What did Henry James describe as "loose baggy monsters" ?
Correct answer: A. novels
- A. novels
- B. plays
- C. the English
- D. publishers
Explanation
Henry James used the phrase “loose baggy monsters” for expansive nineteenth-century novels, especially works such as Tolstoy’s, whose broad plots and many characters resist tight formal control. The phrase therefore describes novels, not plays or publishers.
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