ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Large Monopoly Owner
A
The Proletariat
B
The Aristocracy
C
The Bourgeoisie
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bourjois is a French cosmetics company owned by the American group Coty Inc.

Detailed explanation-2: -Historically, the medieval French word bourgeois denoted the inhabitants of the bourgs (walled market-towns), the craftsmen, artisans, merchants, and others, who constituted “the bourgeoisie".

Detailed explanation-3: -Bourgeoisie. The bourgeoisie or capitalists are the owners of capital, purchasing and exploiting labour power, using the surplus value from employment of this labour power to accumulate or expand their capital. It is the ownership of capital and its use to exploit labour and expand capital are key here.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to Marx, the bourgeoisie held all the power and this included power on the political front. Marx believed that the state 100% served the Bourgeoisie’s interests-which again were wealth and controlling the means of production.

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