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Theory And History Of Literature Question Paper

Theory And History Of Literature 

Course:Bachelor Of Arts (Language & Literary Studies)

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2010



KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
INSTITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS AND
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
ALT 303: THEORY AND HISTORY OF LITERATURE
DATE: SATURDAY, 20TH FEBRUARY 2010 TIME: 2.00 P.M. - 4.00 P.M.

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer any THREE questions.


1.
Define and demonstrate exactly what you understand by the term Literature.

2.
?Balzac?s Old Goriot is a good example of the meaning of realism in literature?.

Discuss.

3.
Show the relevance of history in Ngugi wa Thiong?o?s A Grain of Wheat.

4.
In what ways do Plato and Aristotle differ and agree in their definition of Literature?

5.
Why do you think Othello comes to a tragic end in Shakespeare?s play Othello?

6.
Is So Long a Letter by Mariama B a? a good example of a feminist text?

7.
Show the relevance of the selected African poems to the theory of negritude.




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