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Marxist Criticism · English Literature

Lucien Goldmann’s concept of 'Genetic Structuralism' seeks to find a link between:

  1. The genetic makeup of an author and how it shapes their distinctive writing style
  2. The literary structure of a text and the mental structures of a social class
  3. The parallel evolution of the novel as a form and the expansion of printing technology
  4. The gender identity of the reader and the thematic preferences that follow from it
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Correct answer: The literary structure of a text and the mental structures of a social class

Goldmann argued that a literary work expresses the 'worldview' of a specific social group. He believed the internal structure of a masterpiece corresponds to the collective consciousness of the class that produced it.

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