ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is dialogism?
A
A term developed by Mikhail Bakhtin
B
A term used to describe how texts include a variety of styles
C
A term used to explain the use of multiple points of view in literature
D
All of the above answers are correct.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -: the expression of an author’s ideas by means of a dialogue between two or more characters.

Detailed explanation-2: -One example of dialogic communication is when brands or corporations post on their social media accounts inviting followers or consumers to interact with their posts. This can be achieved through strategies such as including polls or encouraging followers to like and comment on their posts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bakhtinian dialogism refers to a philosophy of language and a social theory that was developed by Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin (1895–1975). Life is dialogic and a shared event; living is participating in dialogue. Meaning comes about through dialogue at whatever level that dialogue takes place.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dialogic refers to the use of conversation or shared dialogue to explore the meaning of something. (This is as opposed to monologic which refers to one entity with all the information simply giving it to others without exploration and clarification of meaning through discussion.)

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