5 Questions
Which approach focuses on analyzing a work of literature as a complete entity, without relating it to anything outside of the text?
Text-Oriented Approach
Which literary theory holds that the author is the sole source of meaning for a literary work?
Authorial Theory
Which theory relates a work of literature to its literary history by identifying the tradition to which it belongs?
Literary Tradition Theory
Which theory is also known as an effective or pragmatic theory, focusing on the work and its readers?
Reader Response Theory
Which approach involves studying an author’s life, time, and culture to better understand the author’s work?
Author-Oriented Approach
Test your understanding of basic approaches in interpreting literacy texts with this quiz. Explore text-oriented, author-oriented, and reader-oriented approaches, and gain insight into literary theories.
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