Introduction to Comparative Literature — DU B.A. (Hons.) Spanish Previous Year Question Papers

Course title & Credits Credit distribution of the course Eligibility Pre-requisite of Code Lecture Tutorial Practical/ criteria the course Introduction to 4 3 1 Passed Attained a Comparative Class XII language level in Literature Spanish equivalent to B1 Introduction to Comparative Literature Learning Objectives: Developing a basic understanding of comparative Literature Familiarising students with basic tools of comparative literature Familiarising students with various frames of comparison Learning Outcomes: Students will develop a basic understanding of the field of Comparative Literature Students will develop the capacity to compare literary texts based on a frame of comparison Students will be equipped with analytical tools to compare literary works. UNIT I 12 hours Comparative literature: Definition, scope and methods UNIT II 11 hours Comparative Literature in the World UNIT II 11 hours Comparative Literature in India UNIT IV 11 hours Weltliteratur/World Literature and Visva Sahitya Postcolonial and decolonial perspectives of comparative Literature 1. Owen Aldridge: Comparative Literature: matter and method, Urbana, University of Illinois 2. Auerbach, Erich: Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature, Princeton University Press, 1953. 3. Bassnett, Susan: Comparative Literature: A Critical Introduction, Blackwell Publishing, 1993. 4. Damrosch, David: What is World Literature?, Princeton University Press, 2003. 5. Giulia De Gasperi& Joseph Pivato (eds.): Comparative Literature for the New Century, 6. Marina Grishakova, Lucia Boldrini, and Matthew Arnolds (eds.): "New Work in Comparative Literature in Europe" in Special Issue CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture, 15.7 7. Dasgupta, Shubha "The Spanish School of Comparative Literature." Comparative Literature: Theory and Practice. Ed. Amiya Dev and Sisir Kumar Das. Shimla: Indian Institute of Advanced Study, 1989. 19-26 Das, Sisir Kumar, 'Comparative Literature in India: A Historical Perspective." Aspects of Comparative Literature: Current Approaches. Ed. Chandra Mohan. New Delhi: India Publishers & Distributors, 1989. 1-14. 9. Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty: Death of a Discipline, Columbia University Press, 2003. 10. Steven Tötösy de Zepetnek and Tutun Mukherjee: Companion to Comparative Literature, World Literatures, and Comparative Cultural Studies, New Delhi: Cambridge University Press Additional material may be provided by the Department. Evaluation: The Internal assessment consists of marks secured in class tests, assignments/ presentations and attendance. The Continuous assessment will comprise of tutorials and attendance. Some of the activities that may be done as component of tutorials are as follows: Assignments/Presentations. Literature review Book review Project activity (group) Research cum presentation Term Paper writing Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the Examination Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.