Comparative Literature: Study of Influences
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What is the main focus of early forms of comparative literature?

  • Studying diverse literatures in relation to each other (correct)
  • Analyzing the linguistic structures of different literatures
  • Comparing the themes and characters of world literature
  • Exploring the historical contexts of literary works

    • According to Wellek, what is the object of comparative literature?

  • Analyzing the linguistic structures of different literatures
  • Comparing the themes and characters of world literature
  • Studying diverse literatures in relation to each other (correct)
  • Exploring the historical contexts of literary works

    • What criteria were used by scholars in considering forerunners and their masterpieces?

  • Excellence (correct)
  • Popularity
  • Complexity
  • Length

    • According to Dr. Johnson, what must a work be compared with to be styled excellent?

    <p>Other works of the same kind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Wellek recognize when turning attention to world literature?

    <p>Echoes of a masterpiece on our literature or a work of other nations' literatures as translations and imitations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of early forms of comparative literature?

    <p>Studying diverse literatures in their relations with one another</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Wellek, what does comparative literature recognize in world literature?

    <p>Echoes of a masterpiece on our literature or a work of other nations' literatures as translations and imitations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What criteria did scholars use when considering forerunners and their masterpieces in world literature?

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

    According to Dr. Johnson, what must a work be compared with to be styled excellent?

    <p>Other works of the same kind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the idea quoted by Wellek about the object of comparative literature open doors to?

    <p>Different language, culture, and literatures behind boundaries to scholars</p> Signup and view all the answers

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