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Which literary criticism focuses on the economic and social conditions and is based on the political theory of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels?
Which literary criticism focuses on the economic and social conditions and is based on the political theory of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels?
- Marxist criticism (correct)
- Reader-response criticism
- Sociological criticism
- Psychoanalytic criticism
What is a key tenet of reader-response criticism?
What is a key tenet of reader-response criticism?
- Economic and social conditions influence a literary text
- Personal interpretation of a text changes over time (correct)
- Characters in literature reflect the author's unconscious mind
- Literature reflects the society that created it
What is a key focus of sociological criticism?
What is a key focus of sociological criticism?
- The economic and cultural issues within a literary text (correct)
- The role of women in literary texts
- The reader's personal interpretation of a text
- The author's unconscious mind in literary texts
Which literary criticism views characters in literature as a reflection of the author themselves?
Which literary criticism views characters in literature as a reflection of the author themselves?
What is a key aspect of feminist criticism?
What is a key aspect of feminist criticism?
Which critical approach focuses on the historical and cultural conditions that influence the production of a literary work?
Which critical approach focuses on the historical and cultural conditions that influence the production of a literary work?
What is the primary focus of Formalist Criticism in understanding a literary work?
What is the primary focus of Formalist Criticism in understanding a literary work?
What is the term for a pattern that connects people across time and culture in Mythological Criticism?
What is the term for a pattern that connects people across time and culture in Mythological Criticism?
Which critical approach argues that the meaning of a text is shaped by the reader's personal response?
Which critical approach argues that the meaning of a text is shaped by the reader's personal response?
What is the term for the branch of Sociological Criticism that focuses on the role of women in society?
What is the term for the branch of Sociological Criticism that focuses on the role of women in society?
