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    This document contains 9 questions about Marxism and literature from a chapter in a book or article. The questions cover commonly accepted definitions of literature throughout history from the Renaissance to the 19th century, how the concept has changed over time, bourgeois categories of literature, relationships between criticism, industrial capitalism and concepts of literature, and applications of Marxist literary studies and the author's conclusions. The author sees a "crucial theoretical break" in reconceptualizing literature and leaves final reflections on the topic.

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    Marxism and literature questionnaire

    1. What definition of literature does the author claim is the "commonly"


    accepted? What is the problem of this definition?

    2. What were the predominant definitions of literature from the renaissance


    until the early 17th century? What were the characteristics of these first
    definitions?

    3. How was the concept of literature understood in the 18th century? What were
    the main characteristics of this definition?

    4. What were the three tendencies that changed the definition of literature in
    the late 18th century and 19th centuries? Explain each.

    5. What were the "bourgeois" categories of literature according to the reading?

    6. According to the reading, what was the relationship of the concept of


    criticism to the concept of literature?

    7. What was the relationship of the early industrial capitalism with the Romantic
    concept of literature?

    8. What were the 3 main kinds of applications that the Marxist tradition made in
    literature studies?

    9. How does the author conclude the chapter? What is for him the "crucial
    theoretical break"? What are his final reflections?

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