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Theory And History Of Literature Question Paper

Theory And History Of Literature

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Literature

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2007/2008
INSTITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
EDUCATION AND BACHELOR OF ARTS
ALT 303: THEORY AND HISTORY OF LITERATURE
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DATE: THURSDAY 10th JANUARY 2008 TIME: 1.00PM ? 3.00PM
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer three questions only.
2. Use as many illustrative texts as possible.
3. Respond to at least one question from each section.

SECTION ONE
1.
What would you consider as the important periods of development of literature in the history of man?
2.
Explain the form of literature that emerges in the Victorian age outlining the resultant theories that help in its formation.
3.
Examine the role of the church I none development of literature.

SECTION TWO
4.
The god?s first elevate the man they would like to destroy.? Is this statement true of Obi Okonkwo?s fate in No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe?
5.
Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare glorifies racial discrimination against. Shylock in particular and Jews in general? Analyse the validity of this statement.
6.
Charles Darnay did not deserve the execution and that why the author made him escape.? Reflect on this statement in relation to what happens in Charles Dicken?s A Tale of Two Cities.

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