Literary Sphere

Post-World War Literary Theory MCQs Post-World War Literary Theory: 25 MCQs This set of multiple-choice questions covers key concepts, major figures, and important minor contributors in Post-World War literary theory, suitable for NET and GATE English examinations. 1. Which of the following literary theories emerged primarily as a response to Saussurean linguistics? New Criticism Marxist Criticism Structuralism Postcolonialism Correct Answer: c) Structuralism Structuralism, particularly in its early phases with figures like Lévi-Strauss and Barthes, heavily drew upon Ferdinand de Saussure's theories of language as a system of signs. 2. The concept of "différance" is central to the work of which post-structuralist thinker? Michel Foucault Jacques Derrida Jacques Lacan Julia Kristeva Correct Answer: b) Jacques Derrida "Différance...