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Exploring Literary Theories

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Which of the following statements is true about literary theories?

Literary theories are lenses that distort the true meaning of texts.

Literary theories are the only way to understand texts.

Literary theories are irrelevant in the study of literature.

Literary theories are tools used to analyze and interpret texts. (correct)

What is the purpose of literary theories?

To enforce a specific set of rules for reading and understanding texts.

To confuse readers and complicate the understanding of texts.

To provide different perspectives for analyzing and discussing texts. (correct)

To limit the interpretation of texts to a single perspective.

How do literary theories help critics analyze works of art?

By focusing on specific aspects of a work that are considered important. (correct)

By disregarding the cultural and historical context of the work.

By limiting the possibilities of interpretation to a single theory.

By providing a fixed and universal interpretation of texts.

What do literary theories allow critics to consider?

The assumptions within a particular school of theory. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT true about literary theories?

They limit the possibilities of interpretation to a single theory. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of critical lens mentioned in the text?

Feminist Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the Marxist critical lens?

Wealth and social connections Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is another name for the Freudian critical lens?

Jungian Signup and view all the answers

Who claimed that "old literature and 'culture' were the expressions of the nobleman and the bureaucrat" in relation to the Marxist critical lens?

Leon Trotsky Signup and view all the answers

What does the psychoanalytic critical lens focus on?

Style choices Signup and view all the answers