Name of the University : Alagappa University
Degree : M.A
Department : English
Subject Code/Name : British Literature-I
Semester : I
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British Literature-I :
Time : 3 Hours
Maximum : 75 Marks
Part – A :
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1. Who are the three ladies in the ‘Prologue’ –
2. What form of verse was Epithalamion written in –
3. What is the tone of the lyric ‘The Lovers Appeal’ –
4. How should a friend be according to Surrey –
5. What is the theme of ‘Utopia’ –
6. What are the two unfinished works of More –
7. How does Sidney classify Poetry –
8. What according to Poetry is the most ancient of all human activities –
9. Who is Philander –
10. What is the other title of the play Gorboduc –
Part – B : (5 × 5 = 25)
Answer all questions in about 200 words each choosing either (a) or (b).
11 (a) Give the description of the Yeoman as painted by Chaucer in ‘Prologue’. (Or)
(b) Discuss ‘Epithalamion’ as an intensely personal poem.
12. (a) Write a critical appreciation of ‘A Supplication’. (Or)
(b) Write a note on Spenserian Stanza.
13 (a) Comment on The Religious and Social customs of Utopia. (Or)
(b) Utopia is a playful product, not a serious philosophical work of More—Discuss.
14 (a) Why does Sidney consider Poetry superior to History and Philosophy ? (Or)
(b) Comment on Sidney’s views on Tragedy.
15 (a) Discuss the plot of the play ‘Raph Rester Doisler’ (Or)
(b) Comment on the community and authority in Gorboduc.
Part – C : (3 × 10 = 30)
Answer any three of the following questions in about 400 words each.
16. Write an essay on Spencer’s Poetic diction and versification.
17. Comment on Chaucer’s Humour with reference to the Prologue.
18. Thomas More presented an ideal Commonwealth in his Utopia—Explain.
19. Apology for poetry is a typical landmark in the history of English criticism—Discuss.
20. Gorboduc is a direct imitation of Senecan tragedy– Justify.
M.A. Degree Examination, November 2010 :
British Literature — Ii (The Elizabethan And Jacobean Age) :
(CBCS—2008 onwards)
Time : 3 Hours
Maximum : 75 Marks
Part – A (10 × 2 = 20)
Answer all Questions in a sentence or two.
1. Why did the poet long for death in Sonnet 71 ?
2. What is a pulley ?
3. What is the Central idea of the poem ‘‘The Rape of the lucrece’ ?
4. Who is Celia ?
5. What are Bacon’s views on Envy ?
6. What are the advantages of friendship ?
7. Where did Macbeth first encounter the witches ?
8. Which is the last play of Christopher Marlone ?
9. Mention the pair of lovers in Twelfth Night.
10. How does Francisco try to create a rift between Vittoria and Brachiano ?
Part – B : (5 × 5 = 25)
Answer the following in about 200 words each.
11 (a) Discuss the thought content of sonnets 130 and 138. (Or)
(b). Comment on the significance of the title ‘The Pulley’ by Herbert.
12. (a) ‘To Celia’ has contemporary relevance and universal validity—Discuss. (Or)
(b). Analyse the theme of ‘The Rape of Lucrece’
13 (a) Explain how Bacon analyses human character and psychology in his essay ‘Of Envy. (Or)
(b). Bacon’s style in New Atlantis.
14 (a) Justify the title of the Jew of Matta. (Or)
(b). Write a character sketch of lady macbeth.
15 (a) Write a short note on the comic characters in Twelfth Night. (Or)
(b) Describe the circumstances leading to the death of Vittorio and flamineo.
Part – C : (3 × 10 = 30)
Answer any three of the following in about 400 words each.
16. What are the characteristics of Elizabethan Sonnets ?
17. Discuss Donne as the poet of love.
18. Examine Bacon as a moralist, and a man of the world.
19. Macbeth is one of the most popular of Shakespeare’s plays. discuss.
20. Discuss ‘The while Devil’ as a revenge tragedy.
M.A. Degree Examination, November 2010 :
British Literature—Iii (The Restoration And Neoclassical Age) :
(CBCS—2008 onwards)
Time : 3 Hours
Maximum : 75 Marks
Part – A (10 × 2 = 20)
Answer all Questions in a sentence or two.
1. What is Milton’s attitude towards women in Samson Agonistes’ ?
2. What is the theme of ‘Absolem and Achitophel’ ?
3. Name the merchant of the spectator club.
4. Who is the happy man according to Goldsmith ?
5. What is Areopagus ?
6. How does Burns show the intensity of his love in his Red ‘ Red Rose’ ?
7. What kind of a person is the Emperor of Lilliput ?
8. What does the third section of, ‘Preface to the tables ‘comprise’ ?
9. Who is Mr. Hardcastle ?
10. Who are the nephews of Sir Oliver surface ?