Comparative Literature and Orature
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What does comparative literature provide us with according to the passage?

  • A reason to abandon oral traditions
  • Tools to understand other cultures on their terms (correct)
  • A means to assert cultural superiority
  • A way to ignore other cultures

    • What did Pio Zirimuu coin?

  • The term 'Oral Literature'
  • The term 'Multilingual'
  • The term 'Orature' (correct)
  • The term 'Comparative Literature'

    • What is 'orature' according to the passage?

  • The use of utterance as an aesthetic means of expression (correct)
  • The promotion of cultural superiority
  • The rejection of oral traditions
  • The study of written literature

    • What has a long history, as old as man, according to the passage?

    <p>The practice of storytelling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did Pio Zirimuu reject the term 'Oral Literature'?

    <p>It was considered inferior to 'Written Literature'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What plays a vital and significant role in many cultures across the world?

    <p>The oral tradition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Baldensperger claim is not achieved by comparisons that only glance at two different objects?

    <p>Explicatory clarity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Paul Van Tieghem, what is the goal of comparative literature?

    <p>To enlarge the basis of knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Marius-Francois Guyard claim comparative literature is not?

    <p>A comparison of literatures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key aspect of Paul Van Tieghem's understanding of comparative literature?

    <p>Embracing a great number of possible facts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Baldensperger's criticism of certain comparisons?

    <p>They are too superficial</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main medium through which folksingers, minstrels, and bards express their art?

    <p>Voice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of folktales and songs?

    <p>They are fluid and change with each performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is true about written works?

    <p>They never change once printed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an argument made about folk art?

    <p>It is simpler than literature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is said about the minds of folk artists?

    <p>They are only capable of simple thought</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is reflective literature said to aim to do?

    <p>Imitate reality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the initial doubt about the term 'Oral Literature'?

    <p>It is a combination of two opposing concepts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the activity suggested in the text?

    <p>To identify the features of written literature that can be applied to oral literature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between oral and written literature?

    <p>The medium of expression</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following features is characteristic of both oral and written literature?

    <p>Artistic record of life and events</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of sound in oral literature?

    <p>It is a primary element</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of exploring the divergences and convergences between oral and written literature?

    <p>To understand the unique features of each</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Comparative Literature regarded as by Jean-Marie Carré?

    <p>A branch of literary history</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to René Étiemble, what kind of study should Comparative Literature be?

    <p>A historical study</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of Doxologie in the study of international literary relations?

    <p>The travel and influence of a literary phenomenon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main approach of the French school in studying international literary relations?

    <p>Positivistic method</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Crenologie study in the context of international literary relations?

    <p>The role of writers as recipients of influence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of Mesologie in the study of international literary relations?

    <p>The function of intermediaries and transmitters</p> Signup and view all the answers

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