MEG-15
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: THEORY AND PRACTICE
ASSIGNMENT 2024-2025
(Based on Blocks 1-8))
 
Attempt all the questions. All questions carry equal marks
 
1. Write a note on cultural diversity in the contemporary world. How do cultural studies contribute to our understanding of culture? 
2. Jean Rhys’ Wide Sargasso Sea is a retelling of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. Discuss it as a Poet colonial text. 
3. Why do some critics describe autobiography as fiction? Explain. 
4. Do you find features of magical realism in folk tales? Discuss. 
5. How is ‘The Palm – Wine Drinkard compared with Ben Qkri’s The Famished Road?