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Set 4: Inferences (Advanced)

Explanation

Answer: B

PASSAGE

Postmodern critics argue that no text exists in isolation—every work is a tissue of quotations and references, consciously or unconsciously drawing from prior texts. This 'intertextuality' challenges the Romantic ideal of the original genius, suggesting that creativity involves recombination rather than creation ex nihilo.

What concept of authorship does intertextuality complicate?

A. Authors who cite sources explicitly.
B. The idea that authors create entirely novel works from nothing.✓ Correct
C. Authors who work collaboratively.
D. The existence of literary quotations.

Detailed Explanation

'Challenges the Romantic ideal of original genius' and 'creation ex nihilo' = creating from nothing is complicated.

Key Evidence:

• "challenges the Romantic ideal of the original genius"

• "creativity involves recombination rather than creation ex nihilo"

Why others are wrong: A (Explicit citation isn't the focus.), C (Collaboration isn't discussed.), D (Quotations exist—the issue is what they imply about originality.).

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