#27 - Concept Reference, Must Be True, Author's Perspective

[Administrator]

Complete Question Explanation

The correct answer choice is (E).

Answer choice (A):

Answer choice (B):

Answer choice (C):

Answer choice (D):

Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer choice.


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[alberto]

This is Alberto
Question on lesson 7 homework reading comp. On Herbert's analysis
Question on #27 why answer is E. And not B. I sort if got it but need further
Clarification. Thanks.

Thanks for the classes learning a lot and be careful to take no question
or answer for granted and being thorough. Thanks. Please help me this question thanks.

[Claire Horan]

Hi Alberto,

The very last sentence of the passage states the author's view that "no art historian can afford to emphasize" either "what is represented" (themes/content) or "how it is represented" (style) "at the expense of the other." Thus, if an art historian wrote a book "focused entirely" on style, she would have done what the author says she cannot afford to do. The author thinks an "adequate treatment" requires addressing both content and style. The correct answer, (E), says exactly this.

(B), on the other hand, would require you to find somewhere in the passage where the author expressed an opinion about what Impressionists thought was important about their own work. The author speaks of "common concerns" of Impressionists but never hazards an opinion on their "primary" concerns.

Thanks for the question, and good luck with your studies!