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GATE 2022 XH2 (English) – Question 31

Comparative and World Literatures in English Translation · Theoretical Frameworks for Comparative Literature: Intertextuality, adaptation, interconnectedness and cosmopolitanism · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Who among the following has been credited with laying the foundation of comparative literature by Russian Formalists?

  1. Viktor Shklovsky
  2. Alexander Veselovsky
  3. Vladimir Propp
  4. Roman Jakobson

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Correct answer: (B) Alexander Veselovsky

Explanation

Alexander Veselovsky, with his historical poetics and study of how themes travel between literatures, is credited with founding comparative literature in the Russian tradition.