______locates the meaning of a text in its historical and cultural context.
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A.
New Criticism
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B.
Deconstruction
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C.
Practical Criticism
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D.
New Historicism
Correct Answer:
D. New Historicism
Explanation:
New Historicism, a literary criticism movement emerging in the 1980s, posits that a text's meaning is rooted in its specific historical and cultural setting. It argues that literary themes are not universal and must be understood through their external context rather than the text in isolation. Thus, option (d) is correct.
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