vageesh wrote:
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.
(E) Dickinson’s editors, including Johnson, have failed to deal adequately with the problem of deciphering Dickinson’s handwritten manuscripts.
reasoning pls
IMO B....
A - Incorrect as the stem states that Johnson's text is much better than others. Hence his text is not on equally distortion levels
B - Correct. Johnson's use of dash in his text, misguides the readers about Dickinson's intention. The last sentences supports this -
It implies that Dickinson chose the dash as her typical mark of punctuation C - Incorrect - No where in the stem it is stated that Dickinson never expected her poetry to be published. The only thing she didnt expect was to see the dash in the print.
D - Incorrect - We have no proof that his material is well meaningful but lacks sufficient thoroughness. The only thing the stem says is that the his text is more faithful! Moreover we aren't bother with the meaning of the work. We just want the work to be shown as written by Dickinson
E - Incorrect - Too strong to be correct. It states that they have failed adequately although there isn't any proof of the same.
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