Re: The attribution of early-nineteenth-century English
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18 Sep 2021, 09:48
Let break down the entire passage to understanding something more
Notice that my explanation is the first and only thing a student should do ALWAYS with a passage. we do have millions of strategies. However, all bo8ils down to this simple step t tackle every kind of Rc passage on the GRE
The attribution of early-nineteenth-century English fiction is notoriously problematic.
Ok. In the first years/decades of the century, pinpoint the author/s of a certain fiction/book was problematic. Now, why was so I wonder?? sure lack of reliable information, or traces to go backward and so on
Fewer than half of new novels published in Britain between 1800 and 1829 had the author’s true name printed on the title page.
< of 50% of the entire fiction stories we do know between a certain temporal arc have the author printed on them. Conversely. > 50% we do not know at the moment reading the passage.
Most of these titles have subsequently been attributed, either through the author’s own acknowledgment of a previously anonymous or pseudonymous work, or through bibliographical research.
We do know the name of the author in those >50% thanks to
1) researches
2) we do know the author of X story thanks to the author that wrote a previous story and he said" hey, I wrote that X story. A sort of self reference
One important tool available to researchers is the list of earlier works “by the author” often found on title pages.
This is just a fact in the entire puzzle
But such lists are as likely to create new confusion as they are to solve old problems.
However, this tool is not reliable to pinpoint the real author
Title pages were generally prepared last in the publication process, often without full authorial assent, and in the last-minute rush to press, mistakes were frequently made.
because the front cover often had mistakes and not so precise
Going to the questions
22. The passage suggests that which of the following factors contributes to the “notoriously problematic” (line 1) nature of authorial attribution in early nineteenth century English fiction?
A The unwillingness of any writers to acknowledge their authorship of works that were originally published anonymously or pseudonymously
No lack of will mentioned in the passage
B The possibility that the title page of a work may attribute works written by other authors to the author of that work
yes mentioned
C The possibility that the author’s name printed on a title page is fictitious
yes mentioned. see my explanation above
B and C are correct
23. The passage suggests that which of the following is frequently true of the title pages of early-nineteenth-century English novels?
A The title page was prepared for printing in a hurried manner.
True. In the last minutes with mistakes
B Material on the title page was included without the author’s knowledge or approval.
yes true
C Information on the title page was deliberately falsified to make the novel more marketable.
nothing misleading is mentioned specifically or fraud
False
A and B are correct
A hard passage became super easy
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