M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Third Semester
English
Elective — COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
(CBCS 2014 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 X 2 20)
Answer all questions in a sentence or two each.
1. Define comparative literature.
2. What is the objective of comparative literature studies?
3. Who is the champion of French interest in comparative
literature?
4. Which is the first university in India that established the
first comparative literature department?
5. Who coined the term world literature?
6. State any two aspects of national literature.
7. What is the nationality of the comparatist
Baldensperger?
8. Name any two French comparatists.
9. Give two examples for genres.
10. What is thematology?
Sub. Code
4MEN3E3
AFF-4748
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Ws15
Part B X 5 25)
Answer all questions by choosing either or
11. State the different definitions of comparative
literature.
Or
What is the scope of comparative literature studies
in the contemporary period?
12. Write a note on the origin of comparative literature
studies.
Or
State the importance of comparative literature
studies as a scholarly discipline.
13. Define general literature with examples.
Or
Differentiate between world literature and
comparative literature.
14. What are the principles of the French school of
comparative literature studies?
Or
State the contribution of American academecians to
comparative literature studies.
15. Write a note on negative influence.
Or
What are reception studies?
AFF-4748
3
Ws15
Part C X 10 30)
Answer any three of the following essay questions.
16. Describe the relevance and scope of comparative
literature studies in India and abroad.
17. Explain the various stages in the emergence of
comparative literature studies as a scholarly discipline.
18. Analyze comparative literature's relationship with
national and world literature.
19. Compare and contrast the French and American schools
of comparative literature.
20. Attempt a detailed essay on influence studies.