2010/2011


i. Fill in the spaces with the appropriate word or words

1-Samuel Johnson…….. established biographical criticism as the most widely read form of criticism in English .
2-the principle of ……… in literature means that all parts of an action in a tragedy must be equally essential to the whole
3-in his book……….,Plato intended to exclude poets from his ideal commonwealth.
4-The……….. is a term used of literature which is the product of a great and noble mind.
ii. Indicate whether the following statements true or false:
1-Only the dramatic ''unity'' of place can be ascribed to Aristotle.
2-The early examples of literature criticism were unsatisfactory because they were written by authors who attempted to justify their own writings.
3-Aristole was not concerned with the metaphysics of mimesis ; as Plato had been.
4-The two primary questions of literature criticism – what is the value of literature ?and how does it work ? are completely separable questions.
iii. Answer Tow of the following:
1-What is meant by literary decorum?
2-What are the positive points Samuel Johnson saw in Shakespeare play's?
3-Why did Plato attack the question of mimesis?
4-How dose Sir Philip Sidney defend poetry in The Defence of Poesy?