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Detractors argue that such an approach can be too “judgmental.” Some believe literature should be judged primarily (if not solely) on its artistic merits. What approach possess this disadvantage ?
2.
Modern literary theory began with the work of which theorist ?
3.
One archetype in literature is the scapegoat. Which of these literary characters serves that purpose ?
4.
How does New Historicism differ from traditional historicism ?
5.
Plato used the word mimesis in relation to literature with the meaning ?
6.
What is the main function of postcolonial criticism ?
7.
What approach is described by the paragraph? Users of this approach believe that all information essential to the interpretation of a work must be found within the work itself; there is no need to bring in outside information about the history, politics, or society of the time, or about the author’s life ?
8.
Who proposed that poets should be banished from the ideal Republic ?
9.
What does gynocriticism recommend as an approach to literature ?
10.
Horace was a_____________?
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