James W. Colemans book on John Edgar Widemans literary career addres

Question

James W. Coleman’s book on John Edgar Wideman’s literary career addresses the needs of a general, if well-read, public rather than the esoteric vanities of scholarly specialists, whom he neither ignores nor flatters. To assume the former audience was familiar with every work Wideman ever penned would have been pretentious. Instead, Coleman furnishes more than ample descriptive criticism and background information, avoiding the cryptic allusiveness that is favored by some academic critics but that discourages the undergraduate audience he likely envisioned. Unfortunately, this accent on bringing serious Wideman criticism to a broader audience ofen frustrates the reader who wishes that announced themes, techniques, and stylistic devices would not whisk by as quickly as world capitals on a  seven-day package tour of the globe.     1 
 1. The reference to “a seven-day package tour of the globe” ( Highlighted ) is most likely meant to suggest a treatment that is

A. inclusive
B. cursory
C. focused
D. broad based
E. substantial

Sajjad1994 · Answer

OE

The passage discusses Coleman’s approach to writing John Edgar Wideman’s literary biography and claims that it was intended for the general public rather than for the academic community. Te passage also describes the book’s weak and strong points from the point of view of its intended audience.

Choice B  is correct. The phrase occurs in the last sentence of the passage; this sentence claims that Coleman’s narrative progresses too fast, and the analogy with the  “seven-day package tour of the globe”  is meant to emphasize the fact that Coleman does not spend enough time on describing important aspects of Wideman’s work. Terefore the correct answer choice is  “cursory.”

Answer: B

James W. Colemans book on John Edgar Widemans literary career addres

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