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Which of the following statements is true about literary theories?
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?
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?
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?
What do literary theories allow critics to consider?
Which of the following is NOT true about literary theories?
Which of the following is NOT true about literary theories?
Which of the following is NOT a type of critical lens mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is NOT a type of critical lens mentioned in the text?
What is the focus of the Marxist critical lens?
What is the focus of the Marxist critical lens?
Which of the following is another name for the Freudian critical lens?
Which of the following is another name for the Freudian critical lens?
Who claimed that "old literature and 'culture' were the expressions of the nobleman and the bureaucrat" in relation to the Marxist critical lens?
Who claimed that "old literature and 'culture' were the expressions of the nobleman and the bureaucrat" in relation to the Marxist critical lens?
What does the psychoanalytic critical lens focus on?
What does the psychoanalytic critical lens focus on?
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