Zusammenfassung der Ressource
GRE Literature in English: Exam Overview
- Historical Spread
- Continental, Classical, and Comparative
Literature through 1925: 5-10%
- British Literature to 1660
(including Milton): 25-30%
- British Literature
1660-1925: 30-35%
- American Literature
through 1925: 5-25%
- American, British, and World
Literatures after 1925: 20-25%
- Distribution Of Questions
- Literary analysis
(40-55%)
Anmerkungen:
- Questions that require an ability to interpret given passages of prose and poetry.
- Identification
(20-25%)
Anmerkungen:
- Identification of date, author, or work by style and content.
- Factual information
(20-25%)
Anmerkungen:
- Factual questions on literary history and chronology, as well as identification of author or work through a critical statement or biographical information.
- History and theory of
literary criticism(5-10%)
Anmerkungen:
- Identification and analysis of the characteristics and methods of various critical and theoretical approaches.