Podcast
Questions and Answers
What did the author compare in their discussion?
What did the author compare in their discussion?
- A Spy in the Sultan's Palace and Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (correct)
- A Spy in the Sultan's Palace and The Comparative Tone
- The Indians' influence on European literary forms and A Spy in the Sultan's Palace
- Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and The Comparative Tone
What is indicated by the author as difficult to prove but still influential?
What is indicated by the author as difficult to prove but still influential?
- The influence of European literary forms on Indian traditions
- The concept of influence in modern comparative literature (correct)
- The impact of romantic work of the early nineteenth century on modern Arabic poetry
- The influence of French school on literary works
Which poets had no qualms about echoing major Afro-American and French poets?
Which poets had no qualms about echoing major Afro-American and French poets?
- Badr Shakir El-Sayyab and Nazik Al-Mala'ika
- Ahmad Hijazi and Nizar Qabbani
- Salah Abdul-Saboor and Ahmad Hijazi
- Salah Abdul-Saboor and Nizar Qabbani (correct)
What does the text imply about the 'border-crossing' influences in literary tradition?
What does the text imply about the 'border-crossing' influences in literary tradition?
What is the general tone of the text towards the concept of influence in literature?
What is the general tone of the text towards the concept of influence in literature?
What is the main focus of the book on comparative literature?
What is the main focus of the book on comparative literature?
What is the unintended consequence of the self-imposed limitation in space for the scholar?
What is the unintended consequence of the self-imposed limitation in space for the scholar?
What has resurfaced and seems to thrive in practice in the modern era of comparative literature?
What has resurfaced and seems to thrive in practice in the modern era of comparative literature?
What does the author mention as an inevitable approach fraught with academic dangers?
What does the author mention as an inevitable approach fraught with academic dangers?
What does the author state about assuming a measure of influence in two works of art from different literary traditions?
What does the author state about assuming a measure of influence in two works of art from different literary traditions?
