Which of the following are true of literary research?
- A. It is devoted to the enlightenment of criticism.
- B. It seeks to illuminate the work of art as it really is.
- C. It has no connection with the information it offers.
- D. It tries to see the writer as he or she really was.
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Correct answer: C. A, B and D only
Explanation
Altick: research serves criticism by establishing the facts of text, author and context — seeing the work and the writer 'as they really were'.
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