What do scholars Michael O'Rourke and David Collings argue about "Queer Romanticism" ?
Correct answer: A. Romantic literary criticism has been stubbornly limited with regard to queer readings.
- A. Romantic literary criticism has been stubbornly limited with regard to queer readings.
- B. Deviant sexuality, including homosexuality, has historically been associated with Romantic literature.
- C. The sexual lives of Romantic-era authors are not relevant to our understanding of queer Romanticism.
- D. The "Queer Gothic" is understudied.
Explanation
O’Rourke and Collings point to the limits of conventional Romantic criticism, which has often neglected or resisted queer interpretations of Romantic texts and histories. The argument is about critical method rather than claiming that authors’ private sexual lives are irrelevant.
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