LITERATURE QUESTIONS
LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM
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Both sets of critics reject the importance of historical context in studying literature.
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Both sets of critics look for an objective way to view texts.
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Both sets of critics focus on evaluating literature in a scientific manner.
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All of the above answers are correct.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What do structuralist and formalist critics have in common? a. Both sets of critics reject the importance of historical context in studying literature.
Detailed explanation-2: -“Formalism, ” like “Structuralism, ” sought to place the study of literature on a scientific basis through objective analysis of the motifs, devices, techniques, and other “functions” that comprise the literary work.
Detailed explanation-3: -MCQ: What do structuralist and formalist critics have in common ? Both sets of critics reject the importance of historical context in studying literature. Both sets of critics look for an objective way to view texts. Both sets of critics focus on evaluating literature in a scientific manner.
Detailed explanation-4: -Formalism analyses the structure of a text without focusing on the external factors such as authorship, social and cultural influence. However, structuralism connects the work of a particular author with works of similar structures whereas formalism only analyses one particular work at a time.
Detailed explanation-5: -Structuralist critics analyzed material by examining underlying structures, such as characterization or plot, and attempted to show how these patterns were universal and could thus be used to develop general conclusions about both individual works and the systems from which they emerged.