BONDO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE 
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION 2012/2013 
3RD YEAR 2ND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE 
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION ARTS/SCIENCE 
WITH IT (REGULAR) 


COURSE CODE: ALI 309 
TITLE: MODERN THEORIES OF LITERATURE 
DATE: 28/11/2012 TIME: 8.00-10.00AM 
DURATION: 2 HOURS 

INSTRUCTIONS 

1. This paper contains FIVE (5) questions 
2. Answer question 1 (Compulsory) and ANY other 2 Questions 
3. Write all answers in the booklet provided 
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1.An enriching approach to the study of Literature must of necessity take into account the place he study of Literature must of necessity take into account the place 

of theory in the study of Literature.”With this statement in mind, show how theory enhances the 

study of Literature. (30marks) 

2. Critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the formalist/New Criticism approaches to 
the study of Literature. (20marks) 
3. With appropriate examples from literary texts, show how a Marxist reading of literature 
operates. (20marks) 
4. Discuss the multiple agenda of feminist literary theory. Illustrate your position. (20marks) 
5. Either 
I. Show how psychoanalytic literary theory incorporates psychological formulations as the 
springboard for investigating Literature.(20marks) 
Or 

ii. React to the view that framing a literary work within a generic schema is the surest way to 
understanding the work. (20 marks) 
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