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What is the central argument in Dr. Richard Kelly's "The Novelist's Eye" ?

Correct answer: B. George du Maurier felt that black-andwhite illustrators could be as important as novelists and painters.

  • A. All novelists are painters at heart.
  • B. George du Maurier felt that black-andwhite illustrators could be as important as novelists and painters.
  • C. George du Maurier attacked the social position of the novelist in his illustrations.
  • D. George du Maurier was a tremendous influence on Victorian novelists.

Explanation

Kelly’s argument centres on George du Maurier’s view that black-and-white illustrators could possess an importance comparable to that of novelists and painters. The essay is not claiming that all novelists are painters or that du Maurier simply attacked novelists.

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