Reading Literature

The critics/ theorists whose works you read were:

• IA Richards and Terry Eagleton

• Terry Eagleton and Jonathan Culler

• Jonathan Culler and Wolfgang Iser

• Wolfgang Iser and I A Richards

According to Eagleton, what counts as 'Literature' is defined by a set of inherent qualities.

• True

• False

According to Eagleton, literature can be defined as a set of works of assured and unalterable value.

• True

• False

According to Eagleton, all literary works are 're-written' in the act of reading.

• True

• False

According to Ferdinand de Saussure, a language is a system of differences, a system of signs.

• True

• False

According to Saussure, the relation between form and meaning is based on natural resemblance.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

According to Saussure, the relation between form and meaning is not based on natural resemblance. Saussure's view is that this relation is arbitrary and conventional.

According to Ferdinand de Saussure, the 'Signifier' and the 'Signified' is

• Form and Meaning

• Meaning and Form

Answer explanation

According to Ferdinand de Saussure, the Signifier and the Signified refer to the relationship between form and meaning. In this context, the correct choice is 'Form and Meaning.' The Signifier represents the physical form or sound of a word, while the Signified represents the concept or meaning associated with that word.

What do these terms mean: 'poetics' and 'hermeneutics'

• Technique and Meaning

• Meaning and Technique

For Jonathan Culler, the exploration of 'poetics' and 'hermeneutics' in lit.criticism are, in principal, two distinct projects.

• True

• False

A pioneer of practical criticism is...

• IA Richards

• Wolfgang Iser

• Edmund Hussler