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    The document lists important questions about three literary works: 1) Matthew Arnold's concept of disinterestedness as an important quality for critics and the functions and qualifications of critics according to Arnold. 2) The types of evidence and propositions put forth by Wimsatt and Beardsley in their essay "The Intentional Fallacy" and their hypothesis that an author's intention is not a standard for judging a literary work. 3) Samuel Taylor Coleridge's idea of a good poet and his distinction between a poem and poetry, as well as his quote explaining fancy versus imagination according to Coleridge's concepts.

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    IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

    (You can send in your summaries of the answers or complete answers to Avni ma’am at
    avni.shah@rdnational.ac.in
    note- that it is not compulsory to do so)

    Mattew Arnold’s essay


    1. Explain Mattew Arnold's concept of disinterestedness as an
    important tool/ quality for a critic?
    2. What according to Mattew Arnold are the functions and
    qualifications of a literary critic?
    3. In what ways does ‘the function of criticism at the present time’ by
    Mattew Arnold, represent the Victorian criticism/ Victorian era?

    ‘Intentional Fallacy’ by Wimsatt and Beardsley


    1. What are the types of evidences discussed by Wimsatt and
    Beardsley in the essay ‘Intentional Fallacy’ and what are their
    roles?
    2. What are the propositions put forth by Wimsatt and Beardsley in
    their essay the Intentional Fallacy?
    3. ‘The design or intention of the author is neither available nor
    desirable as a standard for judging the success of a literary work of
    art’ explain this hypothesis or quote by Wimsatt and Beardsley as
    expounded or as discussed in the essay the Intentional Fallacy?

    ‘Biographia literaria’ - by Samuel Taylor Coleridge


    1. What is Colderidge’s idea of a good poet, how does he distinguish
    between poem and poetry?
    2. “Good sense is a body of poetic genius, fancy its drapery, motion
    it’s life and imagination the soul that is everywhere”. explain this
    quote by Colderidge with his concepts of fancy V/s imagination?

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