Comparative Literature History Quiz
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>They can be easily perceived and studied</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the general tone of the text towards the concept of influence in literature?

    <p>Neutral, as it highlights the difficulty in proving certain influences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of the book on comparative literature?

    <p>Provenance and development of a modern critical field</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the unintended consequence of the self-imposed limitation in space for the scholar?

    <p>To focus on conflict rather than compromise in comparative literature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has resurfaced and seems to thrive in practice in the modern era of comparative literature?

    <p>Approaches based on 'influence' in its varied forms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author mention as an inevitable approach fraught with academic dangers?

    <p>Showing that literature of the third world has influenced the literature of the developed world</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author state about assuming a measure of influence in two works of art from different literary traditions?

    <p>The imponderables are greater than the factors justifying such 'influence'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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