ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

AGES ERA PERIOD

VICTORIAN AGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did Thomas Carlyle mean by “Close thy Byron; open thy Goethe”?
A
Britain’s preeminence as a global power will depend on mastery of foreign languages.
B
Even a foreign author is better than a homegrown scoundrel.
C
Abandon the introspection of the Romantics and turn to the higher moral purpose found in Goethe.
D
In a carefully veiled critique of the monarchy, Byron and Goethe stand in symbolically for Queen Victoria and Charles Darwin respectively.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Correct Answer: B) Abandon the introspection of the Romantics and turn to the higher moral purpose found in Goethe.

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