To reveal the hidden meanings in a text.

To analyze the structure and form of a text.

To understand the author's intention in writing a text.

To critique the cultural and historical context of a text.

Jacques Derrida

Michel Foucault

Roland Barthes

Julia Kristeva

The idea that meaning is always deferred and never fully present.

The idea that texts are always open to multiple interpretations.

The idea that language is a system of differences.

All of the above.

It argues that authors have complete control over the meaning of their texts.

It argues that authors are the sole creators of their texts.

It argues that authors' intentions are irrelevant to the interpretation of their texts.

It argues that authors are dead and their texts should be interpreted without reference to them.

The reader is a passive recipient of the author's message.

The reader is an active participant in the creation of meaning.

The reader is irrelevant to the interpretation of the text.

None of the above.

It has led to a more open and flexible approach to interpretation.

It has challenged traditional notions of literary value.

It has led to a greater focus on the cultural and historical context of texts.

All of the above.

A reading that focuses on the author's biography and intention.

A reading that analyzes the text's structure and form.

A reading that explores the text's cultural and historical context.

A reading that identifies the text's hidden meanings.

It can lead to an overly subjective and relativistic approach to interpretation.

It can undermine the authority of the author and the text.

It can make it difficult to communicate about literature in a meaningful way.

All of the above.

It challenges traditional assumptions about literature and meaning.

It opens up new possibilities for interpretation.

It encourages readers to think critically about the texts they read.

All of the above.

Jacques Derrida

Roland Barthes

Michel Foucault

T.S. Eliot

Deconstruction

Interpretation

Analysis

Criticism

Deconstruction is a branch of postmodernism.

Postmodernism is a branch of deconstruction.

Deconstruction and postmodernism are unrelated.

Deconstruction and postmodernism are synonymous.

Philosophy

History

Art criticism

All of the above

It has revolutionized the way we think about literature.

It has opened up new possibilities for interpretation.

It has challenged traditional assumptions about truth and meaning.

All of the above.

It is too subjective and relativistic.

It undermines the authority of the author and the text.

It makes it difficult to communicate about literature in a meaningful way.

All of the above.