Practice Flashcards: A-Level English Literature: context and criticism | Zestly

Question 1

Biographical padding

Accepted Answer

The inclusion of irrelevant facts about an author's life that fail to illuminate the meaning of the text.

Question 2

Presentism

Accepted Answer

The error of judging past texts solely by modern moral or social standards, ignoring the original historical context.

Question 3

Context of production

Accepted Answer

The historical, social, and cultural circumstances under which a text was originally written.

Question 4

Context of reception

Question 5

Genre as context

Question 6

Critical interpretation

Question 7

Semantic shift

Question 8

Arguable claim

Question 9

Adaptation as interpretation

Question 10

Author vs. Character

Question 11

Critical lens

Question 12

Textual evidence