B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Sixth Semester
English Literature
Elective COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
(CBCS 2011 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Section A (10 x 1 10)
Answer all the questions.
1. 'Literature Comparee' means in French.
Comparative Literature
Compulsory Literature
Compiering Literature
2. It is the who included the psychological and
sociological approaches in Comparative Literature.
French Indians
Americans
3. The term 'World Literature' was coined by
Goethe Dante
Jung
Sub. Code
1BENE3B
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4. Dante's 'Divine Comedy' is an example of
World Literature Regional Literature
Popular Literature
5. Jean Marie Carre, Rene Etiemble, Paul Van Tieghem and
Balden-Spenger are famous comparitists.
French American
German
6. It is the who began to compare literature
with other areas of Knowledge.
French Americans
Germans
7. 'Influence' and 'imitation' are observed by the comparatist

J.T. Shaw Ulrich Weisstein
Prawer
8. Abstraction, Differentiation and are the
three methods used for Genre studies.
Classification Objectification
Negation
9. 'Oedipus Complex' as a psychological theory was coined
by
Sigmund Freud Carl Jung
Lacan
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10. 'The Eve of St. Agnes' and 'The Blessed Damozel' are good
examples to study literature in association with

Painting Music
Dance
Section B x 7 35)
Answer all questions, choosing either or
11. What are the aspects of comparative literature?
Or
Comparitive literature as a way of looking into
literary response.
12. National Literature.
Or
Element of Space and Time.
13. Difference between French and American Schools of
comparative literature.
Or
Negative Influence.
14. Define Periodisation.
Or
Explain Movement and School.
15. What is meant by and 'Motif
Or
Prescriptive and descriptive study of genres.
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Section C x 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
16. Discuss the difference between French and American
Schools of Comparative Literature.
17. Discuss Epoch, Period, Movements.
18. What is the significance of in Comparative Study?
19. Write on the meaning and scope of Comparative
Literature.
20. What is the relationship between literature and other
areas of Knowledge?
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