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Match List I with List II:

List I
List II
[A] The poetics of prose
[I] Stanley fish
[B] Problems of Dostoevsky’s poetics
[II] Tzvetan Todrov
[C] Surprised by sin
[III] Mikhail Bakhtin
[D] The way women write
[IV] Mary Hiatt

Options

A

(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

B

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

C

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

D

(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)

Correct Answer :

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

Solution :

The correct option is: (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV).

Here is the step-by-step breakdown of the matches between the literary works in List I and their respective authors in List II:

1. [A] The poetics of prose matches with [II] Tzvetan Todorov:
The Poetics of Prose (originally published in French in 1971) is a major work of structuralist literary theory and narratology by the Bulgarian-French structuralist linguist and literary theorist Tzvetan Todorov. In this work, Todorov explores narrative structures, grammar, and syntax of storytelling, arguing that the grammar of narrative functions similarly to the grammar of language.

2. [B] Problems of Dostoevsky’s poetics matches with [III] Mikhail Bakhtin:
Problems of Dostoevsky’s Poetics (originally published in 1929 and revised in 1963) is one of the most influential works of literary theory by the Russian philosopher and critic Mikhail Bakhtin. In this text, Bakhtin introduces the seminal concepts of "polyphony" (multi-voicedness) and "dialogism," using Fyodor Dostoevsky's novels to demonstrate how characters operate as autonomous voices independent of the authorial stance.

3. [C] Surprised by sin matches with [I] Stanley Fish:
Surprised by Sin: The Reader in Paradise Lost (1967) is a foundational text in Reader-Response Criticism written by the American literary scholar Stanley Fish. In this work, Fish analyzes John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost, arguing that the true subject of the poem is the reader, who is repeatedly led by Milton's verse to make mistaken moral judgments, thereby experiencing a fall similar to Adam and Eve.

4. [D] The way women write matches with [IV] Mary Hiatt:
The Way Women Write (1977) is a book by Mary Hiatt that presents a stylistic and linguistic study analyzing the characteristics, differences, and similarities between the writing styles of men and women. Hiatt uses statistical analysis of vocabulary, sentence structure, and style to challenge traditional gender stereotypes about writing.

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