literary theory and criticism MCQs – Page 12

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literary theory and criticism Mcqs
221. Trauma theory is tremendously influenced by which theoretical school ?
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A. Feminism

B. Marxism

C. Psychoanalysis

D. Deconstruction

222. Trauma theory primarily developed out of the work of which psychoanalyst ?
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A. Jacques Derrida

B. Michel Foucault

C. Sigmund Freud

D. Carl Jung

223. Who is the author of Ars Poetica ?
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A. Aristotle

B. Horace

C. Longinus

D. Plato

224. Poetry is emotions recollected in tranquility. Who has defined poetry in these words ?
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A. Wordsworth

B. Shelley

C. Coleridge

D. Matthew Arnold

225. Who was the originator of the Theory of Imitation in Literature ?
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A. Longinus

B. Aristotle

C. Horace

D. Plato
226. Wordsworths Preface to the Lyrical Ballads is believed to be the Preamble to Romantic Criticism. In which year was it published ?
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A. 1798

B. 1801

C. 1800

D. 1802

227. The phrase willing suspension of disbelief applies to which poet/critic ?
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A. Charles Lamb

B. Coleridge

C. Wordsworth

D. Joseph Conrad

228. Who was the most illustrious pupil of Plato ?
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A. Aristophanes

B. Longinus

C. Aristotle

D. Socrates

229. On the Sublime is considered ______________?
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A. Romantic approach

B. A classical approach

C. None of these

D. Neo-classical approach