English Language · English Literature
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: In Laurence Sterne's experimental novel Tristram Shandy, the character Uncle Toby develops an obsessive 'hobby-horse' concerning military fortifications as a psychological attempt to process and explain the groin wound he received at the Siege of Namur. Reason R: During the Age of Johnson, the literary landscape was enriched by diverse contributions such as Robert Blair's meditation on mortality in The Grave, Mark Akenside's role as a transitional poet, William Collins's Oriental Eclogues, and George Crabbe's realistic narrative of small-town life in The Borough. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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- 1Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
- 2Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A✓
- 3A is correct but R is not correct
- 4A is not correct but R is correct
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Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
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