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Which term did Shklovsky and Jakobson argue should be the primary concern of literary study?
Which term did Shklovsky and Jakobson argue should be the primary concern of literary study?
- Content
- Form (correct)
- Literariness
- Genre
What did the American New Critics consider form to be?
What did the American New Critics consider form to be?
- A separate entity from content
- Irrelevant to content
- An effect of content
- An essential component of content (correct)
In everyday parlance, how is the term 'form' commonly used?
In everyday parlance, how is the term 'form' commonly used?
- To refer to the effect of form on content
- To refer to the shape and structure of a literary work
- To refer to the substance or content of a literary work
- To refer to literary kinds or genres (correct)
What concept emphasizes the unique qualities of a literary work?
What concept emphasizes the unique qualities of a literary work?
According to Roman Jakobson, what is the subject of literary science?
According to Roman Jakobson, what is the subject of literary science?
According to the early Russian formalists, what was the relationship between form and content?
According to the early Russian formalists, what was the relationship between form and content?
What did the American New Critics consider the role of form in literature?
What did the American New Critics consider the role of form in literature?
In the context of literary study, what does the term 'form' refer to?
In the context of literary study, what does the term 'form' refer to?
What did Shklovsky and Jakobson argue should be the primary concern of literary study?
What did Shklovsky and Jakobson argue should be the primary concern of literary study?
According to Roman Jakobson, what is the subject of literary science?
According to Roman Jakobson, what is the subject of literary science?