Scholars have noted that Italian writer Anna Maria Ortese is a versatile and accomplished author in a range of genres including poetry, short stories, and playwriting. However, despite favorable reviews and multiple publications early on in her career, Ortese never gained international recognition in the way of some female, English-speaking writers like Virginia Woolf or Eudora Welty, who were working at the same time. This was partially because ------- Which choice most logically completes the text?Ortese did not create a body of work with enough variety to gain widespread acclaim.eliminatealthough Ortese's early work was well-reviewed, critics did not care for her later writing. eliminateOrtese wrote primarily in Italian and not all of her works were translated in her lifetime.eliminateOrtese attempted to produce work in too many genres and that frustrated her readers.

Critics often claim that Edith Wharton, one of the most influential American writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, came to writing later in life, noting that she didn't publish her first novel until she was 40 years old. However, many don't recognize her childhood fascination with writing. By the age of seventeen, she had already completed a novella entitled Fast and Loose and had had many poems published, though all anonymously, since writing was considered improper for a woman of her class. Thus, those who primarily view Wharton as someone who came to writing later in life -------Which choice logically completes the text? risk misrepresenting the influence that her marriage and travels had on her writing.eliminateoverlook important early stages of her development as a writer.eliminatemay draw inaccurate conclusions about how Wharton felt about her own work. eliminatetend to read Wharton's works in an overly simplistic manner.

Living in France from 1903 to 1946, American writer Gertrude Stein was an advocate of the avant-garde. Though Stein’s work was neither commercially viable or critically acclaimed in her time, her ideas and the literary techniques she pioneered were influential to other talented writers of her era, like James Joyce and Ernest Hemingway, whom she was known to take under her wing and introduce to writers and intellectuals in Paris. Thus, critics have argued that --------Which choice most logically completes the text?Stein's full influence on the literature of the early 20th century extends beyond her own literary endeavors. eliminateStein is as talented as Hemingway and Joyce, but her work is unfairly overlooked by critics.eliminateStein's influence on the Paris literary scene during the first half of the 20th century was largely as a social facilitator.eliminateit is uncertain how much Stein's largely neglected experimental writing was discussed by her contemporaries.eliminate

Question 7 of 10Based on her essay A Room of One's Own, with which statement would Woolf most likely agree?A.During Elizabethan times, there was no need for female actresses in the playhouses.B.As a general rule, male writers tend to produce more talent-evident manuscripts than women.C.As evidenced by imperialism, women are just as mistreated as natives in colonized countries.D.Achieving success is not just a matter of pure talent; it also depends on opportunities and encouragement.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Because of the widespread belief in the early nineteenth century that it was improper for women to engage in literary careers, Jane Austen published her novels anonymously and did not reveal the secret of her authorship. Only her family members knew what she had written; this remained the case even as her novels gained popularity. The secret was rigorously kept: friends who came to visit and discuss her latest novels did not know they were speaking about them with the women who had written them.10Mark for ReviewABCWhich choice best states the main idea of the text?ADespite their great success, the novels written by Jane Austen were not attributed to her due to a personal choice based on societal expectations.BPublishing anonymous novels like those written by Austen is the most efficient method to avoid judgments based on gender.CAlthough publishing works anonymously and maintaining secrecy such as Austen did can prevent societal criticism, it is unethical.DAs an author, Austen was routinely encouraged by her friends and family members to take public credit for her works

Despite the literary world being largely dominated by male authors when Mary Shelley began writing, she did not see the industry as ______: Shelley paved the way for female authors with the publication of her novel Frankenstein in 1818, a cornerstone of Gothic literature and early science fiction.4Mark for ReviewABCWhich choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?AfraudulentUndoBimperviousBCcaptivatingUndoDinscrutable