They believe that this approach tends to reduce art to the level of biography and make it relative (to the times) rather than universal. What approach possess this disadvantage ?
Correct answer: C. Historical/Biographical
- A. Moral/Philosophical
- B. Formalism/New Criticism
- C. Historical/Biographical
- D. Psychological
Explanation
The historical-biographical approach explains literature through an author's life and the period in which the work was produced. Critics object that this can reduce art to biography and make its value historically relative.
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