Practice question · Multiple choice
Goldmann replaces Lukácsian reflection with a homology of structures between a literary work and a group's world vision. What follows from this shift for the critic analysing a text?
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- Where does genetic structuralism locate the correspondence between a work and its social origin?
- How does focusing on mental and textual frameworks differ from mapping real historical events onto plot?
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D. They examine structural parallels rather than direct surface events
Why
Goldmann moves away from the crude, mechanical reflection of content to structural correspondences, avoiding both simple base-superstructure reflection and Macherey's focus on textual silences.
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