Understanding Literature: Fictionality, Form, Context, and Value
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During which period was the literary style characterized by subjective individualism?

  • Realism and Naturalism (1870–1910)
  • Romantic Period (correct)
  • Modernist Period (1910–1945)
  • Colonial and Early National Period (17th–1830)

What literary movement in Europe emphasized faith in the powers of human reason and clarity of thought?

  • Colonial and Early National Period (17th–1830)
  • Rennaisance
  • Enlightenment (correct)
  • Postwar eXperiences

Which European ideology during the Rennaisance centered on the human being as the crown of creation?

  • Enlightenment
  • Postwar eXperiences
  • Hermeneutics
  • Humanism (correct)

What is the main practice associated with Humanism in literature studies?

<p>Close reading (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which literary period disrupted sonnet traditions by writing about postwar experiences in a mental institution?

<p>Modernist Period (1910–1945) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the main points of Fictionality in literature?

<p>Creation of fictional worlds related to historical events (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key aspect of Form in literature?

<p>Use of aesthetic properties and challenging form for the reader (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what context do we put literature according to the text?

<p>Different movements and ideological work (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the value propositions of literature as mentioned in the text?

<p>Entertainment and aesthetic pleasure (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one consequence of the emphasis on coherence in literary and social histories as per the text?

<p>Neglects random developments, discontinuities, and heterogeneity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does ecocriticism primarily focus on?

<p>The relationship between literature and the physical environment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of ecocriticism?

<p>To contribute to improving ecological awareness (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the ecocritical approach critique?

<p>Anthropocentricism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What concept is ecocriticism shorthand for?

<p>Ecological literary criticism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way does ecocriticism redefine nature writing?

<p>By taking an earth-centered approach to literary studies (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the key focuses of ecocriticism?

<p>Investigating the relationship between nature and the physical environment (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the contemporary concerns associated with ecocriticism?

<p>Uneasiness of environmental issues (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does ecocriticism view the representation of nature in literature?

<p>Through an earth-centered approach to literary studies (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does ecocriticism challenge in its analysis?

<p>Polarizations between nature and human societies (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common idea under scrutiny in ecocriticism?

<p>Aesthetic vs. exploitative relations to nature (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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