MEG 15
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE THEORY
AND PRACTICE
Solved Assignment 2020-21
Max. Marks: 100
Attempt any five of the following:
1. What do you understand by the term ‘comparative
literature’? (20)
2. How does inter-literariness affect our
interpretation of texts? (20)
3. How does a film that has been adapted from a
story/novel affect our
understanding of the
text through the shift of perspective? Illustrate.
(20)
4. Choose any text written in the style of magical
realism and explain what features qualify it to be placed in this category of
writing. (20)
5. What do you understand by the term ‘oral
literature’? Illustrate. (20)
6. Explain with examples how Andhayug is relevant to our times. (20)
Comparative Literature
is the subject of choice for those who have a deep love for literature and wish
to study it in depth but without being confined to the boundaries of a national
or linguistic tradition. When we view literary forms and genres and the various
movements in the framework of a global perspective, practitioners of
comparative literature affirm that we not only gain a more profound perception
of their rise and evolution but also see how creative works from different
parts of the world refer to and connect with each other – not only within that
nation or linguistic area itself but also across cultural and linguistic
borders.
