Which two statements are true about contrapuntal reading?

1. A. It locates the anxiety of influence in the text.
2. B. It decodes the author's political unconscious.
3. C. It unveils texts complicit in justifying imperialism.
4. D. It shows how the author consciously structures meaning.
5. E. It decodes intertextual renderings of heroes and villains.

1. A(D) and (A) only
2. B(C) and (E) only
3. C(B) and (C) only
4. D(C) and (D) only

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Correct answer: C. (B) and (C) only

Explanation

Said's contrapuntal reading (Culture and Imperialism, 1993) reads metropolitan texts with the colonial history they suppress — Antigua behind Mansfield Park — exposing their unspoken imperial investments. 'Anxiety of influence' is Bloom's.