WorksheetsJudgement and Value
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is meant by 'intrinsic value'?
A quality that does not reside within itself
A quality residing within a thing itself
Value ascribed by a person
A value that something has because it is in the literary canon
What do we tend to expect about the language used in texts that are in the literary canon?
It is complex
It is skilful
It is illuminates key themes of the text
All of the above
We assume that writers of canonical texts are...
Intelligent
Eccentric
Flamboyant
Craftspersons
Language in canonical texts are considered to be...
Elegant
Witty
Patterned
Controlled
All of the above
The subject-matter of canonical texts are considered to be...
Light-hearted and witty
Frightening and disturbing
Serious, dealing with moral and philosophical topics
Political
Which topics are considered to be of universal concern and therefore, the kinds of topics that we would find in canonical texts? Choose the correct answers.
Value of love
Nature of evil
Monsters and witches
Corrupting effect of money
Magic
What is meant be political polemic?
Political humour/satire
Political support
Open and heated critical discussion
True or false: Political polemic is considered to be at odds with literary worth and is often seen to detract from the universalising aim of great literature.
True
False
Identify the true comments about the literary canon below
It is still evolving today
They are the texts that are using to make up the curriculum and syllabi of schools and universities
They are the texts considered to have the most value
They are all written by males
Which two terms did Roland Barthes use to describe his view on canonical texts?
Readerly texts
Writerly texts
Observational texts
Critical texts
True or false: A readerly text is a text where the reader begins not to be aware of the fact that he or she is reading, and starts to get caught up in the pleasure of the narrative.
True
False
Barthes explains writerly texts to be...
Long-winded
Political
Experimental
Entertaining
Which of the following is correct?
Barthes believes the reader plays an important role in attributing value to a text
Barthes believes the reader does not plays an important role in attributing value to a text
Who attacked the concept of the literary canon stating that serves only to support the ruling ideology?
Roland Barthes
Elaine Showalter
Terry Eagleton
Virginia Woolf
