Match List I with List II
| List I |
List II |
| A) Response to Stephen Gosson |
I Aristotle |
| B) The Individual Talent |
II Matthew Arnold |
| C) Catharsis |
III T.S. Eliot |
| D) Sweetness and Light |
IV Philip Sidney |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Correct Answer :
A-IV, B-III. C-I. D-II
Solution :
The correct answer is A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II.
Let us break down the matching process step-by-step to understand why this option is correct:
1. A matches with IV:
Stephen Gosson wrote a puritanical attack on poetry and drama titled The Schoole of Abuse in 1579. In response, Sir Philip Sidney wrote his famous apologetic essay, An Apology for Poetry (also known as The Defence of Poesy) around 1580. Therefore, Response to Stephen Gosson (A) corresponds to Philip Sidney (IV).
2. B matches with III:
The concept of "The Individual Talent" is a central theme in T.S. Eliot's highly influential critical essay, Tradition and the Individual Talent, published in 1919. In this essay, Eliot discusses the relationship between the poet and the literary tradition that precedes them. Therefore, The Individual Talent (B) corresponds to T.S. Eliot (III).
3. C matches with I:
"Catharsis" is a key concept in literary theory introduced by Aristotle in his work Poetics. It refers to the purification or purgation of emotions, especially pity and fear, through art or tragedy. Therefore, Catharsis (C) corresponds to Aristotle (I).
4. D matches with II:
The phrase "Sweetness and Light" was popularized by Matthew Arnold in his book of cultural and political criticism, Culture and Anarchy (1869). Arnold borrowed the phrase from Jonathan Swift to describe the two most important qualities of a cultured society: beauty (sweetness) and intelligence/truth (light). Therefore, Sweetness and Light (D) corresponds to Matthew Arnold (II).
Combining all these correct pairings, we get:
A → IV
B → III
C → I
D → II
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