ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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LITERATURE QUESTIONS

LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM

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This literary critic warned: “We must remember that the greater part of our current reading matter is written for us by people who have no real belief in a supernatural order . . . And the greater part . . . is coming to be written by people who not only have no such belief, but are even ignorant of the fact that there are still people in the world so ’backward’ or so ’eccentric’ as to continue to believe.”
A
C.S. Lewis
B
T.S. Eliot
C
G.K. Chesterton
D
Matthew Arnold
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -(2) The Moral / Philosophical Approach Practitioners include Matthew Arnold, who argued works must have “high seriousness, ” Plato, who insisted literature must exhibit moralism and utilitarianism, and Horace, who felt literature should be “delightful and instructive."

Detailed explanation-2: -Subjective Reader Response Theory – Literary Theory and Criticism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mathew Arnold defines criticism as “A disinterested endeavor to learn and propagate the best that is known and thought of in the world, and thus to establish a current of fresh and true ideas.” The term ‘disinterested’ in the view of Arnold refers to being an impartial and just reader. judgment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Matthew Arnold was one of the foremost poets and critics of the 19th century. While often regarded as the father of modern literary criticism, he also wrote extensively on social and cultural issues, religion, and education.

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