tricky problem

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tricky problem

by saurabh_dce08 » Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:11 am
Johnson is on firm ground when he asserts that the early editors of Dickinson’s poetry often distorted her intentions. Yet Johnson’s own, more faithful, text is still guilty of its own forms of distortion. To standardize Dickinson’s often indecipherable handwritten punctuation by the use of the dash is to render permanent a casual mode of poetic phrasing that Dickinson surely never expected to see in print. It implies that Dickinson chose the dash as her typical mark of punctuation when, in fact, she apparently never made any definitive choice at all.
Which of the following best summarizes the author’s main point?
(A) Although Johnson is right in criticizing Dickinson’s early editors for their distortion of her work, his own text is guilty of equally serious distortions.
(B) Johnson’s use of the dash in his text of Dickinson’s poetry misleads readers about the poet’s intentions.
(C) Because Dickinson never expected her poetry to be published, virtually any attempt at editing it must run counter to her intentions.
(D) Although Johnson’s attempt to produce a more faithful text of Dickinson’s poetry is well-meaning, his study of the material lacks sufficient thoroughness.(B)
(E) Dickinson’s editors, including Johnson, have failed to deal adequately with the problem of deciphering Dickinson’s handwritten manuscripts

answer ?? :P

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by ksh » Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:49 am
IMO C

Had Dickinson intended to get her poetry published she could have helped editors to place right words at the place of dash.

OA pl

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by Carlo75 » Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:01 am
I will go with A

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by raunekk » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:10 am
IMO:B

Explanation if its the OA..!!

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by peter.p.81 » Wed May 11, 2016 12:40 am
Well I feel A is the answer. I guess I'm right. If some expert could throw light on the reasoning it would be a big help.