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What type of study is considered the touchstone of the French comparative literature?
What type of study is considered the touchstone of the French comparative literature?
- Comparative study of literary and non-literary works
- Comparative study of primary materials in literature
- Comparative study between different cultural influences
- Comparative study tracing mutual relation between literary works (correct)
In the context of 'literary influence', what is an example of a good comparative study?
In the context of 'literary influence', what is an example of a good comparative study?
- Comparative study between Rifa'at Al Tahtawi and French culture
- B. Shaw's Pygmalion and Tawfiq Al-Hakeem's work (correct)
- Comparative study between different literary genres
- Comparative study between Arabic and Persian poetry
Why is a comparative study between Rifa'at Al Tahtawi and French culture considered 'non-literary influence'?
Why is a comparative study between Rifa'at Al Tahtawi and French culture considered 'non-literary influence'?
- The influenced writer does not absorb certain constituents of a literary work into his own work (correct)
- 'Receiver' absorbs literary elements into his own work
- 'Receiver' absorbs cultural elements into literature
- 'Receiver' reshapes primary material into a literary work
'Literary influence' originated in which type of comparative study?
'Literary influence' originated in which type of comparative study?
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What is the principle of 'non-literary influence' based on?
What is the principle of 'non-literary influence' based on?
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