Section - B. 12 Maximum Marks : 12. (Assignment) Master of Arts Programme (M.A.)

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1 172 Course Title : British Drama 01 Course Code : MAEN Give the descriptions of the moon light in A Midsummer Night s Dream What was the role of Titania? 2 6. Sketch the character of Thesers Write an essay ont he salient features of Elizabethan comedy? 6 7. Write a note on Blank verse in Dr. Faustus What is the significance of the title of Dr. Faustus Briefly examine the contemporary relevance of Dr. Faustus Discuss Marlowe s achievement in Dr. Faustus Write a note on Shakespeare s sympathy for women in A Midsummer Night s Dream. 6

2 Course Title : British Novel Course Code : MAEN Give a character-sketch of Darcy in Pride and Prejudice Compare and contrast the Bingley-Darcy relationship with the Jane-Elizabeth relationship Discuss Jane Austen as a novelist How does Jane Austen potray the domestic life of the victorian society in terms of women s obsessionwith match-making as a symbol of social class elevation in Pride and Prejudice? 6 2. Discuss the use of wit, humour and irony in Pride and Prejudice In what ways does Fielding advocate certain values and morals in Tom Junes? Discuss Discuss the way the idea of relationships has been develped in Tom Jones Discuss the art of characterization in Tom Jones as employed by Henry Fielding How does Fielding raise the issues of marriage and Female sexuality in Tom Jones? Discuss 2

3 174 Course Title : British Novel 03 Course Code : MAEN Write a short note on Sapir-whereof Hypothesis What is Borrowing? 2 6. Describe the grammatical changes in Middle English What are the various methods of word-formation Discuss the change the spellings from Middle English to Modern English What is language? Discuss the main characteristics of human language Write a short note on Transformational Generative Grammar Trace the development of English language with special reference to the three periods Discuss in detail the Saussurean principles. 6

4 175 Course Title : Literary Criticism & Theory 04 Course Code: MAEN Explain the following terms : (a) Deconstruction. 2 (b) Russian formalism Discuss Aristotles theory of tragedy. 6 (c) Myth Criticism. 2 (d) Aristotles view of Mineris Discuss the main characteristics of post structuralism. Bring out the difference between structuralism and post structuralism Discuss Matthew Arnold as a critic. 6 (e) Poetry as Inspiration. 2 (f) Classical criticism. 2

5 176 Course Title : American Literature 05 Course Code: MAEN Critically assess Hemingway as psychological story writer Write a short note on Walt Whitman as a poet of nature Discuss the emergence of Puritanism. How Puritan idealogy is sometimes subvested by Puritan Literature? 6 6. Explain, I thought, I was in age at the 200, but the apes do not talk, do they? 2 7. Briefly analyse the character of Wester Discuss art of characterisation Write a short note on literary style of puritans Illustrate the social status of American Women of th Century in light of slavery and enlightenment in America Comment, The scarlet Letter is psychological study of American Society. 6

6 177 Course Title : Indian English Literature 06 Course Code: MAEN Write a note on Toru Dutt as a poetess Nirad C. Chaudhary s aim has been to present a detailed analysis of the religious psychology and behaviour of the Hindus. Discuss Write a shot note on Nissim Ezekiel as a poet The Life Divine Combines a synthesis of Western thought and eastern spirituality with Aurobindo s own original insights Discuss Mulkraj Anand s Literary work is a revelation of his rage against social evils of Indian society. Illustrate Jawahar Lal Nehru s Autobiography is in a way the history of India. Discuss Write a note on Vikram Seth as a writes Mulk Ray Anand s first norel Untouchable and sweep the Litirary would off its feet. Comment Comment on Aurobindo s Philosophy of Life. 2

7 178 Course Title : New Literatures in English 07 Course Code : MAEN Discuss A Grain of Wheat as a complied portrayal of history Explain the ideology of Ngngi Wa Thiongo Discuss literature and society 2 7. Describe Canada s cultural and literary milieu Analyse the problems with the post-colonial paradigm Discuss critically Bangladesh writing in English Discuss Women and Literature Write an essay on the rise of modern Novel in Africa Explain the Boom and the writers in Exile. 6

8 179 Course Title : Australian Literature 08 Course Code: MAEN Discuss the characteristic features of Ada Combridge s Poetry Write a note on Judith Wright s Poem Legend Discuss the notion of Australia in the Poems of David 1. Discuss the major themes in the poems of W.C. Wentworth. 6 Campbell Trace the romantic elements in Voss Discuss the Major Characteristic features of charles Harpur s Poetry Discuss modernism in the Poems of A.D. Hope Discuss the Major themes dealt with in the Removalists Discuss Chris Wallace-Crabbe s Poem Melbourne as a contemporary Austrlaian Poem. 2

9 0 Course Title : British Poetry 09 Course Code: MAEN The Renaissauce beyonds mere revival gave way to a new way of thinking. Discuss Discuss the element of nature depicted in spenser s poetry Discuss in short the theme of prothalamion Discuss Chaucer s presentation of cross section of English Society in The General Prologne to the Contrabury Tales Edmund Spenser is acclaimed as Poet s poet. Discuss Write a short note on the Nun s Priest s Tate What do you understand by Chaucer s use of humour and irony in the depiction of his characters Discuss the same of Ameretti Critically analyse the theme of Epithalawion. 6