detailed explanation-4: -Feminist literature seeks to show the many ways that women should be treated equally, and the consequences that we all face if they aren’t. Classics within the genre put relationships, ambition, and motherhood under a microscope. Sexism, violence, and double standards are unapologetically exposed.

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