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Which approach focuses on analyzing a work of literature as a complete entity, without relating it to anything outside of the text?
Which approach focuses on analyzing a work of literature as a complete entity, without relating it to anything outside of the text?
- Author-Oriented Approach
- Reader-Oriented Approach
- Text-Oriented Approach (correct)
- Mimetic Theory
Which literary theory holds that the author is the sole source of meaning for a literary work?
Which literary theory holds that the author is the sole source of meaning for a literary work?
- Authorial Theory (correct)
- Mimetic Theory
- Reader Response Theory
- Textual Analysis
Which theory relates a work of literature to its literary history by identifying the tradition to which it belongs?
Which theory relates a work of literature to its literary history by identifying the tradition to which it belongs?
- Textual Analysis
- Mimetic Theory
- Literary Tradition Theory (correct)
- Authorial Theory
Which theory is also known as an effective or pragmatic theory, focusing on the work and its readers?
Which theory is also known as an effective or pragmatic theory, focusing on the work and its readers?
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Which approach involves studying an author’s life, time, and culture to better understand the author’s work?
Which approach involves studying an author’s life, time, and culture to better understand the author’s work?
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