ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This theory assumes that the text is always heavily influenced by the life, thoughts, and feelings of the author
A
Biographical
B
Historical
C
Formalism
D
Post-colonialism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Author-based Biographical and Psychological. This approach focuses on the author’s life and experiences. The psychological side examines how the author’s emotional upbringing or psychological history impacts a text.

Detailed explanation-2: -Formalism describes the critical position that the most important aspect of a work of art is its form – the way it is made and its purely visual aspects – rather than its narrative content or its relationship to the visible world.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -In literary theory, formalism refers to critical approaches that analyze, interpret, or evaluate the inherent features of a text. These features include not only grammar and syntax but also literary devices such as meter and tropes.

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