Match List I with List II
| LIST I |
LIST II |
| A) The Poetics of Prose |
I. Wolfgang Iser |
| B) Structuralist Poetics |
II. Tzvetan Todorov |
| C) The Implied Reader |
III. Stanley Fish |
| D) Is There a Text in This |
IV. Jonathan Culler Class? |
Correct Answer :
(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
Solution :
The correct option is (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III).
Let us break down the matches step-by-step by looking at the literary critics and theorists associated with each work:
A) The Poetics of Prose matches with II) Tzvetan Todorov
The Poetics of Prose (originally published in French in 1971 and translated into English in 1977) is a seminal work by the Bulgarian-French literary theorist Tzvetan Todorov. In this book, Todorov applies structuralist methodologies to narrative, contributing significantly to the field of narratology.
B) Structuralist Poetics matches with IV) Jonathan Culler
Structuralist Poetics: Structuralism, Linguistics, and the Study of Literature (published in 1975) is one of the most famous works by the American literary critic Jonathan Culler. The book provides an analysis of structuralism's application to literary analysis and introduces the concept of literary competence.
C) The Implied Reader matches with I) Wolfgang Iser
The Implied Reader: Patterns of Communication in Prose Fiction from Bunyan to Beckett (published in 1974) is a key text by the German reader-response theorist Wolfgang Iser. In this work, Iser explores how the text guides the reader's production of meaning and details the active role of the "implied reader."
D) Is There a Text in This Class? matches with III) Stanley Fish
Is There a Text in This Class? The Authority of Interpretive Communities (published in 1980) is a celebrated book by the American literary theorist Stanley Fish. It is a foundational text in reader-response criticism, developing his theory of "interpretive communities" which determine the meaning of texts.
Matching these pairs together:
A → II
B → IV
C → I
D → III
This corresponds exactly to the second option.
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