True or False
In ancient Greece, poetry had acquired an increasing authority.
True
What is the discipline that applies the theories and tenets of theoretical criticism to interpret a particular work
Practical Criticism
There is always one correct literary theory
False
There can exist, then, no one correct literary theory, for in and of itself, each literary theory asks valid questions to and about the text, and no one theory is capable of exhausting all legitimate questions to be asked about any text.
groups of readers and critics declare allegiance to a similar core of beliefs and band together, thereby "founding" different...............
Schools of Criticism
.......... was comprised of “people acting in concert, a community,” where people could “assemble and deal with problems face to face.
The polis
In the ancient Greek world, literature and poetry had a private nature.
In the ancient Greek world, literature and poetry not only had a public nature but also served several functions which have been displaced in our world by news media, film, music, religious education, and the sciences.
What are the first recorded instances of criticism?
The first recorded instances of criticism go back to dramatic festivals in ancient Athens,
ØThe English word “criticism” derives from the ancient Greek term krites, meaning “reject.”
False:
The English word “criticism” derives from the ancient Greek term krites, meaning “judge.”
The story of Western literary criticism begins in...........
Ancient Greece
Designates “the re-enactment, through ritual, of the events of myth”.
Mimesis
Plato and Aristotle were both obliged to consider literature as a public or state concern.
True
How, according to humanist thought, can we explain what we observe with our senses?
Humanism argues that what we can observe with our senses can be explained by human investigation and thought.
The “classical” period emerges aroundthe 19th century, the period of great dramatists such as Shakespeare, and philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle,
False: The “classical” period emerges around 500 BC, the period of great dramatists such as Sophocles, and philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle,
the history of literary theory is intertwined with...........
the history of literary theory is intertwined with philosophy.
....is a worldview or perspective that rejects anything supernatural as an explanation for existing phenomena.
Humanism.
The standardization of literary ideals led to a process of increasing novelty.
False: The standardization of literary ideals led to a process of decreasing novelty.
How did ancient Greeks regard poets?
The “poet” or singer evolved into the concept of “the master of truth.” The poet becomes the purveyor of truth.
It was the Brits of the fifth century B.C. who first articulated and developed the philosophy of art and life that serves as the foundation for most theoretical and practical criticism.
False
It was the Greeks of the fifth century B.C. who first articulated and developed the philosophy of art and life that serves as the foundation for most theoretical and practical criticism.
The term “criticism” or “judgment” was used to differentiate between works that deserved to be included within a...........
The term “criticism” or “judgment” was used to differentiate between works that deserved to be included within a canon
....... were the first Western philosophers to attempt to explain the world in terms of human reason and natural law without relying on myth, tradition, or religion
Greek philosophers
The Sophists and the rhetoricians offered a vision of the world that is ruled by order, discipline and reason.
False:
The Sophists and the rhetoricians offered a vision of the world that is ruled by chance, a world where “natural processes are basically irregular and unpredictable” where “gods can interfere with them or manipulate them as they please."
How did the Sophists and the rhetoricians regard Truth.
Truth, for them, was essentially relativistic.
The debate that fifth-century Romanians began concerning the nature and function of literature continues to the present day.
False:
The debate that fifth-century Athenians began concerning the nature and function of literature continues to the present day.
In ancient Greece, the concept of imitation or mimesis developed into a “concept of ........."in as much the author speaks with the authority of ........, which is accepted as not local but universal, timeless, and unchanging.
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the concept of imitation or mimesis into a “concept of authority, "in as much the author speaks with the authority of myth, which is accepted as not local but universal, timeless, and unchanging.
the discipline that formulates theories, principles, and tenets regarding the nature and value of art
Theoretical Criticism